Right here is the replace for my Daedalus portfolio for the month of Could 2024.
You’d probably not perceive a lot of what I talked about in the event you don’t learn this submit.
I’ll attempt to present as a lot of the replace the place potential if work shouldn’t be too busy.
All my private planning notes resembling earnings planning, insurance coverage planning, funding & portfolio development might be beneath my private notes part of this weblog.
Portfolio Change Since Final Replace
The portfolio was valued at $1.376 million on the finish of Could and is at the moment at $1.390 million.
We reported a portfolio change of $12,000 for the month of Could 2024. The portfolio gained 1.2% which equates to 80% of the Vanguard FTSE All-World ETF, given the portfolio is 80% uncovered to equities and 20% to fastened earnings. The portfolio misplaced 0.85% to the strengthening of the SGD in opposition to the USD.
Position of Portfolio
The purpose of the portfolio is to supply constant, inflation-adjusted earnings for my important and primary spending. The portfolio is sized based mostly on a conservative 2-2.5% Preliminary Protected Withdrawal Price (SWR) in order that the earnings can final even contemplating difficult historic sequences resembling Nice Melancholy, exterior battle and 30-years of excessive inflation averaging 5.5-6% p.a.
Timeframe that the earnings stream to be deliberate for: 60-years to Perpetual
I’m at the moment not drawing down the portfolio.
For additional studying on:
- My notes relating to my important spending.
- My notes relating to my primary spending.
- My elaboration of the Protected Withdrawal Price: Article | YouTube Video
Based mostly on the present portfolio of $1.39 million, the projected beginning earnings is:
The decrease the SWR, the extra capital wanted, however the extra resilient is the earnings.
Nature of the Revenue I Deliberate for
Suppose after I begin drawing the earnings, the earlier yr inflation goes on this sequence and right here is the corresponding earnings to be drawn out:
The earnings technique is constructed to resist this excessive inflation
Funding Technique & Philosophy
After making an attempt my finest to learn to make investments for some time, the portfolio expresses my ideas about investing at this level.
The portfolio is run in a
- Strategic: allocation doesn’t change by short-term occasions.
- Systematic: guidelines/decision-tree-based carried out both myself or an exterior supervisor.
- Low-cost: funding implementation value is stored moderately low each on the fund stage but additionally custodian stage.
- Passive: I spend comparatively little effort mentally contemplating investments and likewise action-wise.
You may learn extra on this word article: Deconstructing Daedalus My Passive Revenue Funding Portfolio for My Important & Fundamental Spending.
Portfolio Change Since Final Replace (Normally Final Month)
Determined to take my SRS fund to put money into:
- Dimensional World Fairness Fund SGD Accumulating.
- Dimensional International Focused Worth SGD Accumulating.
With this, I in all probability have $1,000 extra to take a position this yr.
Present Holdings
The next desk is grouped based mostly on normal technique, whether or not they’re:
- Mounted Revenue / Money to scale back volatility.
- Systematic Passive, which tries to seize the market threat in a scientific method.
- Systematic Energetic, which tries to seize varied, confirmed threat premiums resembling worth, momentum, high quality, excessive profitability, measurement in a scientific method.
- Lengthy-term sectorial positions.
Portfolio by Account Location
Portfolio by Area of Securities
Portfolio by Fund, Money or Particular person Safety
Portfolio by Technique.
Predominant Custodians
The present custodians are:
- Money: Interactive Brokers LLC (not SG)
- SRS: iFAST Monetary
If you wish to commerce these shares I discussed, you’ll be able to open an account with Interactive Brokers. Interactive Brokers is the main low-cost and environment friendly dealer I exploit and belief to take a position & commerce my holdings in Singapore, the US, London Inventory Alternate and Hong Kong Inventory Alternate. They assist you to commerce shares, ETFs, choices, futures, foreign exchange, bonds and funds worldwide from a single built-in account.
You may learn extra about my ideas about Interactive Brokers in this Interactive Brokers Deep Dive Sequence, beginning with how you can create & fund your Interactive Brokers account simply.