June was a rather weird month featuring Great Britain’s exit from the European Union, a decision that might just be remembered as an historic blunder for the country. Only time will tell. How did my investments fare in this turbulent month?
May 2016: Monthly update and short review after 2 years of blogging
Two years ago I published my first monthly update for May 2014. Two years later a lot of things have changed…
April 2016: Monthly update
April was a crazy month and I invested a total of SGD 45,189. Why did I invest so much more than usual? What happened?
March 2016: monthly update
March proved rather happening and my portfolio rebounded from a very difficult January and February. I enjoyed a wonderful holiday in Taiwan and spent way too much money, so am I still on track with my goals?
February 2016: monthly update
Another month passed by and the year of the monkey has now officially started. How did the portfolio perform? Am I on track?
January 2016: monthly update
January was one of the worst months in the short life of my portfolio. With stock prices dropping in Asia and around the world I incurred some heavy paper losses, but as I wrote before it is very important to stay calm and focused on the long term objectives.
Here is how I fared in January…
2015 in review (and monthly update for December 2015)
What an eventful year 2015 was! Now it is time to look back: did I achieve my goals for 2015?
November 2015: monthly update
Two steps forward, one step back. Sometimes investing in the stock market feels like a Sisyphus task with previous gains being wiped out by recent falls. The key is to stay positive and in the game for the long term. How did my portfolio fare in November?
October 2015: monthly update
Who would have guessed that October would turn out to be the best month for my small portfolio this year?
September 2015: monthly update
September was a month for emerging market bears. Stocks remained under pressure and the overall mood is getting worse with lots of negative news crowding the headlines while our little island is covered in persistent, unhealthy haze. How did my portfolio develop in these tough times?