I started serious Investing Journey in Jan 2000 to create wealth through long-term investing and short-term trading; but as from April 2013 my Journey in Investing has changed to create Retirement Income for Life till 85 years old in 2041 for two persons over market cycles of Bull and Bear.

Since 2017 after retiring from full-time job as employee; I am moving towards Investing Nirvana - Freehold Investment Income for Life investing strategy where 100% of investment income from portfolio investment is cashed out to support household expenses i.e. not a single cent of re-investing!

It is 57% (2017 to Aug 2022) to the Land of Investing Nirvana - Freehold Income for Life!


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Saturday 14 June 2014

Portfolio Management: Something unexpected!



Read? 8th New Record set by Uncle8888's Investment Portfolio in 2014
























With so much cash rotting in the bank as war chest and yet Uncle8888's portfolio has set a new record - 8th in 2014 and 13 new records were set in 2013.

This is something unexpected!


















Probably, the Moral of the Story is ...


In a Bull market where many boats are rising, doing something or doing nothing more (Buy and hold) can make anybody look like smart investors. 

Right?








11 comments:

  1. CW,

    Money Management in action ;)

    We are retail. Sure, we can double our investing returns by being 100% vested.

    So what?

    We are not money managers who need to beat our peers for new money.

    We are not selling seminars or courses so a "manipulated" track record is needed.


    It's heads you win; tails you win ;)

    Sleep well!

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  2. 1.in the Ratatouille movie, "you do not need to be a chef to cook well; anyone can cook". In the investment world, the successful investors showcase that if you are doing it right and understanding it well of your risk profile; and matter not whether one stays in a hdb, one can still beat the yield or returns of any investment or institutional gurus.

    2.when the tide recedes, we will know who are the ones swimming naked.

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  3. Hi CW, any thought on selling everything and buy back big time during the next crash?

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    1. Not sure. Will this time be different? Will I be wise enough to find the right timing to exit more?

      Ask those who have exited the market in end 2010 to wait for the next market crash.

      Tan Ku Ku. Right?


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    2. You are right. I have been reading your postings and all are making great senses. Well written!

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    3. How about not selling anything but shorting S&P500 or major indexes to "hedge" the portfolio? Any thought around this?

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    4. Shorting is something I am lousy at. My Mind doesn't allow it to operate it properly.

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    5. You can buy Inverse S&P ETF instead of shorting normal ETF.
      http://www.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/cotd/082813/inverse-etfs-rising-during-market-declines-spy-sh-rwm-eum-faz.aspx

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  4. "How about not selling anything but shorting S&P500 or major indexes to "hedge" the portfolio? Any thought around this?"
    Unquote:-
    i have been toying with the above idea for a long time. Why? Because if you short with zero portfolio holding, i think that's the optimal way to short.
    Alas, think only. No guts lah.

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  5. Sorry, i am toying with the idea of selling everything and short S&P 500 for maximum effect. Not, not selling anything to hedge.

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