To The Moon

🌟🌟🌟Wow!  I have just received The Tiger Idol Badge after being with Tiger Brokers for 1500 Days!  That is 4 years of my life  and what an amazing journey it has been for me.

My goal has always been FIRE - Financial Independence Retire Early.  In order to achieve that goal, I seek passive income which I receive in dividend stocks as well as ETFs.

My strategy is Buy and Hold great stocks and ETFs and after 4 years, I am happy to say that it is a successful strategy.  

In my core portfolio, I have invested in $SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF(SPLG)$  which tracks the S&P500 Index.  This represents 500 of the largest and best US companies in just 1 trade.  These include the Magnificent 7 - $Apple(AAPL)$  , $Microsoft(MSFT)$  , $NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$  , Amazon, Goggle, Meta Platforms and Tesla and many more. 

SPLG is the mini version of $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$  which is the largest most liquid ETF traded in the US.  However SPLG 's expense ratio is only 0.02%.  Dividends are paid every quarter and the current dividend yield of SPLG is 1.35%.  Over the 4 years period, I have been dollar cost averaging into SPLG.  This has resulted in a current return of  28%.

The other ETF in my core portfolio is $STI ETF(ES3.SI)$ .  This represents 30 of Singapore's best blue chips stocks in just 1 trade.  They include the 3 Big Singapore banks $DBS Group Holdings(D05.SI)$  , OCBC and UOB as well as Singtel, Capitaland Commercial Trust, Singapore Airlines and many more. 

STI ETF is the oldest Singapore ETF with Assets Under Management of SGD 1.577 billion.  It has recently reached its 52 week  high of SGD 3.65.

Dividends are paid twice a year.  The current dividend yield is 4.75%.  I am currently up 25% on STI ETF which is pretty good compared to SPLG ETF.  

These are just 2 of my favourite ETFs in my core portfolio which I have been dollar cost averaging over the 4 year period.  I have not sold a single unit of these 2 ETFs during this time as I believe in holding them long term. 

I must confess that in the 4 year period there have been peaks and troughs, just like a roller coaster.  There was the Covid Pandemic which disrupted our lives as well as the markets.  But through it all, I have held on tight to my core portfolio, never giving up, always believing that in the long term, the stock markets will rise.  

 There will be challenges ahead but with the magic of compounding and lots of patience, I know that I will be rewarded handsomely with outsized gains in the future.  In the meantime, I also receive dividends which are a great source of passive income while waiting for capital growth. 

As the late great Charlie Munger likes to say "The Big Money is not in the Buying and Selling but in the Waiting". 

After 1500 Days with Tiger Brokers, I am happy to say that it has been a rewarding journey to be part of this wonderful community of Tiger Friends where I have learnt so much from the experts, laughed and cried and shared my joys and sorrows.  

A Big Thank You to Tiger Brokers and Everyone who have made this investing journey such a rewarding one. 💕💕💕

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