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Monday, May 29, 2017

Still making money in Croesus Retail Trust. Peace.

Hi AK,

 I wrote to you a few months ago and told you a prominent blogger sold all his investment in Croesus. I asked you if you would be selling too. You gave me one of your typical AK answers. Now, a few months later, I am kicking myself because I sold half of my investment since I was not sure if I should stay fully invested. It was my biggest investment. If I had your conviction, I would have avoided this loss...






Hi R,

I have the feeling that you might not have understood the investment enough to give you the conviction to hold on to a substantial position in Croesus Retail Trust.

 Your position could have been too big and peace of mind eluded you.

 Money not made is not the same as money lost. By holding on to half of your original investment, you are still making money. Lesser by half but you are still making money.




 Peace of mind is priceless. By reducing your investment by 50% when you did, know it or not, that was what you were after. 

Now, please don't lose something precious like this by saying you should not have sold.

 Best wishes,
AK
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9 comments:

  1. SkinnyOldManMay 29, 2017 at 11:19 AM

    An excellent reply, AK.
    You pointed out the rational aspects, and you were also sensitive enough to take care of R's emotions too.
    Rational aspects : If we know why we buy (ie after doing enough scrutiny of the financials), then that gives the conviction, or the confidence to hold on.
    Rational aspect : Don't make your position in one stock too big such that it affects your peace of mind - diversification is safer, relatively.
    Emotional aspects : you are a sensitive bugger la, oops sorry I mean blogger. You took care to console him by pointing otu the fact that he is "still making money. Lesser by half but ... still making money".

    Your best line in the reply is .... Confucius says "Now, please don't lose something precious like this by saying you should not have sold."

    All these are financial literacy lessons - which we must all load up on.
    And something for me to think about - because my position in one counter is also getting too big and I have been in R's situation - causing me to log in often to check the stock price, and wondering when to sell, when to take profit. Signs of losing peace of mind.

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  2. CoryMay 29, 2017 at 11:51 AM

    Well answered. Peach of Mind is very important. No point to get all the money in the world and you worried for the life of it.

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  3. AK71May 30, 2017 at 9:53 AM

    Hi SOM,

    Wah! Kamsiah you for the compliments. Now, I am feeling a bit heady. Oh, it is because my head is a bit swollen. ;p

    I am lazy and probably will never be a very good investor. Just sharing a lazy investor's philosophy here. :)

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  4. AK71May 30, 2017 at 9:54 AM

    Hi Cory,

    In my retirement, I value peace even more.

    Now, back to killing monsters and demons. ;p

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  5. Girish SeshagiriJune 2, 2017 at 2:01 PM

    AK,

    you are turning out to be Zen Master. :-)

    thanks
    Girish

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  6. AK71June 2, 2017 at 5:21 PM

    Hi Girish,

    Om Amitabah... Om... ;)

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  7. AK71June 28, 2017 at 12:28 PM

    Blackstone makes S$1.17 offer per unit for Croesus Retail Trust.

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  8. AK71June 28, 2017 at 1:00 PM

    http://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/blackstone-makes-s117-offer-per-unit-for-croesus-retail-trust

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  9. AK71June 29, 2017 at 8:22 AM

    Hi Capricon,

    Nah. If you have noticed, I am not an activist investor. I am a lazy investor. ;)

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