Investment hypothesis – Leveraged Fixed Income Fund
I’m considering investing into PIMCO’s GIS Income Fund and am setting out some thoughts and consideration in evaluating this investment. A snapshot of the key commercials: Instrument: PIMCO GIS Income Fund Class E (“PIMCO”) Distribution yield (pre-leverage): ~4% Leverage multiple: 2.5x Borrowing rate: 0.5% fixed spread + 1 month SIBOR. Current rate at (Feb 2021)…
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Portfolio Insights – Cryptocurrency
This is the second article in a series where I go through components of the model portfolio constructed targeting a 16% annual return. Here, I discuss the role of cryptocurrencies in my portfolio. Other articles featuring the other components of this model portfolio comprising a bond/fixed income, equities, a global macro-quant fund, and venture capital…
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Portfolio Insights – FX Fund
This is the first article in a series where I go through components of the model portfolio constructed targeting a 16% annual return. Here, I discuss a FX Fund I recently invested in. Other articles featuring the other components of this model portfolio comprising bond/fixed income, equities, a global macro-quant fund, venture capital and cryptocurrency…
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WHY YOU SHOULDN’T INVEST IN THE MARKET NOW
A risk-based investing strategy suggests that it is better to wait out before investing more into this market for the time being. V-shape recovery, W-shape recovery, second wave of a global pandemic…you see tons of articles putting out opinions on the possibilities of what is going to happen. What the market has proven time and…
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Can intraday trading be profitable?
Intra-day trading is basically taking positions (buying and selling) within the same trading day. This is usually done multiple times across the day, and if executed correctly with the right strategy, can be profitable. It’s important to know that trading and investing are, in my opinion, completely different activities, although they may involve the same…
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The difference between investing and trading
Investing and trading, what’s the difference? Is one better than the other? We’ve heard stories about holding stocks for over 10 years, yet at the same time, we’ve heard of people reaping huge returns during a market crash or a market boom. Ultimately, they both seek profit from the stock market, but the key difference…
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