Thursday 1 August 2019

Net Worth: July 2019

My net worth total was marginally higher at the end of July (+$1,873 or 0.08% compared to last month) at $2,382,540. This was due to a significant increase in the balance of my retirement savings (SMSF and ColonialFirstState superannuation accounts) that was largely offset by a drop in the estimated value of our home. In reality, Sydney house prices stabilized during June/July, but this was masked by the fact that last month I didn't have updated local sale price data, so I had used the previous month's estimate. So I basically included the June decline in house price in the July figures.

My direct stock and managed fund investments (via margin loan accounts) also showed a slight decline during July, but the reality was the stock markets rose during July, but my net stock portfolio total also included some draw downs on my 'portfolio loan' for payment of uni fees, a monthly transfer of $1,500 to cover my financial planning business fixed costs, and payment for an unlisted investment of $4,215 in the company Adviser Ratings (via a crowdfunding campaign). Theoretically I should include the value of the Adviser Ratings shares in my portfolio, but I can't be bothered (it is probably also prudent to 'write down' the value of this investment to $0, as they are illiquid and of dubious value unless the company does well and eventually floats on the ASX (or gets sold to an investment company).

Overall, the stock market gains of 2019 have been largely consumed by my expenses relating to my financial planning business running costs (~$2,000/month) and my university fees (~$1,000/month) for the Master of Financial Planning degree. Hopefully within two years my business will have reached 'break even' and I will have completed the Masters degree (if I decide to continue on to do a PhD in financial planning the fees should be covered by RTS government funding).


The $7,900 valuation of the S type Jaguar I bought last year might also be optimistic - it has an electrical issue (the new battery keeps going flat within 1-2 weeks of being charged up - probably due to the fact the the brake lights stay on even when the engine is off and the key removed from the ignition!). This car is due for registration renewal this month, so I'll have to arrange for it to be towed to the local mechanic to get repaired and obtain an inspection report ('pink slip') so I can renew the registration before it expires... getting the car towed will be a little bit tricky as the anti-theft system locked up the steering when the battery was disconnected for charging, and the NRMA road service mechanics were unable to unlock the steering. So it will be hard for a tow truck to get it out of the garage and onto the street...

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