Following the recently announced Q3 results which I have touched on my previous post, I sent an email to their Investor Relations Group to better understand their competitive challenges in the Utilities and Power segment of the business. Just thought I could share their reply for the benefits of those vested or interested in the…
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Vicom Q3 Results – A Darling stock that only goes up?
My last previous posts on Vicom was in October when I elaborated in detail about their two core business: vehicle and non-vehicle segment. You can check out the posts here at part 1 and part 2. Vicom announced its Q3 results today and as a vested shareholder myself, I am keen to know how they were doing in…
Here’s a test to check whether you are wealthy
Wealth is subjective. You can be wealthy depending on how you view your needs regardless of your age and income, but realistically you can quantify them. Based on the book “The Millionaire Next Door”, author Thomas Stanley and William Danko talks about the concept of prodigious accumulator of wealth. This is the highest level of…
Dividend Income Update – “Santa Claus is coming to town”
We are into our last 2 months before the year ends so any form of cash inflow will be most welcoming. For myself, it will be in the form of dividend income as Santa comes in early to deliver my Christmas present. You know all those years back you were thinking what are those heavy…
Recent Action – Sembcorp Industries
It has been a busy start to the month as I had added a couple more CMP (who had just reported great results today btw ^^) yesterday to my portfolio and now Sembcorp Industries upon further price weakness. Having previously accumulated SCI at $5.08 sometime in August this year (See post here), I have purchased another…
OUE Ltd – Dissecting Q3 FY14 Results
I opened a position not too long ago for OUE Ltd and have explained my rationale for buying them (See Here). The fundamental reason for my purchase since have remained the same and I just want to quickly go through their recent Q3 results which caught my eye. I will not mention all of…
A YOLO Dilemma
You are fresh grad out of college, raring to go after your dream career, earning your very first corporate paycheck and now you want to YOLO away at some Lalaland, spending the money on the many things you’ve dreamed about since you’re a kid. Sports car, romantic dinner, a beautiful partner, around the world travel…
8 Ways to spend on your Windfall
A Windfall can be defined as an unexpected receipt of money that you have received without budgeting them previously. The key word here is unexpected because it appears there is no plan what to do with the money and many makes the mistake of wasting them for granted. Consider this for an example: A tourist…
Understanding the different Dividend Distribution Type from Reits
Reits are fast gaining popularity among investors due to its high dividend payout requirement and exposure to different property sectors. If we look at an investor’s portfolio, most will hold some portion of Reits in their holdings. However, as far as receiving dividends are concerned, I believe most investors are only concerned with the amount…
The $2 Chicken Rice Story
I chanced upon a stall that sells chicken rice for $2 and saw many people queueing for it. Knowing what to expect but curious, I went to purchase them for lunch. Not too far away from the stall, there is another chicken rice stall that sells for $4. The $2 chicken rice was packed with…