Invested in Another Startup
Unpopular Ventures offered a syndicated investment in the seed round of a start-up based in Europe. I can’t give any…
Got Out of URF
After reading the most recent quarterly report I decided to get out of URF. I’m not optimistic that even if…
So Far So Good
The graph tracks the performance of our portfolio (Moom, orange) since the March 2020 low versus various benchmarks. All of…
April 2022 Report
World markets fell sharply with the MSCI World Index (USD gross) falling by 7.97, the S&P 500 falling 8.72%, and…
Two New Investments
I invested in another painting at Masterworks, No Hopeless by Yoshitomo Nara: This takes my investment back up to 12…
Unpopular Ventures
We have invested in a rolling fund – Unpopular Ventures – on the AngelList platform. We invested in Moominmama’s name…
New Trade: Pendal
I bought a position in Pendal (PDL.AX). Yesterday, they announced that they got a takeover offer from Perpetual (PPT.AX) for…
Domacom Appoints New Chairman and CEO
Good news at Domacom (DCL.AX). They announced today that they have appointed John Hewson as chairman and John Elkovich as…
March 2022
World markets rebounded with the MSCI World Index (USD gross) rising by 2.22%, the S&P 500 by 3.71%, and the…
Related-Party Asset
I have been trying to invest in a fund on the AngelList venture capital platform. But my SMSF administrator flagged…
Still Trying to Transfer Shares
So, I have been trying to transfer our holdings of listed investment trusts from our SMSF’s Interactive Brokers account to…
Another Sale and a Failed Auction
Following the recent record gain on a townhouse, a freestanding house sold in our development last Thursday but the price…
URF Selling Property Portfolio
The U.S. Masters Residential Property Fund (URF.AX) announced they are selling their property portfolio at a discount. As a result,…
New Record Gain for our Development
This townhouse sold for AUD 835k: That is a 101% gain on its original 2008 sale price, the largest gain…
February 2022 Report
World markets fell but the Australian market rose with the MSCI World Index (USD gross) falling by 2.55%, the S&P…
Good and Bad News: Masterworks Sells Doppelbild by Oehlen and Domacom Goes to Court with AustAgri
It’s one of the paintings I invested in. The price uplift is 43%. They are claiming a 33% IRR…
Annual Report 2021: Contributions of Individual Investments
I think all investment valuations for 2021 are now in. So, as I promised here is the profit or loss…