Portfolio Diversification

My holding period return was 3.02% in the month of March 2013. Since the beginning of the year 2010, my overall holding period returns translate to 11 [...]

My holding period return was 2.54% in the month of March 2014. Since the beginning of the year 2010, my overall holding period returns translate to 9. [...]

My portfolio of local stocks was relatively flat in the month of November. It had underperformed the index by approximately 2.5%. The STI which is a f [...]

It has been a long journey since I started investing in Singapore stocks. I began buying stocks in the year 2007 at the onset of the last financial cr [...]

[...] My holding period return was 1.95% in the month of April 2013. Since the beginning of the year 2010, my overall [...]

[...] My holding period return was -2.98% in the month of May 2013. Since the beginning of the year 2010, my overall [...]

[...] My holding period return was -3.45% in the month of June 2013. Since the beginning of the year 2010, my overall [...]

[...] My holding period return was 1.96% in the month of July 2013. Since the beginning of the year 2010, my overall [...]

[...] -5.22% in the month of August 2013. Since the beginning of the year 2010, my overall holding period returns translate to 7.95% in annualised return. There were 7 transactions in the month of August [...]

[...] .12% in the month of September 2013. Since the beginning of the year 2010, my overall holding period returns translate to 9.12% in annualised return. There were 2 transactions made in the month of [...]

[...] 3.19% in the month of October 2013. Since the beginning of the year 2010, my overall holding period returns translate to 9.81% in annualised return. There were 2 transactions made in the month of [...]

[...] -0.94% in the month of November 2013. Since the beginning of the year 2010, my overall holding period returns translate to 9.33% in annualised return. There were 3 transactions made in the month of [...]

[...] . There were 7 transactions made in the month of December 2013. Bought Starhill Global, new average price at $0.835 Bought Capitamall Trust, new average price at $1.811 Bought FCT, new average price [...]

[...] return. There were 5 transactions made in the month of January 2014. Bought Plife (CPF), new average price at $2.232 Bought Jaya Holdings, new average price at $0.708 Sold partial Roxy Holdings, at [...]

[...] return. There were 2 transactions made in the month of September 2013. Bought Tat Hong, new average price at $1.192 Bought CDLHT, new average price at $1.648 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun [...]

[...] month of October 2013. Bought Jaya Holdings, average price at $0.685 Bought Raffles Medical, new average price at $2.580 Jan Feb Mar Apr May [...]

[...] Inclusive of dividends, my portfolio of local stocks remained unchanged whilst STI was down by 1.4% at the end of August 2014. Overall, my holding [...]

[...] May 2014 was another good month for my portfolio of local stocks. On a price basis, my portfolio has returned me 2.90% in that month. Inclusive of dividends, [...]

[...] My portfolio of local stocks was up 0.78% on a price basis but it was up 1.39% after taking dividends into account at the [...]

[...] Despite STI going up by as much as 3.64%, my portfolio of local stocks was relatively flat by the end of July 2014. Overall, my holding period returns had translated [...]

I have just started my Interactive Brokers portfolio (Portfolio Margining). Thought it would be a good idea to show this portfolio from the start and [...]

1. There is a wrong realised P&L of -$152k. I have not closed any positions, so why is there a realised P&L? This was eventually fixed by IB [...]

[...] I have just made significant purchases to my new IB portfolio and I thought I would show how it looks now before the month-end, just in case people would [...]

Newbie has always hated Gold because it is a 'yieldless' security. Newbie has always hated Gold because it has few practical purposes other than being [...]

[...] into account. Ever since I started tracking its performance from the start of 2010, my holding period returns had translated to 9.67% in annualized return. [...]

[...] was up 3.52%. These returns were higher compared to STI gain of 0.96%. Overall, my holding period returns translate to 10.35% pa since beginning of 2010. A couple of my stocks like Capitamall [...]

[...] up 1.39% after taking dividends into account at the end of June 2014. Overall, my holding period returns translate to 10.48% pa since beginning of 2010. STI is currently trading at a PE [...]

[...] %, my portfolio of local stocks was relatively flat by the end of July 2014. Overall, my holding period returns had translated to 10.35% pa in annualised return since the beginning of 2010. This [...]

[...] Style 1 Initial Capital = USD150k+SGD430k+EUR14k = USD514,503.06 equivalent (at month-end FX rates) End 2013 January Net Portfolio Value = USD506,264.29 End 2013 February Net Portfolio Value [...]

[...] Style 1Initial Capital = USD150k+SGD430k+EUR14k = USD517,428.40 equivalent (at month-end FX rates)End 2013 January Net Portfolio Value = USD506,264.29End 2013 February Net Portfolio [...]

[...] dividends) Bought Mappletree Greater China Commercial Trust (IPO), average price at $0.93 Jan Feb [...]

[...] I have just started my Interactive Brokers portfolio (Portfolio Margining). Thought it would be a good idea to show this portfolio from the start and be entirely [...]