Regular readers of my blog would know that I often blog about anything that I can find that represents value to anyone looking for something out there. I have blogged a couple of times on stocks which I thought represents good value as well as food & beverages which I have shared not too long…
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Are We Setting Up Ourselves To Fear Failure?
This past weekend, I was reading an article regarding the entrepreneur spirit of Elon Musk, who is CEO for SpaceX and Tesla which he shared some fascinating stories about how he started and enveloped his entrepreneur spirit during his early days. In the article, he shared about how he prepared and set himself up for…
Topping Up Cash $7,000 For My Special Account (SA)
I’ve been reading a number of blog posts by AK71 on whether we should be accelerating the topping up process or transferring the money from the Ordinary Account (OA) to a Special Account (SA) which obviously yield direct advantage as the money is compounded in higher return. He also talked about this in the previous “meet the…
Psychology in Crisis and Herd Investing
The market has been consolidating right at the top for a few months now and it seems very difficult to predict where it’s going to go next as it had always been. Having said that, there will always be incoming new investors on board who are intrigued by the seemingly “successful” safety boat in the…
Liquidity – Paying a Price for Immediacy
I’ve been following the latest letters from Howard Marks of Oaktree for some time now. It has been truly amazing given the amount of wisdom inputs I have received from this guy just by reading some of his letters. For those who has never read any of his letters previously, I would strongly recommend you…
Recent Action – FraserCenterPoint Trust (FCT)
In my previous post about a month ago, I mentioned that I am in the midst of building up some cash holdings (original article here) as I feel the market is somewhat overheated and is due for a correction. I continue reducing my portfolio and in particular for Reits as I feel they are currently…
Recent Action – Noel Gifts International
I’ve initiated a small position in Noel Gifts International to test out the strategy I have previously discussed on my post on Design Studio (view article here). Since the counter is rather illiquid, I have only managed to purchase 18,800 shares at a price of $0.295. The idea of using this strategy is to test…
What Is Your Ideal Country To Live In ? (A Tribute to Mr. LKY)
This is a tribute post on the passing of one of the greatest visionary leader we ever had in the history of Singapore: Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. This is a sad day for many of us as the world mourns over the loss of Singapore’s grounding father, the great father for all Singaporeans and the…
The Pareto Principle (80/20) Investing Strategy
In 1906, Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto created a mathematical formula to describe the unequal distribution of wealth in his country, observing that twenty percent of the people owned eighty percent of the wealth. The 80/20 rule has then been commonly used throughout everyday’s life to assume the practical meaning of 20 percent that are vital…
“Mar 15″ – SG Transactions & Portfolio Update”
No. Counters No. of Lots Market Price (SGD) Total Value (SGD) based on market price Allocation % 1. China Merchant Pacific 69 1.06 73,140.00 25.0% 2. FraserCenter Point Trust 30 2.03 60,000.00 21.0% 3. SembCorp Industries 10 4.26 42,300.00 15.0% 4. Vicom 6 6.58 39,300.00 13.0% 5. FraserCommercial Trust 11 1.49 15,840.00 5.0% 6. ST…