Finally, I added a telco (Singtel S$3.05) into my portfolio. I have been waiting for Singtel to drop for quite some time now and for the past few weeks it has indeed drop lower and lower. After a while, I decided to add this as part of my long-term portfolio. I queued for this in the…
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Great Singapore Sale has started this weekend…Are we seeing a great sale in stock soon?
The Great Singapore Sale (GSS) has officially started this weekend. I went to the Chinatown this evening and goodness me there were so many crowds in the OG shopping area, buying things that were on sale – some 20 to 50% off the original price. So are we having a great global sale in stocks and…
Bookmakers call it off on Greece exit!!!
I’ve come across this interesting article on bookmakers across the Euro region on the betting for Greece exit. I already have an account with Betfair which I have used to bet on soccer rather than political regime betting. So do you have an account with them? :p Bookmakers in Britain have suspended all bets; if…
Dividends Update – May/June 2012
The month of May/June is traditionally a half-time stopover for many people as many companies are paying out dividends in May to shareholders and shareholders in turn can use this opportunity to shake up or add to their portfolios using these money. CapitalMall Asia – $150 (received) – 9 May 2012 St Engineering – $1000…
Buy or Sell in May – even with dividends coming in!!
The month of May for over the years has generally been a month of “thoughts” for most people. For myself at least, I have a lot of stocks that I own going ex-dividend at the month of May and (don’t misunderstood me) yes indeed very happy I am. However, as many would have already known,…
Parkway Life Reit – 1st Quarter 2012 Results
Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust (“PLife REIT”) posted their 1st Quarter results for 2012 (“1Q 2012”) this morning and unsurprisingly with another stable and good results. Some of the highlights of the results include: – Gross revenue of S$22.8 million, which represents a 6% increase y-o-y from 1st Quarter 2011. – Distribution Per Unit…
FraserCenterPoint (FCT) 2Q12 Results – 23 April 2012
– Frasers Centrepoint Trust (“FCT”), is pleased to announce distribution per unit (“DPU”) of 2.50 cents for the period 1 January to 31 March 2012 (“2Q12”). The 2Q12 DPU is a new all-time high for FCT and is 20.8% higher than the 2.07 cents distributed in the same period a year ago. of 5.49 times…
Quitting your job in a dignified manner
In a few weeks time, I will be leaving my current company and moving on to a new role in a new set of environment. It has been a decision made not hastily or easily as such decision will probably change the face of my career for life. Sometime when it seems that when grass…
Becoming Wealthy Is Really That Simple, But It’s Not Easy
A prevailing belief held by many people is that there is some great secret to becoming wealthy. If you could just discover that secret, or find the “trick” to it, you could become wealthy. Few people realize, though, that the simple “basics” are all you need to build wealth. That said, the reason so many…