STI Analysis — the next peak and trough ? (XII)
Continued from STI Analysis -- the next peak and trough ? (XI) Like mentioned in the last 2 analysis considered correction case closed and today STI breakout of the downtrend channel more or less confirm that. Another interesting fact is since hitting 3,340 on 4th...
Understanding CPF LIFE (Lifelong Income for Elderly)
Sometimes, you really have to hand it to the policymakers for coming out with an acronym like CPF LIFE, which stands for Lifelong Income for Elderly. As the name aptly suggests, CPF LIFE provides you with a lifetime monthly pay outs. Introduced in 2009 by the...
#1 The Asian Entrepreneur – Gary Loh (Sunmoon Food Company)
Video [embedded content] Podcast Our newest show is finally here! Every Month, we will bring you an exclusive interview with entrepreneurs, business leaders and great investors of Asia. To show you the hidden stories behind their success. This is episode #1! Mr. Gary...
Portfolio Update: April 2018
With decent income and very manageable expenses recently, we were able to inject close to $5k to the portfolio. But unfortunately, the portfolio did not rise by that much. Even after a couple of very good days in the market, the portfolio still took a small hit due to...
6 Quick Things You Need To Know About SLB Development Limited
SLB Development is a property developer which was spun off from one of the Singapore’s largest home-grown and well-known construction and property group, Lian Beng Group (SGX:L03). SLB has a track record of over 17 years in the property development industry. It...
REITs vs SG Investment Properties – 7 reasons why REITs are better
As Asians and Singaporeans, we traditionally favour investments that are more tangible and brick-and-mortar. This is evidenced from the enduring popularity of property as a form of investment compared to stocks, bonds or even Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)....
Asian Healthcare Specialists Limited – Placement Results
Asian Healthcare Specialists ("AHS" or the "Company") announced that its has completed the placement of 46.9m shares to 337 placees. 10% of the placement shares went to the Ho Bee Land's boss, Mr. Chua Thian Poh. Given the small issuance size and placement, my view is...
Singapore Savings Bonds and its Historical Trends
Today's topic which I am going to talk about is the Singapore Savings Bond ("SSB"). It is a type of government bond that is fully backed by the Singapore Government which makes it one of the safest instruments to invest in. There has been chatter around it due to...
World’s 14th most popular site now accepts cryptocurrency
Boasting monthly pageviews of 3,608,000,000 views per month, this is a massive website. Ranked 7th in the USA and 14th globally based on SimilarWeb (Alexa puts it at 16 and 34 respectively), this website is only trailing behind mega global heavweights like: Google,...
MAS To Allow Singdollar To Rise – How Does This Affect Our Investments And Life?
Singapore's monetary policy is a unique one and also well respected in the international space. Many countries, such as the US, adopts an interest rate policy where they increase or decrease interest rates to steer the economy into a certain direction. However,...
What the IMF Head thinks about Crypto
Even the IMF Head understands that there are good stuff about crypto. Summarized: 1) Fast and inexpensive financial transactions 2) Self-executing and self-enforcing smart contracts eliminates the need for some intermediaries 3) Secure storage of information (ability...
How Personal Accident Plans In Singapore Work
Why technology has actually made Stock picking both tougher and easier
I came to believe recently that one of the rising challenges of current investors is research. This is despite that technology has benefited us when it comes to receiving timely and accurate information/comparisons. We no longer have to wait to see market prices on...
Increase in DPU to 1.80 cents for Keppel DC REIT
Keppel DC REIT’s DPU in the first quarter of 2018 increased to 1.80 cents from the same quarter last year, on the back of increased gross revenue and net property income. Following the acquisition of maincubes data centre in Germany, portfolio AUM stands at S$1.66...
Trading With Fibonacci – The Professional Way: Workshop Recap
Most of us are familiar with technical analysis indicators such as stochastic, MACD, RSI and moving average. But do you know that these indicators are lagging in nature? As they are derived from historical data, these lagging indicators sometimes give a trade signal...
Counting The Opportunity Cost Of Rotting Cash (3)
Read? Counting The Opportunity Cost Of Rotting Cash (2) No longer driven by the need to put food on the table, millennials are lured by the ability to make a...
7 things I learned from the 2018 Suntec REIT AGM
Suntec REIT is a Singapore-listed office and retail REIT. It currently owns/co-owns four properties in Singapore (Suntec City, One Raffles Quay, Marina Bay Financial Centre, 9 Penang Road), two properties in Melbourne (Southgate Complex, 477 Collins Street) and one...
Kingsmen Creatives Awarded Contracts Worth $22 Million
On 13th April 2018, I receive an email notification about Kingsmen Creatives that they have been awarded with contracts worth $22 million for National Day Parade 2018 and National History Event. Despite the good news, it seems that the market did not react positively....
4 Tips To Help You Achieve Your Sweet Retirement
Below are some of the tips I have been practicing and I hope it helps you to achieve your sweet retirement. Please feel free to share more tips with me in the comments below. #1 Invest For Passive Income If you have followed my blog, you know that I am a dividend...
March 2018 – Yaruzi’s Portfolio Update
STI was fluctuating around the 3500 mark, but it didn't break below 3250 or above 3750 for me to rebalance my portfolio. Equity allocation was 35.16% and bond/cash allocation was 64.84%. Portfolio value dropped to $652,765.81. Return YTD was 0.35%, XIRR YTD was 1.44%,...
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