Good eye! So I think best i elaborate on how i selected my funds.
I'm quite clear on the mantra, "past performance is not indicative of future results". however, i selected all my funds based on how they did in the past. just shortlist the group I want (say REITS) then one by one check the historical performance of all the REITS fund and pick the 'best'.
I did go see their "FSM Recommended Funds" but i sked they got some kind of commission for recommending them so I decided to select my own funds. Anyway here they are:
International Fund: The largest portion of my investment would be in here. I am looking for a fund that invests in large cap companies on a global scale. Highly diversified (coz global) and safe-ish (coz large cap). Result: United Global Equity.
China Fund: Want a fund that invests China (including Hong Kong, Taiwan & Macau) since United Global Equity underweights China. I think China still has a bit of wiggle room to grow. Result: Principal Greater China Equity.
Sector-Specific Fund (REITS): I don't intend to invest in real estate property for rental returns but don't want to miss out on any gain in the real estate sector. So I thought REITS would be a good option. I also see the above funds carry very little REITS in their portfolio anyway. Result: Manulife Investment APAC REIT.
Sector-Specific Fund (Tech): Based on my good results in Public Lifestyle & Technology, I thought of continuing my bet in the tech sector. Result: TA Global Tech.
ASEAN Fund: I was actually content with just the 4x funds above but I realised I'd be a horrible patriot if I don't allocate some funds into the Malaysian market. See, I didn't have good experience with Public Strategic Small Cap & Kenanga Growth Fund in the past partly because I invested between 2017 - 2019 which is when the KLCI was badly lagging compared to the international markets. But then, I remember I did quite well with Public Singapore Equity. After thinking through, I decided to pick a fund that had a broader regional coverage than just Malaysia. So an ASEAN fund it is. Result: United ASEAN Discovery.
P/S: I made my picks in Jan-20 and for the next 3 months, it was quite cool to see that Principal Greater China (Feb-20), Manulife APAC REIT (Mar-20), TA Global Tech (Apr-20) got selected as "FSMONE Fund Choice of the Month", haha.
good question. i actually already have my emergency allocated in the RHB Cash Management Fund (also in FSM). Didn't bother to report it because it's as boring as reporting on Fixed Deposit. i guess you could say my emergency fund is the Fixed Income portion of my investments.
everything else, i dump into equity.
Good sharing, been awhile! I like the idea of keeping our portfolio small with a max of 4-5 funds. Currently holding:
2) Principal Greater China - Bullish on China due to first-in-first-out during pandemic and also their increasing domestic consumption. This fund also has good track record over long periods
Thinking of adding Reits fund to my portfolio but currently unsure of how the new normal will affect shopping malls and whatnot. Manulife Reits biggest holding is still LINK reit which holds many malls in their portfolio. No fixed income funds as I currently already have ASNB FP funds.