Nera Telecommunications reported their Q1 2013 results under their new management team which saw their overall profits for the quarter drop below the S$6m mark. Revenue for the quarter dropped from S$43.5m to S$36.4m due to decline in their “Telecommunication” business segment. The decline was mainly attributed to lower sales of their microwave radio equipment and…
Home of Chairman of Biosensor International
Like most business travellers, Yoh-Chie Lu would stay in a hotel whenever he came to Singapore for work. Unlike other travellers, he did that for over 30 years. Finally, the chairman of heart stent-maker Biosensors International has decided he’s had enough of living out of a suitcase. “I am spending more time in Singapore…
Sembcorp Industries AGM – 25.04.13
This is my 1st attendance for the Sembcorp Ind AGM which was held at the 30 Hill Street. As part of my experience, I will try to summarize and recap what has been discussed during the questions and answers section so that fellow investors who missed the AGM can keep up with the update. I…
ST Engineering AGM – 24.04.2013
This is my 2nd consecutive year attending the ST Engineering AGM as a shareholder. This year, it was held at the Amara hotel which I thought was quite uncomfortable and not spacious enough as compared to last year which was held at One Marina Boulevard. Shareholders or appointed proxies who attended this year’s AGM were…
Are you having investment savings fatigue?
Savings is a form of accumulation of wealth. This is especially true when you are in the stage of accumulation. The higher your savings rate are, the higher your ability to put those funds into investment and get higher returns thereafter. I’ve had a fairly solid savings rate since I started my investment…
A Story of two hypothetical Starhub Investors
John and Sam are twin brothers who had the same habit of savings when they were young. Both of them had always been interested in investing and so they looked around the stock market and they tried to purchase a stock that has the greatest probability of producing the highest underlying profits,…
How much money is enough?
How much money is enough, and what will I do with myself when I get there? This question is just as challenging for multimillionaires as it is for dollar-a-day farmers. The dilemma is tantalizingly similar for both. For the one-acre farmer whose family now has enough to eat for the whole year because…
“Apr 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 12 1.69 20,280.00 2.15 25,800.00 1,185.00 SPH 4 4.09 16,360.00 4.65 18,600.00 0.00 SIA Engineering 3 4.12 12,360.00 4.87 14,610.00 210.00 First…
Why are people interested in SMRT stock?
SMRT Corporation (S53.SI) used to be a darling among dividend investors due to its resilient earnings, defensive nature and stable dividend payouts. Its last highest trading price was on 5 July 2010 when it hits a high of S$2.31. Since then, it went on a spiral downwards rollercoaster ride to a low of today’s closing…
Time will differentiate us over time
Time is our lives’ greatest non-equalizer and it brings multiple differences in our lives over a period. The days when you and I were born, we started at almost the same point in life. We eat, play and go to school at the same courtesy of what we were supposed to do. There isn’t…