I take comfort in knowing that the construction of my current dividend investing portfolio has performed admittedly well so far. However, it doesn’t mean that it has been a smooth path constructing it these few years. In fact, I’ve made a fair share of mistakes over the past couple of years and I will be the first…
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Win-Win-Lose – It’s the end that ultimately matters
Many people advocate the journey as a process of learning while others remain skeptical and put their focus on the big price at the end. Which one matters? Here are two real life examples I encountered this month. First scenario A friend of mine visited Singapore for a 3 day visit to the casino. He…
Factor decisions that propels me to accept the new job
There are many reasons that can play a part on whether an employee should stay with the company or move on to his or her next role in another company. Based on Davenport, having the right career is important as we tend to spend at least one-third of our entire lives in the workforce (precisely…
“Jun 14″ – SG Transactions & Portfolio Update”
No. Counters No. of Lots Market Price (SGD) Total Value (SGD) based on market price Allocation % 1. FraserCenter Point Trust 30 1.855 55,650.00 22.0% 2. Vicom 6 5.94 35,640.00 14.0% 3. SembCorp Ind 5 5.35 26,750.00 10.0% 4. SPH 5 4.21 21,050.00 8.0% 5. Ascott Reit 15 1.235 18,525.00 7.0% 6. Mapletree Greater China…
Recent Action – Stamford Land
This is a counter which I have been following for some time now and this month I have made a small addition to my portfolio. Stamford Land is the largest independent owner-operator of luxury hotels in Australia-NZ with 7 luxury hotels in AU and 1 in NZ. It is also a property developer…
Overcoming the maybe “One More…” Syndrome
As a legitimate human being on this planet, I think many of us have been in a situation where we are suffering from a “One More…” syndrome. Take a drug victim for example, he may be so addicted to the drug that even when he promises that this will be his last use, he will…
Getting my spouse to go along with my frugal plans
Doing it on our own self, it’s easier. Influencing others is much harder. Ask yourself this question. How many times have you tried to convince others – friends or families – to live frugally by spending lesser and saving more and how many times have you succeeded. Many times, the impact to our lives is…
Lippo Mall Indonesia Retail Trust (LMIR) – Interview with the management
I had a chance to have a one-on-one interview with the management of Lippo Mall Indonesia Retail Trust (LMIR) this afternoon. The top 3 management – Mr. Alvin (CEO), Mr. Lo (CFO) and Mr. Wong (Financial Controller) were all present during the short 1 hour meet-up. It was a great chance to…
“Discipline” for proper handling of funds for your child’s University expenses
The EDGE publication for this week edition wrote an article about how you can ensure your child’s proper handling of the funds you have saved up for his/her University expenses. This can be a long and daunting process if you are a new parent as you probably need to be doing this over the course…
Project Survey $60 incentive – PM if you are interested
I thought I could perhaps share this with the larger community. This is a survey which I have went last week. The extra incentive is not too bad, it’s about $60 for 45 minutes. I am not able to disclose the objective or anything about the survey but all I can say is this is…