QUOTE(cherroy @ Jul 22 2010, 11:45 AM)
Your timing of entry is good, which enable you to register good profit.
But frankly speaking, if invested during second half of 2008, a profit of 30% is not something very impressive return. (because the bottom form during 2008, and the market rapid recovery during 2009 until now, is something may happen once in a decade or may be longer period or so, which is not usual)
Anyway, there is no such thing of bad profit.
Money market is carrying lesser risk among them, but money market fund return won't exceed the EPF payout dividend rate in general, the most is on par with interest rate only, which stood at 2.75% currently.
Bond fund at current scenario, won't exceed more than 4-5% as well.
ya, timing for investment is important and I am a bit lucky to enter at lower price, and make a bit now. So, no point to park in money fund coz lower than EPF interest. If Bond Fund have 4-5% / year is ok for me coz I'm not thinking to sell the funds now coz the money will go to my EPF acct and when I want to invest again, I need to pay the 5% process fees. Now since I've achieve my target profit, if Bond Fund can get similar interest like EPF, it's ok for me coz I can switch them to Equity Fund when the price is low coz the price will never remain at high price forever.
Added on July 22, 2010, 8:32 pmQUOTE(gark @ Jul 22 2010, 11:39 AM)
Bond funds have the least correlation to the equity market. They usually hold their value even if there is a market crash. But please be aware that bond funds, have relatively lower earnings, and have some risks. If you park your money in bond funds, and equity market rise, you will lose out the gains. For money market funds, it is not worth it as the earnings will be lower than FD, but the risk is the smallest.
Check out PBFI, good stable average yield of 6%-7% over the past 5 years, even with interest rate raise, and holds AAA or AA class bonds.
OK, will consider it, thanks

Added on July 22, 2010, 8:34 pmQUOTE(cheahcw2003 @ Jul 22 2010, 01:23 PM)
Both bond funds are good, PBFI and PBIBF, both bond funds recorded 9-11% return p.a. for the last 1 year. I have read an investment book, in long run, say 10 years time, Equity fund may not always wins Bond fund. Bond fund return could be slow but steady...
ya, looks like I shld "park" my EPF money in these 2 funds coz I am waiting the time to reinvest while waiting the equity fund price drop. Thanks so much
This post has been edited by mars1069: Jul 22 2010, 08:34 PM