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My Total Dividends Collected For 2017
By My Sweet Retirement  •  December 6, 2017
Time flies and we are in the last month of the year 2017. I am not expecting anymore companies in my stock portfolio announcing dividend payout. This year, the total dividends I have collected is S$7,350.31. This was a 27.5% decrease in dividend collected as compared to the year 2016 where I reap a total of S$10,132.04 in dividends. The reason for the decline was a lack of special dividends payout in some stocks I held and also declining distribution per unit (“DPU”) for the REITs I am holding. From the declining DPU of some REITs, the lesson I learnt is high distribution yield may be attractive but it must also be sustainable. For example, SoilBuild Business REIT is having distribution yield of 8% to 9% but fundamentally, it is not sustainable. When its tenants default, the DPU declines quarter on quarter. On the other hand, CapitaMall Trust ......
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By My Sweet Retirement
I am a working salaried professional in my mid 30s. Just like most Singaporeans, I worked long office working hours, often trying very hard to find some work life balance. The Sweet Retirement Blog was created to share my journey towards achieving a comfortable retirement life. I believe we cannot simply rely solely on our Central Provident Fund savings when reaching old age. Neither can we rely solely on our bank savings as we all know the interest rates cannot beat inflation.
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