QUOTE(guy3288 @ May 19 2022, 08:38 AM)
yes, never under estimate the value of these safe havens with steady and consistent returns.....no downfall, no negatives ever to cancel off your overall portfolio. It can only add , never reduce your money in hand.
many ex kakis from old FSM thread will remember how i argued and defended these safe havens when ASM,ASW,FD were being ridiculed by those so called investment sifus when in actual fact they themselves also cant beat the lowly 4-6% when averaged it out. Ramjade was there then as a very junior forumner, often being ridiculed by many of them every now and then...but now he has graduated to become an investment sifu.
that is because too many so called investment sifus are saying so.
And their voices are louder.
if you go to investment talks, they will brain wash you to take money all out from FD and invest.
Their excuse? inflation will eat away your money!
bottom line is how much you have in hand?
You dont have enough you may be susceptible to it.
I read your posts and understand you belong to the camp of FD, MMF etc which are all or mostly capital guaranteed. There is nothing wrong with this approach if your amount to be put is huge. But have you considered another strategy like below?
1. 80-90% into your favorite green color FD, MMF etc
2. 10-20% into higher risk investment like mutual fund, ETF, stocks etc
I am adopting above strategy. I am hoping by risking a small portion of the capital to chase after higher returns the total overall returns of both 1+2 will be higher than just 1 alone.
It is like soccer. You have super defensive defenders and midfielders camp in your own half, but you will still deploy 1-2 super out and out striker to get goals. If you put all players in your own half how to win the match? Hope for draw and down to penalties? Hmmm not wrong I guess