Performance Indicators / Dividends YTD Time weighted return: 0.66%Dividends collected: $388.69Upcoming Dividend Receipts: Frasers Commercial Trust: SGD 92.80 Capitaland Mall Trust: SGD 105.64 Starhill Global REIT: SGD 109 Keppel Corp: SGD 182 Raytheon Co.: USD 15.19 Activision Blizzard: USD 14.28 Commentary After suffering a pretty horrendous March, the chase … [Read more...] about Portfolio @ April 2018
Archives for April 2018
Lessons from Amazon’s Annual Letter 2017
As you may know, I've been following Warren Buffett's Annual Letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders since I started investing for the nuggets of wisdom Buffett offers freely. Apparently, Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos does the same thing with his annual letter to shareholders, which was released in the past week. The letter has been touted as a must read for business executives as … [Read more...] about Lessons from Amazon’s Annual Letter 2017
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). These investments are viewed as complicated and difficult to understand, and are shunned as a … [Read more...] about REITs vs SG Investment Properties – 7 reasons why REITs are better
Tax Filing Reminder!
Tax season is ending soon so here's a quick reminder to do the following by 18 April 2018: Access IRAS myTax portal and open your form B/B1Check your employment income and adjust if necessary. If your employer is on the Auto-Inclusion Scheme, your employment income data should already be updated in the system.Investors in Crowdlending platforms like Moolahsense … [Read more...] about Tax Filing Reminder!
Portfolio @ March 2018
Performance Indicators / Dividends YTD Time weighted Return: -2.26%Dividends collected: $244.20Upcoming Dividend Receipts: Bank of America: USD16.80 Activision Blizzard: USD14.28 Keppel Corporation: $322 Commentary March has been another volatile month in the markets. With trade war fears, Facebook's woes and Trump's war on Amazon, it was a pretty bad month … [Read more...] about Portfolio @ March 2018
Dividend Machines Impressions
Earlier this year, some of the major finance bloggers like AK (A Singaporean Stocks Investor), Budget Babe and Investment Moats promoted a investment membership named Dividend Machines. Membership was opened for a limited time only till mid March and membership fees for a lifetime basic member was set at a few hundred dollars, which was pretty cheap for a investment course + … [Read more...] about Dividend Machines Impressions