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Investment is most intelligent when is most businesslike
~ Benjamin Grahm
Using the ideas and wisdom from Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger, I try to navigate the different terrains of the investing landscape.
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The SRS Fund Dec 2023 Update
By the end of Nov, the SRS Funds barely broke even as the struggle was real throughout the year with much volatility. Much has been rumoured about a rally Santa brings around the year’s end which I have never witnessed in my short investment lifetime really did come true.
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The SRS Fund Nov 2023 Update
Despite the Federal Reserve hawish stance on interest rate the month of Novemeber brings about a roller coaster ride on yield. First US 10 year bond yield touch 5% then very quickly reversed plunging quickly as data suggest a winning war against inflation.
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The SRS Fund Oct 2023 Update
If there is one particular month to deploy cash this would be the month. The SRS Fund was not spared as the traditional blood-letting month lived up to its name bringing the funds back into slide negative territory for the year.
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The Normalisation of the Yield Curve
Historically inversion of the yield curve had forewarned a recession in the making. After 2 decades of low-interest rates, runaway inflation post-Covid had finally pushed the federal reserves to increase the short-term rates at an unprecedented pace, now at over 5.5%.
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The SRS Fund Sep 2023 Update
September was a rather non-eventful month in the stock market. However, I have continued to optimise the SRS Fund in its transition from a finance and REIT-heavy fund to an all-weather fund with less volatility.
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Why is it worth topping up to SRS
Two sure things one cannot avoid in life, Death & Taxes. While avoiding both remains futile, we can try to live a longer life and pay less taxes. The SRS now allows for contributions of up to $15,300 for annual tax relief. However, 50% of SRS withdrawal is also taxed at the then prevailing tax…
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