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Portfolio @ July 2020

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Cash / SRS Portfolio Performance Indicators / Dividends YTD Time weighted return: -14.87%XIRR since portfolio inception in 2013: 17.07%Dividends collected: SGD 3,338.90Cum-Dividend: AIMS APAC REIT - $0.44Capitaland Retail China Trust - $199.65Ascendas India Trust - $464 Portfolio Review July was a month where I had a bit of an epiphany. It was the month … [Read more...] about Portfolio @ July 2020

A beginner’s journey into Decentralised Finance (DeFi)

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Early this year, I shared about how I earned interest on USD stablecoins on BlockFi. Unfortunately, BlockFi subsequently experienced a minor hack in May thanks to "social engineering". While assets and passwords were not stolen, customer personal data was. This event got me thinking and researching about viable alternatives for my stablecoins. This brought me into the land of … [Read more...] about A beginner’s journey into Decentralised Finance (DeFi)

Learn Fundamental Analysis with Investment Quadrant 2020

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The surge in investor interest as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic crash has led to rampant speculation in stocks. I've laid my concerns out in a previous post on Hertz as I believe that gambling is not a strategy for sustainable investment returns. Instead, investing should be based on a sound investment process and technique. One of these techniques is sound fundamental … [Read more...] about Learn Fundamental Analysis with Investment Quadrant 2020

Portfolio @ June 2020

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Cash / SRS Portfolio Performance Indicators / Dividends YTD Time weighted return: -12.53%XIRR since portfolio inception in 2013: 17.63%Dividends collected: SGD 4,001.84Cum-Dividend: NIL Portfolio Review June was a roller coaster month as retail exuberance in early June gave way to renewed coronavirus and recession worries towards the end of the … [Read more...] about Portfolio @ June 2020

The Great Hertz Gamble

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To the layman, the stock market is often viewed as a casino. While I generally disagree with this premise, the market is made up a diverse set of investors, a subset of whom may hold and act on these views. Unfortunately, these tendencies have become more pronounced in recent times. With the increasing democratisation of investing through zero commission brokerages like … [Read more...] about The Great Hertz Gamble

Portfolio @ May 2020

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Cash / SRS Portfolio Performance Indicators / Dividends YTD Time weighted return: -12.69%XIRR since portfolio inception in 2013: 17.85%Dividends collected: SGD 2,801.13Cum-Dividend: Singtel - SGD 337.90 Portfolio Review May turned out to be a great month thanks to the REIT explosion that occurred yesterday. So much for sell in May and go away. Overall … [Read more...] about Portfolio @ May 2020

Portfolio @ April 2020

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Cash / SRS Portfolio Performance Indicators / Dividends YTD Time weighted return: -17.86%XIRR since portfolio inception in 2013: 15.95%Dividends collected: SGD 2,142.34Cum-Dividend: Tencent - HKD 1.2OCBC - SGD 476Capitaland Mall Trust - SGD 32.30 Portfolio Review My portfolio staged a comeback in April as I deployed cash aggressively into the selloff on … [Read more...] about Portfolio @ April 2020

Endowus CPF portfolio gets an upgrade

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Its been a couple of months since I started investing my CPF funds with Endowus and wrote my initial comprehensive review of Endowus. Regular readers who follow my monthly portfolio reviews would also have noticed a new section covering my Endowus CPF portfolio. While the ride has been bumpy thanks to Covid-19 related volatility, I would say my overall experience with the … [Read more...] about Endowus CPF portfolio gets an upgrade

Portfolio @ March 2020

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Cash / SRS Portfolio Performance Indicators / Dividends YTD Time weighted return: -25.69%XIRR since portfolio inception in 2013: 11.39%Dividends collected: SGD 1,368.14Cum-Dividend: Tencent - HKD 1.2OCBC - SGD 196 Portfolio Review My portfolio performance in March was pretty horrendous, but still acceptable. At the dead lows of the month, I was looking … [Read more...] about Portfolio @ March 2020

Portfolio @ Feb 2020

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Cash / SRS Portfolio Performance Indicators / Dividends YTD Time weighted return: -4.95%XIRR since portfolio inception in 2013: 13.81%Dividends collected: SGD 3,154.70Cum-Dividend: DBS - SGD 33OCBC - SGD 196 Topsy-Turvy month My portfolio performance in February can only be characterised as a roller coaster. At one point in the month, I was looking at … [Read more...] about Portfolio @ Feb 2020

Berkshire Hathaway 2019 Annual Letter Highlights

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Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, released his annual letter to shareholders last week. People in the investment world would know that this annual letter summarises Berkshire's financial performance for 2019 and usually contains nuggets of investing wisdom. The letter was so influential that before the advent of the Internet, professional money managers … [Read more...] about Berkshire Hathaway 2019 Annual Letter Highlights

Start building your own Dividend Machines in 2020

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Just a quick update - Dividend Machines by The Fifth Person is open for registration once again. Dividend Machines is an investment course that focuses on dividend and income investing. It is the course that I've personally attended to kick start my journey in understanding dividend stocks and REITs. Here's a quick overview. Course Details If you sign up here … [Read more...] about Start building your own Dividend Machines in 2020

CapitaLand Retail China Trust (CRCT) FY2019 Results Highlights

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CapitaLand Retail China Trust (CRCT), another position of mine, reported their latest FY2019 financial results this week. Given that this REIT is operating in the epicentre of the Coronavirus outbreak, there was an added push for me to dive into the results announcement and analyst briefing recording. As usual, here are some highlights. Q4 DPU flat y-o-y, FY2019 … [Read more...] about CapitaLand Retail China Trust (CRCT) FY2019 Results Highlights

Portfolio @ Jan 2020

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Cash / SRS Portfolio Performance Indicators / Dividends YTD Time weighted return: 0%XIRR since portfolio inception in 2013: 15.52%Dividends collected: SGD 255.53Cum-Dividend: Ascendas REIT - SGD 59.62Ascendas India Trust - SGD 19.20Hang Lung Properties - HKD 1,180 Commentary My portfolio performance in January surprised me. Overall portfolio value … [Read more...] about Portfolio @ Jan 2020