We had talked about investment strategies, methodologies and styles, but we seldom delve into the intricacies of the administrative part, which are brokerages. Before we jump into the deep end of the market pool, we need to plan and equip ourselves properly first, like having a float of some sorts and a good swimming attire.

For our portfolio multiverse, we use a multitude of brokerages to keep our holdings. Definition-wise, the term “brokerage” used here denotes any agent or platform that we use to execute trades with for our portfolios.

Being brand-neutral here, I will anonymise the brokerages with alphabet letters.

The Bedokian Portfolio (Main Portfolio)

Brokerage A, Brokerage B, both CDP (Central Depository)-linked, under my name

I use CDP-linked brokerages to hold individual counters listed in the local Singapore Exchange, primarily because I want to have better control on