While browsing, I came across an article on how tourism will play a significant part in growing Singapore. For those investors who are particularly vested with hospitality stocks such as Ascott, Far East Hospitality Trust, CDL Trust, this comprehensive report will be extremely helpful to you. Tourism Tourism in Singapore is well supported by the…
MH370 – Is it ethical to take advantage of Malaysian Airline (MAS) stock at this point in time?
By now, I think all of us would have heard about the case surrounding MH370 missing airline en-route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur. 239 passengers were on board and if the news turned to be negative, this could be the most fatal airline incident since 2001. The first thing when I heard about the news…
Do Pennies play an important factor in your financial success?
In our Malay language, there is a proverb which said “Sedikit-sedikit lama lama jadi Bukit”. In literal translation, it means bit by bit and over time it will accumulate into a mountain. How true is that? When I first started my dividend investing journey back in 2011, I remembered receiving very little dividend income from…
Should you buy stocks based on its 52-week high/low?
Many people, including my own parents and friends, have bought stocks using the 52-week high/low indicator. But how useful is the indicator in determining your future returns? Based on the modified “Dogs of the Dow” method, it seems that there is some degree of success but by no means is a guarantee based on my…
Is your KPI an indicator from Hell?
Readers and friends of my blog will know that my workload is shitty, not in a physical way but one which is common in a corporate world. The nature of my role as an accountant isn’t something that people would take on, less mention envy. The ironic to that is promotion for the role comes…
Sembcorp Industries – Stable Earnings Results FY13 & Outlook Ahead
Sembcorp Industries saw FY13 revenues rising 6% while net profit climbed 9% year on year. Its Utilities core business delivers a steady performance compared to 2013, achieving 20% growth in net profit yoy. Other key performance round-up includes: Turnover at S$10.8B, up 6% Profit from Operations at $1.3B, up 4% Net Profit at $820M, up 9%…
“Feb 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 1.735 52,050.00 22.0% 2. Vicom 6 5.77 34,620.00 14.0% 3. SPH 7 4.02 28,140.00 12.0% 4. Ascott Reit 15 1.165 17,475.00 7.0% 5. FraserCommercial Trust 14 1.235 17,290.00 7.0% 6. SembCorp Ind 3…
How Dividend increase can help achieve your goal faster
As a passive income investor, one of the main objective is to look at dividend growth stock that can give us passive return that well compensates our need. Some may be comfortable at 4% yield while others may require 7% yield. But all in all, a company that can increase their dividends over time will…
Vicom – Steady Results for FY13 & Outlook Ahead
Vicom Ltd has just released their FY results yesterday evening which I thought was decent. Results Highlight Vicom’s revenue grew 8.1% year on year to $105m while profits grew 7.7% higher at $28.4m. Considering the company’s activity slowdown in the past year, this is decent numbers we are talking about. …
Second Chance – Disposal of their Properties
On 6 Feb 2014, Second Properties Ltd has entered into an option agreement to dispose all their properties at a price of $175,376,412, which is somewhat a premium to the total market value of $134,773,500. Rationale The proposed disposal is expected to unlock equity value tied up in the real estate for a number of…