Cash has always traditionally been pegged against the real adjusted inflation rate of return and has been touted as a poor class of asset class over the long run. The idea that cash will always return below the long run average return of inflation means you will lose out in the race of compounding the…

The World Cup fever is here and we are through the group stage so far, which sees some surprising results such as Germany being eliminated. The fever means there are plenty of gambling options to participate in the fun side of things, but things can get bad if one treats it as a long sustainable…

It hasn’t been exactly that time of the year when we are faced with grumbling bears and depressing news all over the channel but investing in this year market hasn’t been that easy. The past couple of years have seen the market rise up to double digit gains that investors sort of get used to…

5% Dividend Yield. That was the hurdle rate I was aiming for in a long time for my portfolio since I started investing. We have been living in a ferociously low interest rate environment almost for the whole decade that we struggle to find a good company that can yield a decent 5% yield for…

We have our regular contributor CK who often writes good insight into the industry he has an expertise on. The last contribution he has is back almost a year ago during Aug in 2017 which you can find the link below: http://foreverfinancialfreedom.blogspot.com/2017/08/guest-post-cost-of-flour-more-than-cost.html This is a continuation to the update this year in Jun of 2018….

No.  Counters No. of Shares Market Price (SGD) Total Value (SGD) based on market price Allocation % 1. Vicom 27,000 6.05 163,350.00 24.0% 2. Frasers Logistic Trust 126,000 1.05 132,300.00 20.0% 3. M1 75,000 1.68 126,000.00 19.0% 4. Far East Hospitality Trust 125,000 0.65   81,250.00 12.0% 5. Ho Bee Land 30,000 2.45   73,500.00…

There’s been an ubiquitous edition of articles on how you should take care of your expenses, but there were little mention of how you should also be taking care of your income, especially bad income. The bad income is of course very subjective and it differs in definition from one individual perspective to another. One…

I received an email from one of the reader which I thought it was interesting to share and further ponder around on the topic. He asked me a very beginner question because he is relatively new to the market. He asked me whether a share price might stay the same after 10 years even if…

My company had recently announced an undertaking restructuring exercise which would impact a few functions and one of the functions would be in my department. As a shareholder and someone who’s been investing for some time, I didn’t see this much as a surprise. Companies have the tendency to exercise their restructuring plan every once…

Investor Exchange 2018 will be back again this year after a successful sell-out event last year which sells more than 250 seats for the event. This year, they have invited speakers who will be sharing their personal strategy in approaching their investment and how to grow the portfolio. My understanding from the organizer is that…