One of the important traits of a successful investor is being able to gather information and do sufficient research on the company he is eyeing for, wait patiently on the sideline and execute when value emerges from that opportunity.  For many successful investors, investing action is a minimal activity.  They would spend hundreds of hours…

I received a lot of queries pertaining to the amount of little cash that I’m holding for my investment purpose so I thought I’ll use this chance to explain the thought process on my portfolio construction. Our goal as a family has always been to ensure that we have $5,000 / month worth of passive…

It’s been quite a while since we last had an M&A news that involves right issuance hence I think it is time to refresh our memory on how we can play this for interested parties. The proposed acquisition this time is from their own sponsor, OUE Limited, with the acquisition of the OUE Downtown, which…

I received an email from an avid reader who is genuinely concerned if the next recession will put a dent on her portfolio which she has been building for years. She asked if it’s necessary to put a hedging instrument in the portfolio in order to minimize the downside risk of her portfolio given that…

I’ve finally completed the first week of my new work at a new environment so I thought I’d pen out my thoughts for my own future reference.  My first immediate thought was that the office was far away from where I lived hence the commuting time has to be 1.5x longer than the previous job….

The goal to become a millionaire follows a strict direction guide for most people.  I’ve previously written about the 3 different levers that we may need to adhere if we want to grow our wealth exponentially to the north and they are no different when we are giving advice to our children, except for the…

It’s been a tradition for me to journal my birthday every year to see where I am coming up short at so I can plan on something to patch up if necessary. This year is no different and the first thing when I woke up this morning, I was greeted by a lovely birthday kiss…

It’s been a while since the last time I wrote something about personal finance so I think it’s an appropriate time to revisit. The budgeting concept has been very strictly enforced in my wife and I practice as we know the inportance of keeping things tight within the household budget. The idea is to review…

I managed to squeeze in another purchase this month by accumulating a new Reit in my portfolio, with the addition of Sasseur Reit which I purchased for $0.705 today. The idea bends well with the objective of the portfolio, which is to go in the direction of more to the yield over time. Sasseur Reit…

No.  Counters No. of Shares Market Price (SGD) Total Value (SGD) based on market price Allocation % 1. Vicom 28,300 6.17 167,400.00 25.0% 2. Singtel 46,000 3.11 143,060.00 18.0% 3. Frasers Logistic Trust 126,000 1.07 134,820.00 20.0% 4. M1 75,000 1.59 119,250.00 18.0% 5. Starhill Reit 100,000 0.68   68,000.00 10.0% 6. Far East Hospitality…