Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) plunged sharply after announcing its Q1 FY22 post-market hours which came in much below expectations and to the disappointment of many investors. Despite announcing an increase in Prime membership recently (monthly rate is now up from USD 12.99 to USD 14.99 and annual cost is up from USD 119 to USD 139)…
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All You Need To Know About REITs Symposium 2022 (21 May) @ Suntec Convention
One of the most anticipated event of the year is here once again – with this year’s REITs Symposium to be held on the 21st May 2022 on a hybrid event at the Suntec Convention Hall and broadcasted LIVE simultaneously to online viewers. We are fortunate to have this event finally back live physically this…
Alphabet (Nasdaq: GOOGL) Falls 3.5% After Earnings Despite Strong Earnings From All Segments Including Search Advertising and Cloud. Is This an Opportunity?
The market is in an unforgiving mood in the past recent days. Alphabet Inc., which is more commonly known as Google – reported its Q1 FY22 earnings this morning after market close. The market seems to be disappointed by the results where it drops 3.5% after hours but let’s take a look what is going…
What is Your Price of Happiness Index Level?
I attended one very interesting Group Research Project in recent weeks which I wanted to share my thoughts. The Project was about measuring the correlation between income to expense ratio over happiness level. I’ll explain in a little bit about how this works. The Group of attendees were selected randomly but selectively through (I suspect)…
PayPal Holdings Inc [Nasdaq: PYPL] [Earnings Preview] – Will We See $75 Next?
The plethora of earnings keep coming and this week, we will be taking a quick look at Paypal Holdings Inc [Nasdaq: PYPL] which will be reporting on the 27th April on Wednesday after market close. The share price looks like it will break the last low set on the daily chart while it is keeping…
My Personal (3Fs) Experience Using the uSMART SG App
The fast and growing industry of Fintech is taking the world by storm as the world is evolving towards a digital economy – driven by technology, innovation, and new ways of doing and transacting business in a seamless way. Over the past few years, the security brokerage industries have been buzzing about the disruption it…
If You Have Not Refinanced In The Last Two Years or Still Under The Floating Rate, You May Want To Lock In Soon!
Interest rates are going up! For those who have not been following the market, the Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates by at least 25 basis points in each of the remaining 6 meetings this year. Together with the earlier which was raised, we are looking at approximately between 1.9% – 2.2% by…
Apr 2022 – Portfolio Transactions & Updates
Over a hundred emails and comments came to me in the month of March as we’ve seen one of the most turbulent and turmoil in the market with the uncertainty of the inflation, war and the Chinese routs destroying the markets right there. If you’ve survived that series, give yourself a pat in the back….
Does Inflation and Rising Interest Rate Affect REITS – CSOP iEdge S-REIT Leaders Index ETF Edition
Over the past decade, REITs have emerged as one of the most popular investment vehicle for yield-hungry investors who are looking for stable passive income play in the local Singapore market. High dividend – combined with a few other factors such as strong governance, liquidity and stability – have enhanced the attractiveness of such assets…