How to Win in the Stock Market, even if there is a Second COVID-19 Wave
It has only been six short months since the worst pandemic in our lifetimes broke out. Fortunately, there has been some respite in recent months from the lockdowns and movement restrictions. In Singapore, the circuit breaker measures that lasted for most of April and...
19 Charts That Explain the Global Listed Real Estate & REIT Markets
UBS Global Research got a pretty good special taking stock of the global real estate scene. This covers the REITs in various global markets as well. A lot of these reports would want to shape our views on where are the attractive investment opportunities. This one is...
Average or Median Net Worth By Age In Singapore (2019)
Net worth data has long been a topic of fascination, and for different reasons. Some of us (especially personal finance bloggers) track net worth for accountability, whereas you may do it for your own reasons. My net worth reports can be found here and I update them...
Are you sure your REIT’s dividend is sustainable? (Part 3 – Keppel DC REIT)
Here is the 3rd episode on whether the main tenants of REITs can afford their rents. Any signs of tenants not able to pay their rents is definitely going to cause a dip in a REIT's price, at least in the short term. Why short term? Well, the REITs still own the...
5 Warning Indicators to Spot a Dividend Yield Trap
Dividend investing is a fantastic way for individuals of all walks of life to reach financial independence. It is safe to say that at some point you’re going to want your portfolio to reward you with an income in the form of dividends. While dividends are a good way...
Where should I invest my SRS monies?
I have been on a hunt for suitable investment for my SRS monies since I opened my SRS account and started contributing to it last year. You can find my considerations when setting up my SRS account here. The bank interest rate for the SRS account is at a measly 0.05%....
My 3 sources of income at 25 years old
During this pandemic many people realize that they cannot just rely on their main/one income alone. Because it can be so easily taken away from them and no one is going to be there to help them fight for them financially and so a second source of income or even a...
Turning the Invisible into the Visible – #unscriptoscript
Hey everyone! Glad to be back and posting again. I have been really busy with work and other stuff the past couple of weeks, especially since the government opened up for Phase 2 just 2 weeks ago. GE results were out yesterday, so to all those following the news, you...
STI Outlook – As of 12th July 2020
Will the Ruling Party’s Clear Mandate create a clear path for GLCs? The ruling party’s primary interest is on GDP growth, jobs and business sustainability. With a clear mandate, will it lead to more funds channeled to Government-Linked Companies GLCs like Singtel,...
What PAP needs to do from here #GE2020
GE2020 showed that the PAP no longer has a monopoly on talents. PAP desperately needs to rebrand their image, otherwise, they risk losing their ruling majority one day. Over the past 2 weeks, what struck me most was the vast difference in how the PAP and the Workers'...
Statistical Probability, Kicking the SNP500 and a Personal Update
Hi guys, its Money Maverick. Some of you have noticed the 3 week hiatus. This was not intentional. I really want to apologize for it. Here is some useful investment news, as well as hopefully a better update for readers from the various communities. 1) V-Bounce and...
Singapore PMETs suffer in their jobs (Real life examples here)! Is this the main reason why PAP has one of the worst performances in this year SG General Election?
I waited after the General Election to write this article. As a Financial Blogger, I do not wish that my writing to have political effect on the GE. As much as I am interested in the topic of Finance, I followed closely on the Politics of Singapore. After all,...
Portfolio news this week(ending 11 July)
This week’s news includes Singapore’s election results, TripAdvisor’s bond issuance and increased competition for iFAST. Singapore elections, HRNet and Singapore O&G: Singapore’s ruling party, the People Action Party (PAP) returned to power (83 out of 93 seats)...
June 2020 – Yaruzi’s Portfolio Update
June was a good month for dividends. I received dividends of $7,427.88, bringing dividends YTD to $11,509.76. Despite bumper dividends received and a fresh contribution of $5,000, the total portfolio dropped to $855,018.41. Return YTD was -8.59%, XIRR YTD was -16.82%,...
Cory Diary : Retirement Calculator and a Miracle find !
The Math - Quite sometime since I last do the Math on how much to retire, to invest and to expense. If we are to do a perfect computing, this will be almost impossible or hassle. This doesn't mean we can't do a quick and dirty plan which can be representative. The...
Q2 2020 Portfolio Update
Q2 2020 has been a wild ride. The COVID-19 pandemic and its accompanying stock market crash has left many bewildered and fearful. There have been reports of job losses and some people have suffered tremendously from this blackswan. Governments all over the world have...
My Thoughts This Year
It’s been 6 months since my last blog post. I managed to set aside some time to review my portfolio again, as I do every month, and as do, to blog and share how I was doing amidst this turbulent and uncertain environment that we are living in. I have so much pent up...
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[Python] How does the Straits Times Index perform during Election?
The 2020 General Election results solidify as legions of election officials worked tirelessly for hours to count all 2.5 millions votes through the night. And since it is election year, there may be a steady stream of opinions from pundits and prognosticators about...
CapitaLand Retail China Trust Analysis @ 11 July 2020
Basic Profile & Key Statistics CapitaLand Retail China Trust (CRCT) is a pure retail REIT with all of its properties in China. Lease Profile Occupancy is healthy at 95.4%. WALE at 2.3 years is low as compared to other retail SREITs/BizTrust with properties in...
How will S-REITs perform this year? Buy or sell in 2020?
I was reading this old interview transcript with Stanley Druckenmiller recently. In the interview, Stanley was sharing the stuff that he learnt from his mentor. Once of which was this: You don’t invest in a stock for its earnings today, you invest in a stock for its...
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