Singapore Property Weekly Issue 38 now out by Propwise.sg on February 13, 2012 In this week’s issue: Singapore Property News This Week Foreign Buyers and the Impact of the ABSD Resale Property Transactions (January 25 – January 31) Happy reading! To wisdom and beyond, Singapore Proper...
On Monday, Cosco trend sideway and closed at $1.26 with LOW volume of 12.42 million shares traded. During the past 10 bars, there have been 6 white candles and 3 black candles for a net of 3 white candles. During the past 50 bars, there have been 27 white candles and 18 black candles ...
Multiple sources of income versus the 80/20 rule by Jared Seah on February 12, 2012 Multiple sources of income Nowadays, you see everywhere people selling or talking about the concept of multiple sources of income. Interesting. I’ve never heard of this phrase 15 years ago. I guess it’...
Valentine’s Day is coming up on 14 Feb and I believe it is the season of gift buying again. Most couples will probably be wondering what gifts to buy each other. I remember the days of my youth when I had to literally crack my head to figure out what gifts to buy. I am not a good gift...
Understanding CKA and CAR by Martin Lee on February 9, 2012 With effect from Jan 2012, MAS introduced new requirements that impacts any investor who wishes to trade Specified Investment Products (SIPs) such as Futures, Options, ETFs, Warrants and more. For those who are still unclear ...
As the market transforms back and fro into a beast that is neither a bull or a bear (perhaps it had always been a hybrid chimera of sort – a bull with bear head for instance), I noticed that more and more old timer bloggers are slowly exiting the blogging scene. I say that with a ting...
A frequent question that is often asked by many people is this: “How much to give in terms of money for a Chinese wedding?” For the uninitiated, there are many traditions that are followed in a typical wedding involving a Chinese couple. One of these traditions is the giving of red pa...
Just ate at Astons today and felt that I had just eaten one of the best steaks in Singapore. Okay, I am pretty certain that there are better steaks around but this has to be the cheapest, most affordable and tastiest steak that I have eaten. For those of you who know Astons, it is an ...
Fundamental versus Technical Analysis – Part 1 of 3 by Jared Seah on January 31, 2012 No, I am not going to explain via numbers and ratios. That’s so left-brained! Let me try with a right-brained approach. Fundamental Analysis Investors who favour this analytical approach like to comb...
Investment Moats Weekly Reads 29 Jan by Drizzt on January 29, 2012 Here are this week’s reads Money Management, Portfolio Management 5 Traits of highly successful sales people (Inc .) The advantages of day trading (ppearlman ) 20 Common Sense Investing Rules (Reformed Broker ) Technic...
First REIT just declared distribution/dividends of 1.93 cents per share. A quick look at First REIT’s dividend history gives me some sort of confidence to enter this REIT again. I had previously sold off my entire shareholdings in it but have recently entered into it again buying 10 l...
SINGAPORE Stocks Earnings Announcement Dates (29/01/12)! by Dou on January 29, 2012 Reits / Biz Trusts CDL Hospitality Reit Jan 30 Fortune Reit Jan 30 Starhill Global Reit Jan 30 Cambridge Industrial Trust Jan 31 Mapletree Commercial Trust Jan 31 Frasers Commercial Trust Feb 01 CitySp...
Read this story about the burden that will be shouldered by the US tax payers over the losses that are suffered by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: http://www.cnbc.com//id/46106075 Here is the background to this state of affairs: The real estate market in the US was a bubble for one or two...
Market Outlook (21/01/12): STI In Consolidation Mode Eye On 2906 Resistance! by Dou on January 24, 2012 In last week, STI gain 57 points from the opening of 2792 and close higher at 2849. A white candle sticks with little lower shadow affirms that investors are bullish on the market a...
Since a lot of readers commented that they had only been reading 1-2 books max in a year, I thought it’ll be a good time to share what I did to read that many books. First of all, let me add that in my opinion, reading many books is not as important as reading the right books. I rathe...
On Friday, Biosensors re-test the resistance at $1.565 with LOW volume of 2.42 million shares traded. During the past 10 bars, there have been 6 white candles and 1 black candle for a net of 5 white candles. During the past 50 bars, there have been 27 white candles and 15 black candle...
This famous fighting style by Muhammed Ali came to mind while exchanging ideas in my previous post with qian bei (senior) Coconut. Float like a butterfly Before fantasizing about yields or returns on investment, qian bei CW8888 said it best with his: Return of Capital . Yup, if we don...
According to the latest graduate employment survey conducted by the 5 polytechnics, the median gross monthly salary of poly graduates have gone up by 2.8 per cent or $50 compared to 2010 figures. That means poly graduates who completed their studies in 2011 and not liable for National...
“I have been reading on your blogs that your plans on achieving financial freedom and passive income through stocks investments. I would like to hear your views on why you would not consider passive property rental income as part of your passive income? I believe you have your bullets...
1. Government Issued Bonds – Singapore Government issued Securities (SGS) by Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on behalf of the Singapore Government. They can be either Treasury Bills (T-Bills) which mature in less than one year or SGS Bonds with maturities of 2, 5, 10, 15 and 20 ...
Uncle8888 is sorry to tell you that you may not have chance to hold multi-baggers in your portfolio and it doesn’t matter which school of TA Kung Fu you come from. The reason is fairly simple. The market cycles of bulls and bears will definitely generate plenty of exit signals for you...
On Thursday, Genting SP re-tests the resistance at $1.57 and closed at $1.53 with HIGH volume of 50.04 million shares traded. During the past 10 bars, there have been 3 white candles and 6 black candles for a net of 3 black candles. During the past 50 bars, there have been 15 white ca...
The CapitaMalls Asia has kicked off a public offering of 10 year retail bonds at 3.8% per annum and that has sparked interest in a lot of readers and discussion groups. So for the benefit of those who are considering where or not to invest, I hope this post can help you understand it ...
Mr. Koh argued that the new test is necessary “to equip insurance gents … to advice their clients properly and fairly on … investment linked policies”. I am afraid that, like the proverbial dog, the advocates of this approach are “barking up the wrong tree”.
Note that from 12 Jan 2017 onwards, CapitaMalls Asia could exercise its right to redeem yearly the principal of the issued bonds, in whole or in part. So the bond may mature earlier than the expected Maturity Date (12 Jan 2022) if the issuer calls back the bond. (“How the Bonds Work” ...
, I realised that my portfolio has grown from strength to strength. The various negative global events in 2011 actually made my dividend investing journey “easier”. I finally crossed the 100k mark! There were plenty of opportunities to accumulate during corrections, and I also managed...
Though I can’t really find the time to blog anymore (at least in the near future), I can still squeeze a few minutes to wish all a very happy new year. May 2012 be a better year for all! Huat ah! 2 predictions I’ll like to voice out (just for fun, for serious readers, please stop read...
Adampak is a label converter with a large client base in electronics,pharmaceutical, petroleum and other industries. I recently took notice of this little company due to the recent gloom for hard disk parts manufacturers from the Thailand flood problems. Many of them were beaten down ...
Someone asked me how to calculate bonuses for participating life policies. I asked the individual to provide me with the latest benefit illustration. The policy was already in-force for some time already. I will use this policy as an example on how to calculate bonuses. Unfortunately,...
