Time flies and it is already the month of June 2016. Last year December, I did some personal goal settings (My Sweet Retirement Annual Review of 2015). Let me review the status achieved so far. Achieve …
Continue readingThe Hour Glass Fell in Profit After Tax Partly due to Donation
I invested in The Hour Glass in the year 2015 on the back of its strong cash position (My Personal Analysis of The Hour Glass). On 24th May 2016, The Hour Glass announced its full …
Continue readingUpdate on Singapore Savings Bonds June 2016
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 …
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