Automated Investing for Apr 2018: S$1,300
Maybank Kim Eng Monthly Investment Plan
- Buy 28 units of SPDR STI ETF (SGX: ES3)
- Buy 26 units of Nikko AM STI ETF (SGX: G3B)
- Buy 96 units of Lion Phillip S REIT ETF (SGX: CLR)
- Buy 90 units of Nikko AM REIT ETF (SGX: CFA)
- Buy 71 units of Philip APAC REIT ETF (SGX: BYJ)
POSB Invest-Saver
- Buy 27 units of Nikko AM STI ETF (SGX: G3B)
- Buy 88 units of ABF SG Bond ETF (SGX: A35)
OCBC Blue Chip Investment Plan
- Buy 162 units of Nikko AM STI ETF (SGX: G3B)
Manual Investing for Apr 2018: S$200
Standard Chartered Online Equity Trading
- Buy 1 unit of Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF (LSE: VHYD)
- Buy 2 units of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF (LSE: VDEM)
Robo-Advisor Investing for Apr 2018: S$1,200
StashAway
- Funds transfer of S$600 invested in US-listed ETFs
Smartly
- Funds transfer of S$600 invested in US-listed ETFs
Total Invested Amount for Apr 2018: S$2,700
What’s up for May 2018?
I have to say, Apr 2018 went by rather quickly for me. It was a busy month with so many things happening personally and professionally that I’m honestly surprised it’s already the first day of the new month. Anyway, we have no travel plans for May 2018 because it might turn out to be an even busier month. This time round with sporting events that I have to train for.
As a result, blogging has taken a backseat and I’m okay with that. I’m fine with just posting occasional updates every now and then without spending a long time on each post. Besides, I’m happy to develop other hobbies other than writing and it helps to keep me balanced in what I feel is an increasingly demanding lifestyle.
Even less is happening on the investing front. I’m glad I automated most of my monthly investments when I had the time to do it. And set up the manual investments mechanism up then as well. I reckon regular investing is going to keep me vested in the equity markets for a long time. There’s no turning back now.
My cash, investments, retirement funds, total assets and net worth have been increasing over the past few months. The less I look at them, the faster they seem to climb. Which means whatever I’m doing is working and I just need to keep my focus & give it time. I might actually do a quarterly net worth update and financial reassessment instead of monthly. Stretch it out more for greater effect.
I’m new to blogging in the FIRE world… and I too have gone with quarterly updates… i initially thought i’d be doing monthly blogging, finance, spending, expenses reports… cuz well…that was the blogging trend… but after 1 month… i think i’ll probably do one quarterly report that touches on at least my investment balance…
it seems updates wane and wax with each blogger… with everything automated… i think i find less things to talk about organically about any of the above… have a good time away from regular updates! 🙂
Yup, it’s difficult to do regular monthly financial reports when everything is automated. Haha, yes, I hope to find more time to blog about other stuff as well going forward.