Decision log
Recommended actions
Stage the $12M proceeds — don't deploy in one block
He just carried 11 years of single-business concentration risk. A 6-month laddered entry caps regret risk while markets sit near highs.
“You spent a decade taking one concentrated bet and it paid. Let’s not replace it with a second one on day one. We ladder this in over six months — same destination, far less timing risk.”
“I want it working now, not sitting in cash.”
Idle proceeds go straight into a money-market sukuk ladder at ~5.1% while we deploy — it’s earning from day one, just not committed to risk all at once.
Sweep the $1.2M idle cash into a T-bill / MMF sukuk ladder (~5.1%)
14% cash vs. 6% target is a ~$700K drag. Laddered rungs keep 3 months of liquidity available for the business.

