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I have long wanted to pen out my investment journey. Having tried focus approach and after much musings and in consideration of other personal and family factors, I think a diversified portfolio is more suitable for me. Single stock position will not more than 10% now. No short sells as I'm not familiar with it.

What I aim for is "do not lose money" and "a satisfactory return" as Benjamin Graham defined it. An investment operation is one which, upon thorough analysis, promises safety of principal and a satisfactory return.

As of today, I hold these counters :
1. AZTECH GROUP
2. CH OFFSHORE
3. CHUAN HUP HOLDINGS
4. CHINA MERCHANTS HOLDINGS (PACIFIC)
5. DYNA-MAC HOLDINGS
6. ELEC & ELTEK
7. ENGRO CORPORATION
8. ENVICTUS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS
9. FALcon ENERGY GROUP
10. FRASERS CENTREPOINT LIMITED
11. FORTERRA TRUST
12. GLOBAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED
13. HOTEL GRAND CENTRAL
14. HOTUNG INVESTMENT HOLDINGS
15. IFS CAPITAL
16. KARIN TECHNOLOGY HLDGS
17. KEPPEL T&T
18. LOW KENG HUAT (SINGAPORE)
19. LUXKING GROUP HOLDINGS
20. METRO HOLDINGS
21. MFS TECHNOLOGY
22. MICRO-MECHANICS (HOLDINGS)
23. NERATELECOMMUNICATIONS
24. NEW TOYO
25. PCI
26. PEC
27. SAN TEH
28. SIA ENGINEERING
29. SINGAPORE REINSURANCE CORPORATION
30. St****** CORPORATION
31. TAI SIN ELECTRIC
32. UMS HODINGS
33. WILLAS-ARRAY ELECTRONICS

On a single stock basis, some are in the red. But on the portfolio basis, it still performs satisfactorily.

Thanks for Sharing. Quite enlightening to see "The Other Side" of Views where a number i have never even think or know of.
Can see that you avoid Banking, Telco and Reits. Yet overall you have perform satisfactorily.

33 counters at 3% each = 99%.
Good diversity!

how about buying STI ETF to 3-5% also to tap on the blue-chips counters?

guess these 33 counters are not static rite?

(08-08-2014, 11:05 PM)brattzz Wrote: [ -> ]33 counters at 3% each = 99%.
Good diversity!

how about buying STI ETF to 3-5% also to tap on the blue-chips counters?

Not all counters will have the same weightage, the guideline is that one single stock will not more than 10% of the portofolio.

I still like to read annual reports, business and company news and to scout for what I perceived as 'value ideas' or 'workout securities'.
For the moment, I am not interested in buying sti etf yet.

When I become lazier or the performance is consistently lower than index performance, I'll consider buying exchange traded fund or construct the portfolio based on sti index.

(13-08-2014, 11:49 PM)pianist Wrote: [ -> ]guess these 33 counters are not static rite?

Yup, the list will not be static.
If the business can grow, just let it be in the list.
If the interest of controlling shareholders is clearly not aligned with mine, it will be out.
If some of the counters are fully valued and the business cannot grow, it's time to dispose.
If there is better idea, probably one of them will be replaced if no more cash are available for purchase.

can handle 33 counters?!! i cannot.. maximum only 10x...

Well, same mentality here. Diversify portfolio. At the moment, I am holding 27 different counters, from Retail Bonds to REITs to Company Shares, with the same limit of no more than 10% per counter, except for the Bonds.

I cannot handle so many counters as well. Due to my work commitments, I don't have the time to constantly monitor. Im also not so good at investing yet so even if my investing is 1-2% higher than STI ETF, I'm not sure if it's worth the effort. Hence my mthly investment into STI ETF.

I do however identify a handful of counters to boost my returns. This is my investing method.
Hope it works

Wow 33 counters! You must be a full time investor. Me I only got my big 3! Hehe. [emoji106]