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My Investment (Out)Performance: 2010 to 2013
By My 15 Hour Work Week  •  January 27, 2014

As I have subtly indicated in the title, I think I have done well in my investment journey so far. After crunching the numbers, the result is actually much better than what I had initially assumed. Based on my “active portfolio”, I have achieved a CAGR of close to 19% from November 2010 to Dec 2013.

But hey, I also understand that “well” is pretty subjective. So before some investment gurus with >30% annual returns over several decades come bearing down on me (mocking at both the returns and the short time period of my records), let me clarify that I am just comparing with my “other portfolio”, my Philip Capital Sharebuilder plan.

That passive and automatic portfolio ($500 channelled towards STI ETF and $100 towards DBS) yielded a CAGR of less than 4% over the same period. That’s a 15% difference! Moreover, this is likely a fair comparison as it was lucky that I started acting on (Read more...)

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By My 15 Hour Work Week
Hi, I am Thomas (a.k.a. Mr 15HWW) and I am in my early thirties. Very happily married (very strong emphasis here), I am the co-writer behind this blog. The other permanent writer is my wife Jasmine who has written two blog post so far (good luck searching for it here). But well, her contribution goes far and deep since she thinks she is actually the mastermind behind the rest of the other post ...
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