We all learned the concept of “Don’t judge a book by its Cover…” early in our childhood. But of course we are all still guilty of it. Ask yourself this: How many times did you pre-judged a person by your first impression? We are constantly making judgments about the people we interact with – the…
Ascott: Raises S$150m Private Placement
For Ascott investors who have not heard the news, Ascott has raised a private placement of ~115m new units at an issue price of S$1.305 per new unit raising proceeds of up to S$150m. This may come as a surprise to some as the management has stated in the recent briefing that they will be comfortable…
How do you know whether you’ve reached Financial Independence?
If you are going to a place or a party, you will know that you’ve reached there when you recognize the place and your friends greeted you at the party. With increasingly more and more people embarking the Financial Independence journey, how do you know whether you’ve reached there one day. Do you measure it…
S-Reits – Time to take profits?
The increasing demand for yield hunt, in particular the S-Reits has grown even stronger in recent months, leading to further yield compression. As of current price, we have now seen more and more Reits falling below into the <6% category. I remember just a year ago, most S-Reits are easily in the 6% yield category….
“Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying…”
Movies can become an important piece of inspiration to us. One of the movie which I’ve watched over the past weekend is “Shawshank Redemption”, a great movie with lots of messages and inspirations. If you have not watched it previously, stop whatever you are doing right now, start downloading them, grab a popcorn and…
“Jan 13” – US Transactions & Portfolio Update
Counters No. of Shares Average Price (USD) Total Value (USD) based on average price Market Price (USD) Total Value (USD) based on market price Total Dividends collected (USD) since purchase Verizon (VZ) 20 43.22 864.40 43.59 871.80 0.00 AT&T (T) 20 34.43 688.60 34.37 687.40 0.00 Coca-Cola (KO) 5 37.07 185.35 36.96 184.80 0.00 Total…
“Jan 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 ST Engineering 1 2.82 2,820.00 3.84 3,840.00 1,240.00 SIA Engineering 3 4.12 12,360.00 4.57 13,710.00 210.00 Noble 2 1.12 2,240.00 1.24 2,480.00 0.00 FraserCenter Point…
New Cooling Measures for Singapore property
Not for the first time you are hearing, the government has once again imposed a new cooling measures on Singapore property in the bid to control speculation for property in Singapore. The following measures will take effect on 12 January 2013: a) Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD) rates will be: i) Raised between five and…
2013 Portfolio Goal
First and foremost, HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013 to everyone. It’s been exactly a week passed since the New Year and contrary to my goal of a healthier life in 2013, I’ve been sick for most of the first week of 2013, being infected with cough flu virus and enzcyma skin rashes. How is everyone’s doing!!??…
Guest Post: Holding vs Deploying Cash
A great article by DividendMantra on the pros and cons of holding versus deploying cash. Do you agree with his take? I’m just another young guy, at 30 years and counting, trying to achieve financial independence at a young age. My main mission with this blog is to chronicle my journey from a negative net…