Over the weekend, I was invited to speak at Invest Fair 2023. I spoke about one thing many investors don’t pay much attention to… how to build a dividend portfolio. (Managed to get a photo with Shanison Lin, CEO and founder of InvestingNote) I mean, growing dividends isn’t just looking at yield. Over my 13 years investing, what I‘ve noticed is investors tend to have their own rules of buying (many get from their friends, families and brokers). Some common rules include… “I only buy Singapore banks” “Just stick to government-linked companies…” “I only want 5% yield…” These rules tend to focus on a particular stock, sector or country. And that’s a big mistake. Why? Different businesses, or different sectors behave differently at certain periods.  Some stocks you buy today can outperform the rest in one period. Some stocks may underperform the next. Now, there’s nothing wrong with buying say, Singapore stocks. But take a look at different markets over...