This has been the Billion dollar question for everyone since we had Dow hitting record high 16,000, S&P hitting record high 1,800 and Nasdaq hitting record high 4,000. It has been common that when major indexes hit their respective record high, retail investors become more wary of their reversal turnaround and expecting a crashdown in…
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The Myers Briggs Personality Test and How much should you be earning?
Many companies have now used the Myers Briggs Personality Test as the first round of elimination to search for suitable candidates. I remember the time when I had to do some sort of the Myers Briggs test for my current job. Applying for an Accountant position, it is a no brainer that they are looking…
Recent Actions – Boustead runs on Steroids
With the recent Dow and S&P hitting the high 16,000 and 1,800 respectively, it seems no stopping the market going higher and higher. This is despite all the tapering noise that we are hearing for months now. On the local market, we don’t seem to have a run-up well above the 3,200 mark on the…
“Nov 13″ – 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 1.81 54,300.00 25.0% 2. SPH 7 4.25 29,750.00 13.0% 2. Vicom 6 4.90 29,400.00 13.0% 4. FraserCommercial Trust 14 1.265 17,710.00 8.0% 5. Neratel 20 0.695 13,900.00 6.0% 6. First Reit 13 1.075…
Does your workplace practice Curvebell Ranking Appraisal?
I remember the days when I had to take classes and exams that used the curvebell system to determine one’s grade. This means that even if you scored 80 out of a 100, you may still score a C, provided the rest are as or more competitive than you do. Those were the days. Moving…
Dividend Updates – Loving the early Christmas presents
We are almost towards the final few months into the new year and I am thrilled to see my early Christmas present in the form of passive income dividends. It’s great to see when your dividends income are growing and which will get closer day by day to covering your expenses. Although not as impressive…
Marco Polo Marine CEO to marry Actress Vivian Hsu
I know Vivian Hsu from watching the showbiz. AK71 knows Marco Polo Marine CEO as he is vested with the shares. What do they have in common? THEY ARE GETTING MARRIED NEXT YEAR!!! CELEBRATIONS!!!! http://sg.entertainment.yahoo.com/news/vivian-hsu-married-next-061600248.html
Ascott Reit – Subscribing to Rights Issue?
As investors of Ascott Reit, the news surrounding is whether you will subscribe or reject the offers for a 1-to-5 rights issue at $1. The Management has stated its intention to use the gross proceeds of approximately S$253.7 Million from the Rights Issue in the following manner: (i) approximately S$204.9 million (equivalent to approximately 80.8%…
Reconciling between achieving Partial vs Complete Financial Freedom
1,2,3…Set….Go. I’m sure all of us remember the day we started off our financial journey. We knew the road to financial success will be a long and daunting process yet at the same time we feel excited to finally get off the mark on a new adventurous journey. Those were the days. Roll forward to…
ValueMax IPO – Is it worth getting it?
For some reason, I don’t usually get lucky in IPO balloting process, especially if they are those which are oversubscribed by many fellow retail investors. The latest incident was the SPH Reit. Balloted and failed. Another $2 wasted. This week, we have the “ValueMax Group”, one of the oldest pawnbroking chains in Singapore, launching a…