This week, I made a purchase of 15,000 shares of Kingsmen Creative at a price of $0.98. After recently adding Silverlake into the portfolio (Link Here), I am delighted to add another company that fits into my criteria of strong business moats, high free cash flow generating capability, strong Return on Equity figures, and a…
Recent Action – Fraser Commercial Trust (FCOT)
I made a decision to divest all my current holdings for FCOT of 11,000 shares at a price of $1.525. This has not been an easy decision (just like the recent FCT divestment) because they are two of those Reits that have been with me for the longest of time and have performed remarkably well…
Why Is It So Difficult To Take Annual Leave?
As an employee of an organization, we are usually entitled to an annual leave amounting to different number of days as regulated by the ministry labor. Each employees’ annual leave is also usually dependent upon the industry, job grade seniority and serving tenure in the company. The purpose of paid annual leave given to employees…
Prioritizing For Negative Knowledge To Become A Successful Investor
Most investors strive for excellence when they enter the market, building a sense of confidence that they believe will do well for themselves. Unfortunately, too few of them focuses on the negative aspect of the knowledge that is so critical to become a successful investor. The concept of negative knowledge is about experientially acquiring knowledge…
Recent Action – FraserCenterPoint Trust (FCT) (3)
Today, I made a divestment for my last batch of 10,000 shares of FCT at a price of $2.09. The last two divestment I made in batches was in the previous couple of months at the price of $2.15 and $2.06 respectively. You can view my rationale for divesting here: Recent Action – FraserCenterPoint Trust…
What’s Your Pre & Post Financial Independence Schedule?
I was reading Jason’s post on post-financial independence (Link here) and was intrigued by the prospect of thinking about life after financial independence. In the post, there’s a couple of financial bloggers who have span out their thoughts on pre & post financial independence weekly schedule which I thought was interesting to ponder around. Whenever…
“Jun 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 1.06 78,600.00 26.0% 2. Vicom 8,000 6.24 49,920.00 17.0% 3. Fraser Centerpoint Trust 10,000 2.02 20,200.00 7.0% 4. Nam Lee Metals 70,000 0.29 20,300.00 7.0% 5. FraserCommercial Trust 11,000 1.48 16,280.00 5.0% 6….
Fraser Commercial Trust (FCOT) – Beware This Is Coming
Shareholders of Fraser Commercial Trust (FCOT) should already receive a circular notice stating their intention to purchase the 357 Collins Street at an estimated price of AU$200 Million. These development gets interesting because of certain situations that draw parallel to the recent case of Lippo Mall Trust (LMIRT) for their acquisition of Kemang mall, which…
Recent Action – Silverlake Axis
Silverlake Axis has been one of those stocks I’ve been waiting to add into the portfolio for a very long time. I missed the great run-up a few years ago and I’ve been waiting since then. Today, I took the opportunity to add them at a purchase price of $0.94 for 12,000 shares. It appears…
How Do Buffet Restaurants Price For Profits?
I’ve been thinking of writing a slightly different content from what I usually write relating to personal finance and investing so glad that I managed to churn out one. At work, one of my main task is to make budget plans for the company and have them revisited regularly to allow the company to meet…