Cory Diary : Portfolio updates In summary getting more defensive but also retain some opportunity for growth. Hits 18.7% XIRR YTD. Portfolio Value has increase by roughly 30% YTD. This is quite significant imo. Did quite an amount of re-balance to Non-Bank/Non Reit Segment in SGX. So far P/L wise nothing much to shout about except 2026 Ready ... . The key gains of the portfolio still Bank, Reit and US Big Tech in this
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Cory Diary : Family Expenses - Oct'25 Updated Yesterday marked the final day that Rui will attend the nanny's care. This change will modestly reduce our overall costs while freeing up time previously spent transporting her back and forth in-between school and home.A key clarification on our expense tracking: it excludes taxes and rental support. My assumption is that our income will comfortably cover these items, making them unlikely to
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Cory Diary : Three Things You Must Avoid If You Want to Be Wealthy 1. Not Managing Your Own MoneyWhen I was young, I wasn’t strong academically, nor did I show any leadership qualities.Morally, going down the wrong path was never an option. So if I wanted to survive and succeed in this world, I had to learn how to manage my own finances.To me, this advice is obvious — you must take control of your money. That includes managing your savings accounts, bill
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Cory Diary : Dividend Updates Dividend Hits New RecordWith most of the major dividends now ex-dividend, this is a good time to tally how the portfolio is performing. Year-on-year, we are looking at a strong 30% increase in dividends, driven mainly by sustained growth from the banks. Part of this year's spike is due to timing effects—some counters were bought just before ex-dividend dates, while others were sold only after
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Cory Diary : How to DIY my Own Investments Why I Wrote ThisThis article began after an old friend messaged me yesterday. A bank had approached him with a Structured Investment Product (SIP) requiring a minimum investment of 200k. Like me, he retired early. Unlike me, he has substantially more wealth. Yet from the way he described the offer, it was clear he hasn’t done much planning for his retirement investments.He told me the SIP was “
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