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FREE $5 joining bonus from Spaceship Voyager

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Get $5 in your account when you enter the code  within 14 days of signing up and invest at least $5 in your chosen portfolio within 90 days of signing up. T&Cs apply. Spaceship Voyager issued by Spaceship Capital Ltd AFSL 501605.Consider the PDS on our website before making a decision to invest with Spaceship Voyager. http://spaceshipinvest.com.au/refer.

SPACESHIP VOYAGER REFERRAL CODE: S8HT585T0U 

 
* NO trading Fees on your first $5,000 total portfolio

Promo code is valid until Aug 31, 2021.

How do I start?
1.Sign up / create an account :
Web:  http://spaceshipinvest.com.au/refer
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=au.com.spaceship.app.production&hl=en_AU&gl=US
IOS: https://apps.apple.com/au/app/spaceship-investing-app/id1372650661

2. Login to Spaceship after creating an account and input the referrl code.

Where to add code AFTER sign-up:
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In mobile app:
Go to Account -> Referrals -> Enter Referral Code

On Website:
Go to Account (bottom left) -> Referrals -> Click on "Click Here"
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Advice on using SpaceShip Voyager:
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- Dont forget to declare your TFN after you create your account.
- Spaceship is a managed fund. Managed funds is also known as Mutual Funds.
- Spaceship has several portfolio to choose from:  Universe, Origin, Earth.
I choose "Universe" since its theme is "where the world is going" which is mostly technology stock related.
like : Spotify, Microsoft, Square, Apple, and Tesla.
- Treat Spaceship investment like your SUPER. The fund is managed for you and you don't need to look at your investment everyday. Checking on a monthly or quarterly / semi should be fine like how you check the performance of your SUPER.
- You may set investment type/frequency if you want to do manual or on a regular top up.
I started with a weekly top up of $5, once you gain confidence and familiarity with the platform is when I started increasing my top up and I changed it depending on my available cash. You can stop, do manual and auto top up.
- Deposit takes few days to hit your account (1 to 3 days). Withdrawal also take almost the same numbe rof days.
- Manage (increase/decrease/pause) your top up amount depending on your capacity and outlook of the market. You can also buy and sell WITHOUT Trading fees as much as you like (active investing since you have control when to buy/sell and the amount you want to invest). 
- This is not intended for active trading
- Spaceship is for long term investment just like your SUPER.
- You can withdraw your mooney/investment when you want unlike SUPER you normally wait until your retirement age before you can take out or use your investment.
- You can manage your portfolio from mobile app / web.
- Spaceship may or may not provide "distribution" (distribution is like dividend). So far it provides distribution for the past 2 fiscal year every end of July. 
- Review their portfolio if it still aligns with your investing strategy from time to time. They have several portfolio to choose from.
- You can also use the list of stocks they own in their portfolio as a guide if you plan to buy your own individual stock.
- File tax end of July when Spaceship provides the statements for distributions(dividend) and record to ATO so it will be auto prefill MyTax (trades still need to declare separately if you made a trade that resulted a loss or gain)  
- If the market drops significantly, its time to add more or do a manual top up (my plan)
- It is an investment, all investment has RISK.
- Spaceship has NO FEE if below 5k. You can trade (buy/sell) as much as you want without paying trading fees. You only get charge FEES once you go over 5k of your portfolio. 
for Spaceship Universe portfolio, they charge 0.1% per annum on portfolio over 5k. Example if you have total portfolio of 12k, you only get charge  $7.00 annually (0.1% on the $7k). for Spaceship Origin, they only charge 0.05% per annum.
Others like  Raiz charge you $2.50 per month ($30 per year) and Pocket charge you $2 "per trade". If you buy morethan 5x a year using Pocket will cost you $10 already.
- Withdrawal fee cost $5 if you want it back to your linked bank account.
- What is I want to close my account? With Spaceship Voyager, there is no withdrawal fee, sell spread or exit fee

Journal of a REAL Spaceship account and its performance ==>
https://kuripotism.blogspot.com/2021/01/investing-on-managed-fund-using.html


How I personally use Spaceship?
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I research on Spaceship Voyager from forums, their website, FAQ, read feedbacks and also look at their portfolio performance and what stocks are included in their portfolio. I do due diligence before I start investing in Spaceship.

