Shares & Derivatives
Journey To Retirement Part 2.3 — First REIT
By ccloh Strategic Investor Zone  •  July 23, 2017
I did it, yes, I did it, the day I've been waiting for since 2007.  What ? Dividend collected equals the amount of capital I've invested in initially and that is to say it is now mathematically impossible to lose money on this investment ! Well this is not the first stock that I've achieved mathematical impossible to lose money status (the other 2 are First Reit with CPFIS in 2015 and Nordic Group in 2017) but unlike the other 2, this one is purely do nothing by just collecting dividend throughout the years.  And what a way to celebrate the 10th anniversary in investing in First Reit ! Technically speaking, it is not I did nothing throughout the years to achieve that.  I vested in 2007, rode through the 2008 GFC despite stock price sank to below my holding price.  Then, in 2010 injected more capital for the 5-for-4 @ ......
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By ccloh Strategic Investor Zone
Am a typical retail investor who started investing in stock market in 1993, the same length of period as SingTel was listed in SGX and ironically SingTel was my first vested stock. Back then was a passive investor and started to turn more active in stock market in 2006. A year later when I switched my engineering job to a finance related one, I became what commonly known as trader ( trade for living ) and at the same time also strongly believe in fundamental/value investing that is the way to growth wealth. In a way I classify myself as a "Strategic Investor". As a trader, I track market movement daily and as an value investor, I am always on the lookout for cheap bargain to hold for long term.
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