I shared in the recent session sharing last week that there is beauty for Reits to grow through organic and inorganic means even though they are mandated to pay out most of their earnings to shareholders as dividends. I also spoke about how the role of the management becomes very important because their competency will…
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Recent Action – FCL
A quick update to the recent movement I have in my portfolio. I managed to get through the queue by buying 10,000 shares of FCL at a share price of $1.48. Selling pressure has been strong in recent weeks, and we can see again that today it closes with a rather huge volume, given the…
Am I On Target To Achieve Financial Independence By 35?
The last time I did a review on this was back in 2014 (here) so it’s been a while since then. I started writing this blog in Dec 2011 where the objective is to document the journey towards the path to financial independence at the age of 35. I gave myself a stretch 10 years…
IREIT To Expand Beyond German Properties
Readers would know that Ireit is currently my biggest position in the portfolio so I do look out for their news. Earlier this year in May, there was an announcement for sale of the manager to Tikehau Investment Management which brings quite a bit of question marks as to what is going to happen should…
Creating Our Own Happiness
Happiness is indispensable to those who seek them. Everyone has their own definition of what constitutes happiness for them. For instance, my 2 year old son creates his own happiness by playing with his toys and casually biting me. It hurts physically for me but it makes him happy. He is also happy when we…
6 October 2016 – Building Cash Flow From Stocks
This is a shout-out to readers who wished to know more about how to build a passive stream of cash-flow from stock investing and what are the required details to look out for. On the 6th October 2016 (Thursday), BIGSCRIBE will be organizing a seminar where there will be presentations and open discussions where there will…
Looking Back Is Always Easier Than Prospecting Future Events
The recent news surrounding Swiber default case and Marco Polo potentially operating as a going concern have led many financial bloggers to pen their views on the matter. Many have condemned the act of investing in such companies or asset structure because they seemed “dangerous” or “unsustainable” and the bloggers have come out strong to…
Recent Action – Singtel
The market continues to wobble down today as it hits a level of 2,800 before bouncing back a little. I took a chance to nibble some shares of Singtel which I bought at $3.85 for 3,000 shares. My plan was to stock up some purchases when the index hits a level of 2,800 as part…
“Sep 16” – SG Transactions & Portfolio Update”
No. Counters No. of Shares Market Price (SGD) Total Value (SGD) based on market price Allocation % 1. IReit Global 73,000 0.74 54,020.00 12.0% 2. ST Engineering 13,000 3.36 43,680.00 10.0% 3. Kingsmen 45,000 0.67 30,150.00 7.0% 4. Ascott Reit 10,000 1.14 11,400.00 3.0% 5. First Reit 8,000 1.36 10,880.00 2.0% 6. OCBC 1,134 8.81…
The Evolution Of Personal Portfolio Management
Portfolio management is one of the most important success factor when it comes to personal finance. As we move through different stages of life, we tend to do different things, pick up certain knowledge and set various goals. Because of the psychology involved, endless changes and unknown factor of the market dynamics, it becomes a…