UDVD ETF Review (2023)- Should you buy?

In my existing income-generating portfolio, I have investments in Singapore banks, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), and Singapore Savings Bonds. These have been reliable sources of steady income. I’m now looking to expand my portfolio to include dividend-paying stocks from the U.S. market. A potential approach is to invest in dividend-focused ETFs. The SPDR® S&P® … Read more

VIG ETF Review (2023)- Should you buy?

In my current income portfolio, I hold investments in Singapore banks, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), and Singapore Savings Bonds, all of which have provided a stable income. Now, I’m considering expanding my portfolio to include dividend-paying stocks from the U.S. market. One way to do this could be through dividend-focused ETFs. In this regard, … Read more

SCHD ETF Review (2023)- Should you buy?

In my existing income portfolio, I have invested in Singapore banks, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and Singapore Saving Bonds which have provided a steady income stream over time. The idea of diversifying further into dividend-paying stocks from the US market through dividend ETFs seemed like a logical step to explore next. Recently, the Schwab … Read more

Alternative Income Update – Q3 2023

It’s that time of the year. Time for Q3 alternative income update. Let’s go. Total income for Q3 came up to SGD$2,831.62. This time round, most of these sources of income are passive income from TradFi sources. USD FD/Bank Interest As usual, because of the high interest rate environment, I have been parking my idle … Read more

July 2023 Portfolio Update

It’s time for the half a year portfolio review. I love doing reviews on a green week. And what a difference 6 months made. You can check out my previous update here. There are basically 3 components to my portfolio. Income Portfolio I went crazy with the income portfolio these past 6 months. I bought … Read more

Alternative Income Update – Q1 2023

New year, new quarter, let’s go. Yep, total alternative income came up to SGD $7,879. Unfortunately, I still made most of my alt income from crypto. These only included amounts that I have cashed out to my bank. Crypto This will most likely just be a one time occurrence. I cashed out 70% of my … Read more