The blog post is edited with the help of ChatGPT. Personal note As we enter into the first quarter of 2023, I wanted to start this quarterly blog post with a personal note. This one is different from previous posts, because it begins with an epiphany that I had in the last quarter. Over the… Continue reading Q1 2023
Article below is written with support of ChatGPT, and lightly edited by me General It has been frustrating, to say the least, to see my portfolio significantly underperform against the S&P 500 this year. As shown above, the gap between my portfolio’s performance and the S&P 500 is the largest it has ever been since… Continue reading Q4 2022
General Q3 2022 is dominated by macroeconomic headlines. The followings jump out: Needless to say, the macroeconomic headlines point to something that looks like a paradigm shift, in a very abrupt manner. The discount rate is going up! That said, one of my portfolio’s companies have reiterated their views that long term, interest rate will… Continue reading Q3 2022
Portfolio My portfolio went down 28% in the first half of 2022, which is 17% more than the S&P 500 (Total return, GBP index). The performance on a relative basis looks very poor. A big part of the underperformance came from the 50% decline in Meta Platform (formerly Facebook) share price. Rest of my… Continue reading Q2 2022
General First quarter of 2022 saw major geopolitical event, with the Russian military invading the country of Ukraine. Like many have said, it is a tragedy. I continue to watch the developments there with my heart going out to the Ukrainian people. As Russia invaded Ukraine and sanctions have been imposed on the Russian government,… Continue reading Q1 2022
Benchmarks I added 3 benchmarks to the track record above. At my age, late 20s, the most popular asset to own is a house/flat. And not only that, the most popular way to own this asset is to leverage up. Given the merit of this asset, being its popularity, I have added them to the… Continue reading FY2021
After some years of investing, upon reflection, I thought I would summarise below the criteria for an investment idea. Must be within my circle of understanding “Know what you don’t know” – Unknown I must continuously work to define/refine my circle of understanding. An investment idea that falls inside the circle should be prioritised than… Continue reading Investment criteria
General During the quarter, the yield curve continues to remain at around 1.48%, or an earning ratio of 67x. The yield curve remains very low when compared to its history. This is shown below. Source: https://www.multpl.com/10-year-treasury-rate In fact, it is the second lowest point since 1870, or more than 150 years ago. In real terms,… Continue reading Q3 2021
General Q2 2021 has been relatively quiet. I continue to put capital to work into “old” ideas. These are the companies that have already been in the portfolio for quite some time. Government bond yield, a key driver of valuation, continues to be low. Shortly after the end of Q2, the 10-year Treasury yield dived… Continue reading Q2 2021
One idea at a time 