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July 2023 Portfolio Updates and thoughts on work vs FIRE
By Alpaca Investments  •  July 29, 2023
Portfolio allocation as of July '23.
  • SG Shares: CDG, DBS, Haw Par, SGX, Valuetronics
  • SG Reits: Syfe Reit+, DigiCore Reit
  • US Growth: BABA, INMD, PYPL, SHOP, TDOC, UPST
  • US ETFs: SCHD, QUAL
Markets have been on a frenzy and hence there's little portfolio activity to report for July. Again, the only purchase was my regular DCA for Syfe Reit+. Just for fun, this is the first time that I've calculated the month-on-month increase in portfolio value. Portfolio at the end of July was +6.9% higher than portfolio at the end of June, excluding inflows during this month. Interestingly, the increase in portfolio value is equivalent to more than 1 month of my salary! I think this reinforces my point about capital vs labour that I've written about before - in the long run, returns on capital likely trumps returns on labour, which is why I've been aggressively deploying my earned income into investments....
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By Alpaca Investments
I'm currently an undergraduate studying accountancy in one of the local universities. My ideal career would be either in private equity or venture capital, as the analytical process involved greatly interests me. I believe in working hard, while concurrently putting our money to work. I currently have a low five-figures portfolio, accumulated from working part-time jobs, my National Service allowance and my savings.
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