1. I open Universe portfolio since I like the themed (global exposure) and also I prefer higher risk than the Origin portfolio which only tracks the ASX index. 
 
2. I started with $5 investment to open the account and I get FREE $5 upon using a referral code.
It is like 100% gain by investing $5, I get $5 free which is automatically invested in my Universe portfolio.

3. I make sure I provide my TFN check my details 

4. Set weekly top up. I started with $5 and I increase my weekly top up once I gain confidence, familiarity with the platform and see its potential to grow.

5. Monitor the performance atleast on a monthly basis as a chance to modify my weekly top up if needed.
since the app is installed on my phone and easy to access, I was able to checked it more frequently. 
I review/ look at my investment on a regular period like SUPER and others.

6. Use the referral code if someone is interested in joining as it also help the new investor in Spaceship to get their FREE $5 joining bonus.

7. Review their individual stock in their Universe portfolio to give me idea about the company that is not in my radar as I also buy individual socks. I place it in my other platform (broker) watch list.

8. Created an account for my wife since she is not into stocks, no time to study about stocks. A perfect candidate to use Spaceship Voyager. SEt up almost the same as what I did but her weekly contribution depends on what she is comfortable to invest. 

I wish I could create more separate account for my kids. Instead of putting their savings in the bank. I rather put those money on their Spaceship account while they are young and eventually let them manage their own account once they reach legal age. Looking forward to Spaceship plan to allow creating multiple account in the future.

 
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How fees are calculated and deducated daily from your portfolio (if your portfolio is over 5k)

Spaceship does not charge any fees on the first $5,000 invested with Spaceship Voyager.
The management fee is calculated on your balance (of more than $5,000) and charged daily.
What this means is you’re effectively exchanging units, on a daily basis, to cover part of the yearly management fee charged on your balance over $5,000.

To give you an example, let’s say that on a particular day, you have a unit balance of 10,200 and the unit price is 1.40. 
On this day your total investment balance is $14,280 (= 10,200 * 1.40)

Now, the fee is calculated then the following way:
Fee = (AUD balance - 5000 portfolio) * fee rate * time since last strike
Or  (14,280 - 5,000) * 0.001 * 1/365 = 0.02542465753 AUD per day

You then divide this AUD fee amount by the unit price to get the number of units you’re exchanging to cover the management fee.

This is calculated the following way:
= AUD fee / unit price
= 0.02542465753  / 1.40
= 0.018160 (rounded up to 6dp)

So, you’re effectively exchanging 0.018160 units to cover the fees part of the yearly management fee.
And, this happens every business day and at the same time the unit price is struck. 


In SHORT: (0.1% over 5k of your portfolio)
$9,280 are subject for fees out of $14,280 total portfolio
$9,280 * 0.10% = $9.28 annual fees or ($9.28/365 days = 0.025424)
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Stock Broker platform:
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Manage fund:
Spaceship Voyager - free $5 joining bonus using this ==> link/CODE  

Selfwealth - Get free 5 trades using this LINK https://bit.ly/3dT0C4K
Stake - trade US tock for FREE and get free either nike, dropbox or gopro stock using this code "kuripot" or LINK  https://bit.ly/2Zyb2Tz
eToro - trade US tock for FREE and get $100 joining bonus using this LINK https://etoro.tw/3lADWee  (Australian residents only)


Remittance
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Transferwise - High FX rate
https://bit.ly/3bRE7Ne  (Use link for NO FEE upto $500 AUD on your first remittance)
- I use this for remittance and you can use transferWise to transfer direct USD to USD for funding other brokers or transferring to a US bank account.


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Coinspot:  https://www.coinspot.com.au/join/REFBEPZRV  (receive $10 worth of Bitcoin)
Binance:   www.binance.com/en/register?ref=QVIF2DYJ  (you get 10% kickback comission)
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FREE $5 joining bonus from Spaceship Voyager FREE $5 joining bonus from Spaceship Voyager Reviewed by on 10:52 Rating: 5

Stake - Access to US Stock Market and ETF

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Hello Wall Street, Hello Free Stock — Stake
Are you looking for a platform in Australian that can invest directly in the US stock market and ETF? Stake is an investment platform that provides access to US stock market and ETF. Stake is also available in New Zealand, United Kingdom and Brazil. They also have plans expanding to more countries in the future.

