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Haha. Sorry. Maybe my stock not defensive enough.

But today portfolio up a lot.
cool.
Stamford ld. PeC. DMX ALL UP

(03-04-2014, 08:06 AM)yawnyawn Wrote: [ -> ]

(02-04-2014, 07:51 AM)yeh Wrote: [ -> ]

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(01-04-2014, 11:30 PM)yawnyawn Wrote: [ -> ]

(01-04-2014, 11:16 PM)yeh Wrote: [ -> ]sti 3200 and my broker keep asking me to sell some.
i do not feel like selling anything at all.
and also do not feel like to buy anything.

Since you are only 50% vested in bonds and equities, you should really question your broker on the reasons to reduce exposure to equities/bonds.

You should request a meetup with him/her to discuss more in depth about your portfolio allocation's strategies based on your investment's objectives. A good broker should give good advices and at the same time educate their clients on investing.

I think the reason is within oneself. Some people will never invest more than 50%. Some people can throw everything and snore. One of the worst thing in investment is the loss of self confidence.

well, firstly i buy those share, must be the share i am comfortable with.
if you notice carefully my shares. some are quite defensive.

I do not think your portfolio consists of many defensive stocks, with the exception of Singtel and ST Engg.

Defensive stocks usually lie in the sectors of utilities, healthcare, non-durable goods etc which have stable earnings even in a recession since these services are needed irregardless of the performance of the economy.

It is important to use the business cycle to your advantage. Certain sector will perform better than others in specific part of the business cycle.

Sharing an article by fidelity that sums up how to use the business cycle for investing or trading. Relevant for asset class rotation investor and fund managers. Good reading for knowledge.
https://www.fidelity.com/viewpoints/how-...ness-cycle

singtel finally break the resistance 3.67.
looking forward for it to read 3.8

sgx in my watch list now. think it can not break 7 dollar.
if drop to 6.50..
i will just grab 4-5 lot...

portfolio up 2.5%..
clap clap for myself

(17-04-2014, 08:27 AM)yeh Wrote: [ -> ]singtel finally break the resistance 3.67.
looking forward for it to read 3.8

sgx in my watch list now. think it can not break 7 dollar.
if drop to 6.50..
i will just grab 4-5 lot...

portfolio up 2.5%..
clap clap for myself

Don't get too excited over small price movement..

The more short-sighted you are, the more bad decisions you make, and the more your long term performance will suffer.

A better gauge of performance will be calculating your internal rate of returns, including dividends and fees, vs buying and hold the STI index fund over several years for example.

The average market returns is about 9-10% per annum, compounded.

(18-04-2014, 10:35 AM)Wildreamz Wrote: [ -> ]

(17-04-2014, 08:27 AM)yeh Wrote: [ -> ]singtel finally break the resistance 3.67.
looking forward for it to read 3.8

sgx in my watch list now. think it can not break 7 dollar.
if drop to 6.50..
i will just grab 4-5 lot...

portfolio up 2.5%..
clap clap for myself

Don't get too excited over small price movement..

The more short-sighted you are, the more bad decisions you make, and the more your long term performance will suffer.

A better gauge of performance will be calculating your internal rate of returns, including dividends and fees, vs buying and hold the STI index fund over several years for example.

The average market returns is about 9-10% per annum, compounded.

thanks for your guidance.
i have decided to buy sti index when sti hit 2700 or below for my long term investment.

thanks

Update my portfolio:
now portfolio is down 1.5%

so sad.

Update my portfolio
OCBC 18%
Bank of america : 8%
ST engineering 19.4%
Singtel: 15%
Stamfld: 10%
Marco polo: 9%
Oxley: 5%
PEC: 3.8%
Hock Lian Sheng: 1.9%
DMX Tech: 1.3%
FNN: 6.8%

Hyflux preference share: 1.8%
CapitalMall Bond: 2%