The effective return per year for Singapore Savings Bond fell to a low of 1.94% for June 2016 before recovering to 2.06% for July 2016. If you have followed my blog, you know that I …
Continue readingRental Disputes
Rental disputes are very common among REITs because that is mainly the source of income for REITs. Recently, one of the REITs in my stock portfolio has been engaged in some legal action and I …
Continue readingSummary of May 2016 Transactions
A few stocks I held (ST Engineering, Starhub, NeraTel, Soilbuild, ComfortDelgro) paid out dividends this month. As the old saying goes “Sell in May and Go Away“, I certainly did not follow. Taking opportunity of disappointing financial …
Continue readingHow Will Sale of NeraTel Payment Solution Business Impact Me
We know that NeraTel main two businesses are telecommunications and info-communications. Under info-communications, it is further defined into network infrastructure and payment solutions. On 20th May 2016, NeraTel announced that it has came into an …
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Why I did not subscribe to Manulife US REIT IPO
Manulife US REIT was recently listed on SGX on 20th May 2016. It is the first IPO in Singapore with United States office assets. The IPO was priced at US$0.83 per unit. I am not …
Continue readingBuilding My Spouse Stock Portfolio May 2016
For many years, my wife has been lamenting about working her heads off and never earning enough. She doesn’t do any form of investment and not even the simplest form of fixed deposits. Most of …
Continue readingSheng Siong Net Profit Grew 16.8% for 1Q2016
On 27th April 2016. Sheng Siong announced its 1Q2016 financial results. Net Profit grew 16.8% due to higher revenue and higher other income. Sheng Siong’s other income comes from Rental income (leasing of retail space …
Continue readingKingsmen Creatives Profit Fell for 1Q2016
On 12th May 2016, Kingsmen Creatives announced its financial results for 1Q2016. Total revenue for 1Q2016 is S$61.4 million. This is a 18.4% increase as compared to the revenue of S$51.9 million in the previous corresponding …
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