I made some portfolio reshuffling by partial divesting 29,100 shares of CMPH at a price of $1.02 today. I am still left with 45,000 shares as of writing and they still remain one of the top holdings in my portfolio so the decision to sell was purely due to portfolio balancing than anything else. I…
Is Keppel Corporation Worth The Buy Now?
Keppel Corp and Sembcorp Industries have been one of the main culprit highlights in the recent oil bear scenario, which brings it’s share price down from the recent 5 year high of $11.57 to the low of $7.50. Some readers have asked me whether Keppel is worth a buy at this price and I am…
Developing The 5 Whys Technique In Investing
I came across this technique when I was studying for my MBA last year and has found them to be very useful when it comes to investing. Many times, we as investors, have failed to ask relevant pertinent questions causing the underlying reasons for the companies we are interested or vested in. Even though it…
The Temptation To Invest Without Researching
A few months ago, I divested my position in one of the counters I used to be vested in – Sembcorp Industries (Link Here). Back then, I remember receiving a few criticism coming in from a few readers. One of the criticism which I remember vividly was from a reader that commented I was doing…
“Jul 15″ – SG Transactions & Portfolio Update”
No. Counters No. of Shares Market Price (SGD) Total Value (SGD) based on market price Allocation % 1. China Merchant Pacific 74,150 1.03 76,375.00 25.0% 2. Vicom 8,000 6.22 49,760.00 16.0% 3. Nam Lee Metals 70,000 0.29 20,300.00 7.0% 4. Silverlake Axis 14,400 1.02 14,688.00 5.0% 5. Kingsmen 15,000 0.99 14,850.00 5.0% 6. Accordia Golf…
Recent Action – Accordia Golf Trust
I made a recent purchase of 17,000 shares of Accordia Golf Trust at a price of 64.5 cents. As far as I can remember, I do not have a very good impression of trust that are listed here in SGX. I have made my fair share of loss when I balloted for the IPO for…
Why Are Investors Afraid Of Opportunity Losses More Than Actual Losses?
Since I began investing about 5 years ago, I developed a state of consciousness and conclusion that investors are actually afraid of losing more opportunity losses than actual losses. This conclusion was made through a series of events, including looking at fellow investors’ activities as well as experiencing some of the investing decision myself. This…
Stress Test For Small Cap Stocks
Before you continue to read the rest of the article, I have to warn that it’s going to be another piece of pessimistic view which follows from the previous article. This article is written since we are in the midst of a global rebound from the turmoil of the recent Chinese and US market, so…
Are You Panicking In The Market Correction Today?
I could sense some form of excitement amongst my fellow financial bloggers and facebook group of friends. Today, the Shanghai and HSI market plunged rather badly, providing contagion to its nearby market Nikkei as well as STI and the rest of the Asian market. The feeling of “correction is finally here” has risen amongst the…
Half-Year 2015 Objective and Appraisal
We are officially in the second half of the year now and it seems just a couple of weeks back that we celebrate the end of 2014. Since we are officially midway through the year, it’s a good practice to look back at the objectives we set earlier (Link Here) and do an appraisal of…