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Currently my portfolio is 50% sreits and 50% banks, looking for advice on how to progress my portfolio further
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Stanley Lim
23 Jan 2020
Co-founder at Value Invest Asia
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Your current portfolio has a higher interest rate risk attached to it and are co-related to each other. It will be better to find 1 - 2 more industries to invest in.
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Billy
20 Jan 2020
Development & Acquisitions Manager at Real Estate Private Equity
If you just want a stream of passive income and are okay if your capital fluctuates, then feel free to place your money in REITs. It's nice seeing a lump-sum of money being transferred to your bank account every quarter / half-yearly. βββ
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Hariz Arthur Maloy
20 Jan 2020
Independent Financial Advisor at Promiseland Independent
Absolutely not. Like holy crap no. Shudders
That's way too much concentration in property as an asset class. I'd limit property exposure to 20% at max, and even then I think it's way too much. 10-15% would be more ideal for an aggresive portfolio.
Diversify diversify diversify. Across asset classes, industries, and geographies.
50% in financials is also a tad bit high. Too cyclical especially with real estate, another cyclical industry. You'd want to hold more defensive and sensitive industries like Tech, Telecommunications, consumer staples, healthcare.
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Bjorn Ng
20 Jan 2020
Business Analyst at 10x Capital
Hey there, I think it is perfectly fine, as long as your REITs are solid ones that can give you cons...
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Good dividend stocks does not have to only consist of REITs. You can also consider large consumer companies or utility companies that have relatively consistent dividends. Those will help diversify your concentration risk in your portfolio.