The increasing demand for yield hunt, in particular the S-Reits has grown even stronger in recent months, leading to further yield compression. As of current price, we have now seen more and more Reits falling below into the <6% category. I remember just a year ago, most S-Reits are easily in the 6% yield category….
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“Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying…”
Movies can become an important piece of inspiration to us. One of the movie which I’ve watched over the past weekend is “Shawshank Redemption”, a great movie with lots of messages and inspirations. If you have not watched it previously, stop whatever you are doing right now, start downloading them, grab a popcorn and…
“Jan 13” – US Transactions & Portfolio Update
Counters No. of Shares Average Price (USD) Total Value (USD) based on average price Market Price (USD) Total Value (USD) based on market price Total Dividends collected (USD) since purchase Verizon (VZ) 20 43.22 864.40 43.59 871.80 0.00 AT&T (T) 20 34.43 688.60 34.37 687.40 0.00 Coca-Cola (KO) 5 37.07 185.35 36.96 184.80 0.00 Total…
“Jan 13” – SG Transactions & Portfolio Update
Counters No. of Lots Average Price (SGD) Total Value (SGD) based on average price Market Price (SGD) Total Value (SGD) based on market price Total Dividends collected (SGD) since purchase ST Engineering 1 2.82 2,820.00 3.84 3,840.00 1,240.00 SIA Engineering 3 4.12 12,360.00 4.57 13,710.00 210.00 Noble 2 1.12 2,240.00 1.24 2,480.00 0.00 FraserCenter Point…
New Cooling Measures for Singapore property
Not for the first time you are hearing, the government has once again imposed a new cooling measures on Singapore property in the bid to control speculation for property in Singapore. The following measures will take effect on 12 January 2013: a) Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD) rates will be: i) Raised between five and…
2013 Portfolio Goal
First and foremost, HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013 to everyone. It’s been exactly a week passed since the New Year and contrary to my goal of a healthier life in 2013, I’ve been sick for most of the first week of 2013, being infected with cough flu virus and enzcyma skin rashes. How is everyone’s doing!!??…
Guest Post: Holding vs Deploying Cash
A great article by DividendMantra on the pros and cons of holding versus deploying cash. Do you agree with his take? I’m just another young guy, at 30 years and counting, trying to achieve financial independence at a young age. My main mission with this blog is to chronicle my journey from a negative net…
Effects of Post-Lottery Winnings
Here is an interesting research on people who had won lottery and its effects on their respective happiness/family life/work/etc: The one thing I would like to highlight is the number of percentages of people who had won the lottery and spend all of their winnings within the 5 years they won. It shows that if…
Reflections on my dividend investing journey in 2012
So you’ve made a 12% profit this year. Great. And you’ve outperformed the S&P and STI index this year. Fantastic. You’ve lost a little money this year. No worries. Irregardless of whether you’ve made profits or losses this year, one thing for certain is that you’ve learned new things from your investing journey which you can…
Xmas Edition: Why is Santa Claus fat ???
Ho ho ho… It’s Christmas time!!! “Santa Claus is here… and I’m gonna eat all your cookies…” Since it is a Christmas week, let’s take a step away from the stock market and put our focus on a Christmas event. Have you ever wondered why Santa Claus is fat and not muscular, sexy and hot!!!??? I…