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All You Need To Know About Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP)+
By Value Invest Asia  •  August 21, 2019

The first time I was able to participate in a stock’s dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP) was in 2nd half of 2018. 

The dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP) was offered by a real estate investment trust (REIT) listed in Singapore. Here was how it went: 

Stockbroker: ‘Congrats! Mapletree Logistic Trust, a stock that you own is offering a DRIP’. 

Ian: ‘Awesome!’ 

Stockbroker: ‘You may choose to receive your distributions in cash or in units of Mapletree Logistic Trust. Which of the two would you prefer?’ 

Ian: ‘What is the unit price offered under the DRIP?’ 

Stockbroker: ‘It is S$ 1.25 per unit.’ 

Ian: ‘I see. Let me get back to you on it.’ 

The question was: ‘Should I opt for DRIP or to receive my distributions in cash?’ 

A debate has taken place in my mind. I was excited to receive extra units of the REIT. But, at that time,

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Value Invest Asia started as a simple idea. While we are still studying for the Chartered Financial Analyst Program, three of us met at a CFA event. We were just starting out in our career but we found out even then, that not many people in the financial world are true believers of value investing ...
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