Invest in US Stocks and ETFs on Stake. Join today using my referral code kuripot or click on this LINK and we can both get a free stock either GoPro, Dropbox or Nike when you fund within 24 hours.

It is always a challenge finding the cheapest and easiest platform to invest in individual US stock and ETF in Australia. You can buy Australian public listed ETF that has exposure in US or overseas market but buying individual US stock doesn't have many option.

There are other platform which I mention at the bottom of article and each may have its target audience but I choose Stake among the rest due to its affordability (trade free), accessibility (mobile app or web), user friendly (UX) and easy to understand, can start small as low as $50.



Topics covered:
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Why Stake?
Why I use Stake and who is it for ?
Pros and Cons
Get FREE Stock
Stake Fees
(I THOUGHT It's FREE ?
If STAKE is trade FREE, How does Stake make money
Direct USD transfers
Subscription Packs
Withdrawing Funds
How do they pay dividend?
Is it SAFE to invest in Stake?
Account security
What if Stake went down/bankrupt/closed down
Other investment platform I use aside from Stake


Pros and Cons
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Pros:
- NO trading fees
- NO monthly fees on Starter Pack (I think this is good enough for a start with unlimited trades)
- FREE Stock when you join (either GoPro,Dropbox or Nike randomly when you fund your account for the first time)
- Option to buy fractional shares
- Lower FX rate and spot rate. They use OFX and its rate is competitive compare to other broker 
- You can fund your Stake using TransferWise
- Mobile app for Android and Apple
- Search options by category: Stocks, ETFs, Sector,Values, Strategy, Industry and Region
- No dormancy fee (eToro and other broker have dormancy fee or inactivity fee)
- Easy to use and monitor from your mobile app.

Cons:
- Covers only US market.
- Express delivery fee (0.5%) and it is set by default so be mindful to change it to Standard delivery to avoid extra fees. Refer to stake fees
- Limit and stop loss order is only available on premium packs.
- No advance technical charting. It is intended for mobile app and I don't think you want to do your charting on mobile devices. You do your charting from other platform and place order in Stake.


Why I use Stake and who is it for ?
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Aside from the Pros mention above.
- Stake would fit for investors who are just starting out with low capital as you can start as low as $50 AUD deposit and can buy a minimum trade size is $10 but I would transfer over $100 AUD as the minimum FX fee is $2.00 USD even if you deposit below $100. Play around with values in making a deposit and observe the deposit details.
- I use POLi (bank transfer) as it doesn't have additional fees. Most big banks allow POLi payment. List of Banks that use POLi payment.
- Always change the delivery from Express to Standard to avoid extra fees.
- Option to use TransferWise to fund via Direct USD deposit.
- I can do cost average to the extreme as I can buy even 1 unit of shares (as long as it is over $10 trade value). There was a time I place an order of 1 unit with different limit price.
- Starter Pack(FREE) is good enough specially for starters or new to investing. You can always upgrade easily if needed.

There are other alternative platform which I mention at the bottom of this article and each may have its own market target audience.

Other investment platform I use aside from Stake
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Cheapest broker to buy Australian Stock
SelfWealth
Flat rate of $9.50/trade irrespective of trading size.
Use the link below and get FREE 5 trades to use within your first month

Invest in Managed Fund  global portfolio in Manage fund 
FEE FREE Diversified stock investing with global exposure
Under $5,000 with Universe or Index portfolio. (I choose Universe portfolio) 
Diversified portfolio with global market exposure like Google, Facebook, Microsoft etc..
Input the referral code after signing up and depositing your first $5 investment to get your FREE $5. Code valid until Jun 30, 2020. Click HERE to know more about Spaceship Voyager

Why Stake?
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Fast - Make trades in seconds on over 3,500 US Stocks and ETFs.
Affordable - Clear, simple and better pricing with no hidden fees. See full pricing here.
Secure - Securities insured up to $500k.
Simple account creation
Instant approval by digital verification
Seamless account funding


