I was reading this article last week on young graduates seeking for employment when it struck me that I have once been in that stage before more than a decade ago – and as I will detail later below why I think it sets a good place to start. Back to the article, one of…
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3 Key Metrics That Are Critical To Being A Successful SaaS Company
Software as a service (SaaS) companies are among one of the fastest growing segments in the world in the past two years due to the rapid adoption since the pandemic. Based on a subscription model and being centrally located on a remote cloud network, it is becoming the go to platforms for many organizations due…
Are Prices of Luxury Watches Finally Falling?
Pent-up demand for luxury watches have never been higher since the era of Covid-19. Easy monetary policies globally combined with the relentless rising cost of goods material and inflation have spiked up demand for luxury watches around the world. According to a research study, Rolex brand accounts for one-quarter of the entire Swiss watch industry’s…
Fixed Home Rates Last Call 2.25% Will End On 23rd Jun Before Rising To 2.6% Thereafter. Refinance Or Simply Check Your Rates Now!
The Fed has raised interest rates by 75 basis points during this past week which sends market spiralling downwards strongly towards an expectation that another consecutive 75 basis point rate hike is on the cards. In fact, if we look at what the market is expecting towards the end of 2022, we are today pricing…
Optimising Your Return With Limiting Your Downside Risk Through A Vertical Spread Options Strategy
First on the disclaimer, Vertical Spread Options is a relative intermediate options strategy so please understand the mechanics and exercise it with care. A vertical spread is sometimes called a credit spread – which involves simultaneously buying and selling of options of the same underlying at the same expiration date with a different strike price….
Jun 2022 – Portfolio Transactions & Updates
I am having my off-month visiting my parents during this school holiday so I will make the updates quick. Another roller coaster month – one month up another month down and this month another month up again. It seems like volatility has been the sole theme this year with many unpredictable event happening. Any bit…
Frasers Hospitality Trust (FHT) Privatised at $0.70. Is It A Fair Deal?
More delisting are on the way to our precious REITs arena as the latest news that Fraser Hospitality Trust (“FHT”) will be privatized after a strategic review comes in to decide to delist the REIT. The Scheme Consideration of $0.70 in cash per scheme stapled security represents: 1.) a premium of 43.8% and 16.7% over…
3 ETFs You Can Buy To Protect Your Wealth In An Inflationary Environment (or Worse If We Are Heading Into A Stagflation)
Inflation – also known as the silent assassin of cash or deposits – is raging across the globe. This phenomenon seems to be a trend everywhere, from the consequences of the excessive money printing from the already buoyant economy of the US to the resilient sector of the UK. For instance, the US inflation for…
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: Baba) – Have You Still Got Any Wool Left + Free Cash Flow and Updated Intrinsic Valuation
It’s been a while since I last wrote an article on Alibaba even though it remained one of my highest conviction positions to date with it alone taking up 27% of my entire portfolio. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: Baba) reported Q4 and full year earnings recently which closed off what for them as one…