First time in doing anything is never easy. You get the tension and nervous syndrome that came out random from your body system sending special moments of spiral when you do things for the first time. First time is also special because it is the one moment in your life that you could probably remember…
Month: April 2014
$250K – First Milestone Target Reached!!
I started out my journey some 4+ years ago and back then I had set out a 10-year projection target for myself. I tried to review them at the every interval of my birthday month to see how I was doing and if the target was overly ambitious. Projection Target Year Year Starting Capital Cumulative…
“Apr 14″ – SG Transactions & Portfolio Update”
No. Counters No. of Lots Market Price (SGD) Total Value (SGD) based on market price Allocation % 1. FraserCenter Point Trust 30 1.795 53,850.00 21.0% 2. Vicom 6 5.95 35,700.00 14.0% 3. SembCorp Ind 5 5.40 27,000.00 11.0% 4. SPH 5 4.13 20,650.00 8.0% 5. Ascott Reit 15 1.235 18,525.00 7.0% 6. FraserCommercial Trust 14…
Be Prepared for the Loss of your Job
When corporate firms signal their intention for restructuring an organization, there will always be uncertainty that sends their employees morale down their spiral. In today’s context, we see pressures coming in from top management and shareholders on how they can come up with a leaner processes that will drive up their profit margin and lower…
FCT finally acquires Changi City Point
FCT has finally announced a proposal to acquire Changi City Point at $305 Million to inject the abovementioned asset into their existing sub-urban malls portfolio. I’ve got a feeling that investors have been waiting for this acquisition for some time now, given the recent lacklustre organic growth opportunities especially on their performance for…
Improving on an investor “Exit” Strategy
If you have been investing for some time, you would probably have developed some kind of an exit strategy in selling your assets. Whether your assets are stocks, funds or properties, all of us would have an exit strategy preference that is different from the other. For instance, if we are talking about stocks, these…