QUOTE(Avangelice @ Jul 1 2016, 05:41 PM)
xuzen i need advise on what to do now. would you suggest saving money now or topping up funds. if so what funds to jump into.
currently I have Manulife India and east spring small cap and rhb total fund. not the one you have the other one.
If you have already a plan i.e., already determined the right asset allocation mix based on your risk tolerance and the type of return you want, naturally the type of question as above will not occur in your mind.
If you have an asset allocation plan (AAP) in place, all you need to do is just to regularly top up DCA until you reach your desired amount or percentage.
Back to your question; what to do now?
If you have a proper AAP, and the percentage sudah lari, then top up to rebalance it to the original intended percentage. This way you need not scratch your head wondering what to do next.
If you do not have a AAP set up, you may take a look at mine:
I) RHB Asian Income x 30%
II) Manulife India x 15%
III) Manulife US x 35%
IV) ESISC x 20%
(The above geographical mix is determined by Algozen based on optimal level of risk (standard-deviation) , return and correlation coefficient. (3 parameters that are intertwined algebraically)
The above is strictly equity; I also keep FI in Asnita Bond. The percentage in bond I use a very simple formula: 100 - current age = % to be kept in Asnita.
So, let's take a working example: You have RM 100K liquid money and your age is 50 y/o; hence keep RM 50K in Asnita Bond. The rest are split this way:
I) RHB Asian Income x 30% x RM 50 = RM 15K
II) Manulife India x 15% x RM 50 = RM7.5K
III) Manulife US x 35% x RM 17.5K
IV) ESISC x 20% x RM 10K
Now you know your AAP, do not put in lump sum but rather perform DCA mthly or in period you determine. E.g., every month you put in RM 5K to be split into:
I) RHB Asian Income x 30% x RM 5K = RM 1,500.00
II) Manulife India x 15% x RM 5K = RM 750.00
III) Manulife US x 35% x RM 5K = RM 1,750.00
IV) ESISC x 20% x RM 5K = RM 1,000.00
Total = RM 5,000.00 for the next ten months.
In this way you need not have to ask what to do, what to do. The AAP will smoothen out the volatility itself.
Xuzen
This post has been edited by xuzen: Jul 2 2016, 10:18 AM