No. Counters No. of Lots Market Price (SGD) Total Value (SGD) based on market price Allocation % 1. FraserCenter Point Trust 30 1.855 55,650.00 22.0% 2. Vicom 6 5.94 35,640.00 14.0% 3. SembCorp Ind 5 5.35 26,750.00 10.0% 4. SPH 5 4.21 21,050.00 8.0% 5. Ascott Reit 15 1.235 18,525.00 7.0% 6. Mapletree Greater China…
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Recent Action – Stamford Land
This is a counter which I have been following for some time now and this month I have made a small addition to my portfolio. Stamford Land is the largest independent owner-operator of luxury hotels in Australia-NZ with 7 luxury hotels in AU and 1 in NZ. It is also a property developer…
Overcoming the maybe “One More…” Syndrome
As a legitimate human being on this planet, I think many of us have been in a situation where we are suffering from a “One More…” syndrome. Take a drug victim for example, he may be so addicted to the drug that even when he promises that this will be his last use, he will…
Getting my spouse to go along with my frugal plans
Doing it on our own self, it’s easier. Influencing others is much harder. Ask yourself this question. How many times have you tried to convince others – friends or families – to live frugally by spending lesser and saving more and how many times have you succeeded. Many times, the impact to our lives is…
Lippo Mall Indonesia Retail Trust (LMIR) – Interview with the management
I had a chance to have a one-on-one interview with the management of Lippo Mall Indonesia Retail Trust (LMIR) this afternoon. The top 3 management – Mr. Alvin (CEO), Mr. Lo (CFO) and Mr. Wong (Financial Controller) were all present during the short 1 hour meet-up. It was a great chance to…
“Discipline” for proper handling of funds for your child’s University expenses
The EDGE publication for this week edition wrote an article about how you can ensure your child’s proper handling of the funds you have saved up for his/her University expenses. This can be a long and daunting process if you are a new parent as you probably need to be doing this over the course…
Project Survey $60 incentive – PM if you are interested
I thought I could perhaps share this with the larger community. This is a survey which I have went last week. The extra incentive is not too bad, it’s about $60 for 45 minutes. I am not able to disclose the objective or anything about the survey but all I can say is this is…
Bar Scanning Code – Will this work in Singapore?
As a Reit investor, one of the objective we would like to see from the management is to increase DPU over time through both organic and inorganic growth. For organic growth, this probably means that they will need to increase their rental over time, passing down the costs to retail tenants who will be increasingly…
Vicom – Is special dividend going to increase again this year?
We know that Vicom is a cash-rich company that has made consecutive growth of profits year after year. However,with the recent announcement of results for Q1 FY14 and with Cash & Cash Equivalent finally reaching top of 50% on the overall total asset, the question is whether the management is going to increase Vicom’s special…
“May 14″ – SG Transactions & Portfolio Update”
No. Counters No. of Lots Market Price (SGD) Total Value (SGD) based on market price Allocation % 1. FraserCenter Point Trust 30 1.825 54,750.00 22.0% 2. Vicom 6 5.83 34,980.00 14.0% 3. SembCorp Ind 5 5.40 27,000.00 11.0% 4. SPH 5 4.20 21,000.00 8.0% 5. Ascott Reit 15 1.195 17,925.00 7.0% 6. Mapletree Greater China…