Stake Fees 
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Stake offers three subscription pack, Starter, Unlimited and Black. More info on Pricing Pack.
For all packs:
+ Unlimited free trades - buy and sell as much as you like with your USD balance  
+ FX fee of US 70c per AU$100 ($2 min) ONLY when you move money in or out of your Stake account from AUD to USD or vice versa. We never charge FX fees on stock trades.
+ Funding Options:
Take control of your funding with choice and transparency.
Express funding for +0.5%. (Recommend: Change to standard to avoid paying express fee). Fund with card for +2%. (Use POLI to avoid paying extra fee)
Withdrawals incur a $2 bank fee but you’ll always know the total fees, in dollar amount, upfront.
+ On your first funding, there’s a $5 fee to complete and lodge your W-8Ben tax form.
+ Nominal government levies apply when you sell:
- SEC fee. SEC Fee $0.231 per US$10,000 of sale proceeds This is an SEC fee created by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide the necessary capital for the US Government to pay for the costs involved in the SEC’s regulation of equity dealers and the equities market. 
- Trading Activity Fees (TAF) are incurred with each trade, as outlined in this fees PDF. There is a one-off tax filing fee ($5) which covers you for life. Stake does not profit from any of these fees.


(I THOUGHT It's FREE ? - it is TRADE FREE)
There is NO CHARGE for buying and selling. 
Other broker like Commsec charge from $19.94 USD per trade.
Some of the fees are unavoidable, mandatory and regulated by US government.
Buying US stock requires USD therefore FX transfer fees are required even on other platform.


Recommendation to minimize fees:
-It is cheaper to use POLi in funding your Stake Account (FX rate fee 0.7%).
-Change to standard delivery if you are not in a hurry to fund your account and avoid additional cost on Express delivery.
-There are 3 packs. Starter pack is FREE of charge while Unlimited is $9/month and Black is $19/month. I think Starter pack is good enough if you are more of a passive investor.
-Don't be surprise if you get an initial charge of $5 upon your initial deposit as it is for the automatic completion of your US Tax Form (W8-BEN) which is mandatory if you are holding US stock. Other platform doesn't charge a fee but you have to manually file it yourself and renew/update 3 years.
-Option to use TransferWise to transfer fund via Direct USD transfer.

I will start using Starter  pack: (FREE)
+ Unlimited free trades
+ Fractional shares
+ Market orders only
Scale up if you need other functionality. It is easy to switch packs.


Subscription Packs
Stake offers three packs:
-Starter pack is FREE
-Unlimited pack costs $9/month for advanced orders (Limit & Stop) functionality.
-Black pack costs $19/month for features of 'Unlimited' and day trading on unsettled funds with priority customer support.
If you are a passive investor who doesn't trade much, Starter pack is good enough and it is FREE.

If STAKE is trade FREE, How does Stake make money?
With no trading fees, Stake makes money in three distinct ways:
Freemium model - beyond the free account, Stake offers two paid 'premium' packs (Unlimited and Black)
FX transfers - they partner with OFX (0.7% fee) 
Interest on balances - Stake earns interest on the USD balances yet to be invested or withdrawn.


Minimum & Maximum order size
The maximum size of an order in the US market is 10,000 shares, but you can place as many orders (subject to your cash or holdings) under that amount. 
The minimum trade size is $10.


Withdrawing Funds
You can withdraw your available funds any time from Stake.  Much like funding your account, the spot FX rate and all applicable fees will be provided to you before you decide to process your transfer. The minimum amount you can withdraw is $5 (USD).  
Transfers can only go from Stake to your local bank account, which must be in your name.  Before you make your first withdrawal, you'll need to provide your bank details (BSB & Account Number).


How do they pay dividend?
Dividends are paid directly into your brokerage account approximately 2-3 trading days after the payment date. You will be eligible for a dividend if you own a share through its ex-dividend date.
The amount of the dividend will be proportional to your holding. This includes fractional shares.  For example, if a company pays a dividend of $10 and you hold 1.34 shares, your dividend will be $13.40 (less any applicable withholding).

