Author: B

A Windfall can be defined as an unexpected receipt of money that you have received without budgeting them previously.  The key word here is unexpected because it appears there is no plan what to do with the money and many makes the mistake of wasting them for granted. Consider this for an example: A tourist…

Reits are fast gaining popularity among investors due to its high dividend payout requirement and exposure to different property sectors. If we look at an investor’s portfolio, most will hold some portion of Reits in their holdings. However, as far as receiving dividends are concerned, I believe most investors are only concerned with the amount…

I chanced upon a stall that sells chicken rice for $2 and saw many people queueing for it. Knowing what to expect but curious, I went to purchase them for lunch. Not too far away from the stall, there is another chicken rice stall that sells for $4. The $2 chicken rice was packed with…

Every year during this time, I would take the time to review SPH full year results to see how they were doing. Last year in Oct (See Here), I was disappointed with their results and was contemplating whether to hold or let go of this darling grandfather stock. Anyway, I managed to hold to them…

I attended the party held at the D’Leedon condominium on Saturday evening which my parents in law has purchased. As previously done at the Interlace, the developer, Capitaland went all-out to make an impression by organizing a big event party to mark its units completion and has invited residents and extended families to the party….

The last time I went to update about FCT was back in April when news were coming out that they were going to acquire Changi City Point. How time has flied since then. Fct of course has remained my major stake in the portfolio.  FCT has just announced their full year results on Thursday and…

Following the article on SPH Reit by fellow blogger S-Reit System Investor which I thought was well analysed and the recent buzz surrounding the injection of Seletar Mall into SPH Reit, I wanted to follow up the discussion with the management thoughts on the Malls and my thoughts into the matter. Here is the Q&A discussion with…

We are into the final week of the October month and it seems forever since we last had such a volatility in the market. The month of October has historically been the most volatile month for stocks (such as the 1929 crash, credit crunch 2008) and it has proven itself right once again, at least…

Hola Singapore 🙂  I am finally back to Singapore after about a 10 days study trip away to Spain during the past week. During these periods, I have only traveled to Madrid and Barcelona and it has been a very enriching experience knowing much more about the history of the cities. I also realized that…