Doing it on our own self, it’s easier. Influencing others is much harder. Ask yourself this question. How many times have you tried to convince others – friends or families – to live frugally by spending lesser and saving more and how many times have you succeeded. Many times, the impact to our lives is…
Lippo Mall Indonesia Retail Trust (LMIR) – Interview with the management
I had a chance to have a one-on-one interview with the management of Lippo Mall Indonesia Retail Trust (LMIR) this afternoon. The top 3 management – Mr. Alvin (CEO), Mr. Lo (CFO) and Mr. Wong (Financial Controller) were all present during the short 1 hour meet-up. It was a great chance to…
“Discipline” for proper handling of funds for your child’s University expenses
The EDGE publication for this week edition wrote an article about how you can ensure your child’s proper handling of the funds you have saved up for his/her University expenses. This can be a long and daunting process if you are a new parent as you probably need to be doing this over the course…
Project Survey $60 incentive – PM if you are interested
I thought I could perhaps share this with the larger community. This is a survey which I have went last week. The extra incentive is not too bad, it’s about $60 for 45 minutes. I am not able to disclose the objective or anything about the survey but all I can say is this is…
Bar Scanning Code – Will this work in Singapore?
As a Reit investor, one of the objective we would like to see from the management is to increase DPU over time through both organic and inorganic growth. For organic growth, this probably means that they will need to increase their rental over time, passing down the costs to retail tenants who will be increasingly…
Vicom – Is special dividend going to increase again this year?
We know that Vicom is a cash-rich company that has made consecutive growth of profits year after year. However,with the recent announcement of results for Q1 FY14 and with Cash & Cash Equivalent finally reaching top of 50% on the overall total asset, the question is whether the management is going to increase Vicom’s special…
“May 14″ – SG Transactions & Portfolio Update”
No. Counters No. of Lots Market Price (SGD) Total Value (SGD) based on market price Allocation % 1. FraserCenter Point Trust 30 1.825 54,750.00 22.0% 2. Vicom 6 5.83 34,980.00 14.0% 3. SembCorp Ind 5 5.40 27,000.00 11.0% 4. SPH 5 4.20 21,000.00 8.0% 5. Ascott Reit 15 1.195 17,925.00 7.0% 6. Mapletree Greater China…
Dedicated to the Ultimate job of all time
This post is dedicated to the one and only mother of our baby Oscar and also to every mother in the world. It is a role which pays next to nothing but the amount of dedicated hours needed to take care of the children is immensely huge. There are no emergency, sick and vacation leave,…
Dividend Income for May – Fruits of Our Freedom
The month of May has been my favorite month of the year because of dividends that start pouring in, rewarding shareholders that believe in the company throughout the thick and thin. I love dividends simply because they are hard actual figures that anyone anywhere in the world can earn. They represent the fruit of my…
Sembcorp Industries – Q1 FY14 Results
Sembcorp Industries has just release its first quarter set of results for FY14. The highlights were: Turnover at $2.6 billion, up 12% Profit from Operations at $300.9 million, down 4% Net Profit at $184.8 million, up 5% EPS at 10.3 cents ROE (annualised) at 13.5% My thoughts Following my post back in Feb, we would…