Here is an interesting research on people who had won lottery and its effects on their respective happiness/family life/work/etc: The one thing I would like to highlight is the number of percentages of people who had won the lottery and spend all of their winnings within the 5 years they won. It shows that if…
Month: December 2012
Reflections on my dividend investing journey in 2012
So you’ve made a 12% profit this year. Great. And you’ve outperformed the S&P and STI index this year. Fantastic. You’ve lost a little money this year. No worries. Irregardless of whether you’ve made profits or losses this year, one thing for certain is that you’ve learned new things from your investing journey which you can…
Xmas Edition: Why is Santa Claus fat ???
Ho ho ho… It’s Christmas time!!! “Santa Claus is here… and I’m gonna eat all your cookies…” Since it is a Christmas week, let’s take a step away from the stock market and put our focus on a Christmas event. Have you ever wondered why Santa Claus is fat and not muscular, sexy and hot!!!??? I…
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
As we celebrate the upcoming festive Christmas and New Year season this week, I think we will have to look back and remember the people who were involved in the sad incident that took place, in particular the Newtown shooting which led to the death of many young children. As life becomes more unpredictable each day…
“Dec 12” – Transactions & Portfolio Update
Counters No. of Lots Average Price (SGD) Total Value (SGD) based on average price Market Price (SGD) Total Value (SGD) based on market price Total Dividends collected (SGD) since purchase ST Engineering 1 2.82 2,820.00 3.80 3,800.00 1,240.00 SIA Engineering 3 4.12 12,360.00 4.30 12,900.00 210.00 Noble 2 1.12 2,240.00 1.16 2,320.00 0.00 FraserCenter Point…
Invest/Not Invest/Invest/Not Invest/Invest
The word “investing” seems to be a popular phenomenon among the younger generations these days. And since most are unable to afford investing in houses at their early stage, stocks easily has became the next available option. Ever since I’ve started investing in stocks myself back in the mid of 2011, which…
Why do people have Monday blues?
Why is Monday defined as blue? It’s probably not quite astonishing to know that most people take medical leave on Monday more than any other days during the week. The reasons for that are pretty simple. Our life tends to sync in between weekends to weekends and we simply dread everything in between, contemplated either with busy schedule…
Americans are living longer but sicker
The American Health Society has today announced that Americans are living longer but sicker. Life expectancy is now at 78.5 years, up 48.3% from the 1900s while cancer death is down 7.6%. Unfortunately, as life expectancy goes up, people looks to spend more time in hospital than in retirement. Not surprising if you ask me….
Risk vs Reward
In our everyday’s life, we always take on risk and at the same time we expect the same positive correlation on the rewards. That said, if you are playing a game of head and tail with your friend, you should expect at least 50% return on your rewards. Otherwise, you would essentially be playing a…
lnitiated position in Ascott Reit
Anyone went for an early Christmas shopping yet? Today, I initiated a position on Ascott Reit, one of the few reits which I have much interest in and I must say I am delighted to get them. I have been monitoring the shares back when there was a european crisis in 2011. Back then, the…