Dec 2024 Dividend Portfolio – Just Another Quiet Year

Dec 2024 Dividend Portfolio – Just Another Quiet Year

In comparison to 2023, my equity portfolio remains unchanged in 2024. Throughout the year, I was presumably experimenting with various football betting strategies in an attempt to find a quick cash return rather than holding out for dividends. Frasers Logistics and IREIT Global SGD experienced a significant decline in value, with Frasers Logistics falling to…

Dec 2023 Portfolio Review – Why Buy-and-Forget Didn’t Work

Dec 2023 Portfolio Review – Why Buy-and-Forget Didn’t Work

So, I took a year off in 2023 and didn’t do much with my stock portfolio. I took dividends for the remainder of the year after selling off UG Healthcare Corporation. My portfolio was neglected, and I essentially went off the grid, resulting in a staggering loss of $10,000 by December. My equity portfolio shrank…

Dec 2022 Portfolio Update – Expansion and Diversification

Dec 2022 Portfolio Update – Expansion and Diversification

I received a lump sum critical illness payout in 2020 and, following a consultation with my financial planner, decided to allocate a specific amount of money each month for the next 15 years to my new retirement fund (Fundsmith). My preexisting retirement plan has been redirected to cover my children’s college tuition. With the remaining…

Dec 2020 Dividend Portfolio – First Steps Toward Clarity

Dec 2020 Dividend Portfolio – First Steps Toward Clarity

I tried purchasing stocks on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) in 2015 with UOB Kay Hian as my broker through its platform, UTRADE. Subsequently, I transitioned to Standard Chartered Bank online stock trading services as my custodian, albeit at a lower brokerage fee. BRC Asia, KSH, and DYNA-MAC are a few of the first stocks I…