Withholding Tax
In the US, there is a 30% withholding tax on dividend payments, but this is reduced to 15% with the completion of your W8 form (which we arrange when you join Stake).
When your dividend is paid, you will see the withholding tax reduction also - you will see this withholding on your account when your dividend payment is made. 


Is it SAFE to invest in Stake?
It’s worth noting that Stake never holds or touches your money - your money goes directly to our regulated FX partner (OFX) and then onto DriveWealth. When you withdraw your funds, it is the same, just the other way back!  
Your cash and securities in the US are held in custody for your benefit with Citibank, one of the world’s largest banks.

Insurance
The US broker, DriveWealth, LLC is a US broker-dealer registered with FINRA (US regulator) and is a member of SIPC, which protects securities customers of its members up to $500,000 (including $250,000 for claims for cash). You can read more about SIPC at www.sipc.org. 
This protects you, as a non-U.S. citizen with an account at a brokerage firm that is a member of SIPC. Stake customers are treated the same as a resident or citizen of the United States. 
Please note that SIPC does not protect against the decline in value of your securities. SIPC gets involved when a brokerage firm fails and SIPC appoints a trustee to manage the liquidation of the firm for the protection of customers. 


What if Stake went down/bankrupt/closed down
In the unlikely situation that Stake goes down, you would still have access to all your cash and securities. 
Our broker partner, DriveWealth and the custodian (Citibank) will establish access for customers if anything happens to Stake.


Account security
You have full control of your account and can enable advanced security in the form of 2 Factor Authentication (using an app like Google Authenticator or Authy) at any time.  
Recommended: TURN ON 2Factor Authentication. I use Authy as it can sync on my desktop app and mobile app. Always use 2F when available to any of your accounts.


Direct USD transfers
You can fund your account directly if you have USD already, or would like to transfer any currency (like AUD etc) into USD using your bank or preferred FX remitter (such as TransferWise etc).

Making a direct deposit
The key banking and transfer information for your accounts will be found inside your Account tab on Stake.
Within the section “Direct USD Transfer” your specific transfer information is provided - it is unique to your account and ensures that if followed, your transfer will arrive as you planned.
To make a direct USD deposit, please also ensure you follow the information in this section.

Ensure your transfers details, found in the “Direct USD Transfers” section, are entered correctly with your FX provider. In particular, match your reference number exactly as included.

Ensure that the name on the remitting account is an EXACT match to your Stake account we are NOT able to accept fund transfers otherwise, for any reason - no related company accounts, friends & family accounts etc.

Make sure that you are aware of the feeds provided by your bank or FX provider (i.e wire fees etc).
Stake charges a flat USD 5.00 fee which is passed through to our US broker dealer to reconcile and undertake fraud checks on each transfer.



Invest in US Stocks and ETFs on Stake. Join today using my referral code kuripot or click on this LINK and we can both get a free stock either GoPro, Dropbox or Nike when you fund within 24 hours.
When you fund your Stake account for the first time within 24 hours of signing up, you will get a free stock.  When claiming stock, these stocks will be randomly issued one of the three available stocks (currently GoPro, Dropbox and Nike).
You cannot claim a free stock for multiple accounts (i.e. 1 per person under this program). Free stock is only available when you fund via Stake (on the app or web) and does not apply when you make a direct USD funding. 
Once eligible, customers can elect to claim free stock or elect not to receive a free stock.
If customers elect to claim free stock, they agree to the Free Stock Program Terms & Conditions.
Check out Free Stock Page for more information on how to get your free share in Nike, Dropbox or GoPro.

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Here are some of the alternative that allow to buy US share and ETF in Australia:
1. CommSec International Share Trading Account
2. nabtrade
3. Westpac
4. ANZ Share Investing
5. Interactive Brokers
6. IG Share Trading
7. CMC Markets
8. Saxo Capital Markets

Visit STAKE support website for more and update information.

You can contact me by sending/posting a message in Facebook group "Pinoy Aussie Stock Investors"

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Stake - Access to US Stock Market and ETF Stake - Access to US Stock Market and ETF Reviewed by on 05:35 Rating: 5

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