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Readers would know that Ireit is currently my biggest position in the portfolio so I do look out for their news. Earlier this year in May, there was an announcement for sale of the manager to Tikehau Investment Management which brings quite a bit of question marks as to what is going to happen should…

Happiness is indispensable to those who seek them. Everyone has their own definition of what constitutes happiness for them. For instance, my 2 year old son creates his own happiness by playing with his toys and casually biting me. It hurts physically for me but it makes him happy. He is also happy when we…

This is a shout-out to readers who wished to know more about how to build a passive stream of cash-flow from stock investing and what are the required details to look out for. On the 6th October 2016 (Thursday), BIGSCRIBE will be organizing a seminar where there will be presentations and open discussions where there will…

The recent news surrounding Swiber default case and Marco Polo potentially operating as a going concern have led many financial bloggers to pen their views on the matter. Many have condemned the act of investing in such companies or asset structure because they seemed “dangerous” or “unsustainable” and the bloggers have come out strong to…

The market continues to wobble down today as it hits a level of 2,800 before bouncing back a little. I took a chance to nibble some shares of Singtel which I bought at $3.85 for 3,000 shares. My plan was to stock up some purchases when the index hits a level of 2,800 as part…

No.  Counters No. of Shares Market Price (SGD) Total Value (SGD) based on market price Allocation % 1. IReit Global 73,000 0.74 54,020.00 12.0% 2. ST Engineering 13,000 3.36 43,680.00 10.0% 3. Kingsmen 45,000 0.67 30,150.00 7.0% 4. Ascott Reit 10,000 1.14 11,400.00 3.0% 5. First Reit 8,000 1.36 10,880.00 2.0% 6. OCBC 1,134 8.81…

Portfolio management is one of the most important success factor when it comes to personal finance. As we move through different stages of life, we tend to do different things, pick up certain knowledge and set various goals. Because of the psychology involved, endless changes and unknown factor of the market dynamics, it becomes a…

This is going back to the basics 101. All of us are aware why compounding is one of the wonders of the world.  By now, most investors would have known the effect of compounding over time and how they can exponentially grow their wealth to incredible amount, if done correctly.  Compounding returns which are positive…

This is a compilation of my Q3 quarterly update for this year. The previous 2 quarters can be found here and here. The theme for this post will be outsourcing and we will look into how we can do that to our advantage.  There are many companies that are outsourcing their transaction or operational tasks…

I was recently invited by the team from Capitalgains Studio to try out the new Wongamania game on one evening at one of the studio.  There were a few of the financial bloggers which were also around (InvestOpenly, Budget Babe, STE and Musicwhiz) and we played the game together.  This wasn’t the first time I had played the game…