My Sunday mass priest which I went to at St Cathedral on Sunday preached about “Giving your best and Expecting the worse” That way, you won’t feel disappointed in life. The fact that there are people who approach life this way shows that there is some evidence to it. In life, we may see some people who give…
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Just for Fun: Toilet in Japan (One of the funniest I have ever seen)
We all know that Japan has a lot of weirdo stuff. So when I went to Japan recently and into their toilet to take a pee, guess what I’ve found: Apparently, the idea is that you will need to aim correctly when you pee and you will win the round. This way it will encourage people…
Accumulation of REITS play in turbulent times
When I was in Kyoto recently, I climbed up multiple of stairs on my way to reach the Kiyomizudera temple. But on my way down, it was less tiring and it took me lesser time to reach the bottom. The stock market reacts the same way recently. It took a few months to gain momentum…
“Jun 13″ – SG Transactions & Portfolio Update”
Counters No. of Lots Average Price (SGD) Total Value (SGD) based on average price Market Price (SGD) Total Value (SGD) based on market price Total Dividends collected (SGD) since purchase FraserCenter Point Trust 18 1.85 33,360.00 1.985 35,730.00 1,509.00 SPH 7 4.18 29,310.00 4.33 30,310.00 350.00 Vicom 4 4.91 19,640.00 4.73 18,920.00 0.00 SIA Engineering…
Bloodbath all across the markets
There has been early warning since the past recent weeks that the Fed could do early tampering with its Quantitative Easing (QE) sooner rather than latter. The result – BLOODBATH across the markets all across the globe. Dow Jones and S&P led the early losers while Nikkei, DAX, FTSE, HSI and STI followed soon after. …
Tadas Viskanta: “Cash is a Drug for most investors”
Tadas Viskanta – the author who wrote the book “Abnormal Returns” has recently tweeted: “Cash is a Drug for most investors. Easy to start, difficult to kick. Always a reason not to get back in” With the stock markets hitting a new high these days, the idea of holding cash becomes a scrutiny…
Review of Boustead (Full Year) FY2013 Results
I previously mentioned (link) that Boustead Ltd will report excellent results for its full year FY2013. EPS for the 9 months of FY2013 at that time of writing was already matching the full 12 months of FY2012. I wasn’t wrong. Since then, Boustead shares have gone higher and higher each day to a record high of…
Blessing or Curse of Financial Freedom knowledge
Ever since I embarked on my journey towards Financial Freedom 3 years ago, I have been keeping a frugal lifestyle in mind so that I will not be trapped into a financial sorry situation. Even though I was financially literate by the time I finished my studies, I was realistically financially illiterate. I went from a hero…
QAF: Dividend Reinvestment Plan
QAF Ltd has recently announced a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIPS) for the financial year ended 31 December 2012 to allow its shareholders to reinvest their cash dividends by purchasing additional shares of the aforementioned company. In a normal circumstances like this, I usually prefer to receive the dividends in the form of cash…
What are the consequences we will face after all these easy monetary policy?
The video below will show the aftermath consequences of all the easy monetary policy of printing money going on across the globe today. It is a really good video. So you should watch it.