The days are long but the years are short. This is what parenthood has to offer and those who are parents yourself will understand where I am coming from. My younger son turns 1 tomorrow and coincidentally he shared the same birth date and year as the son of one of the community blogger, LP (Happy…
Month: January 2018
Recent Action – Tuan Sing
I recently initiated a new position for Tuan Sing at a share price of 47.5 cents for 40,000 shares. Tuan Sing caught my eye only recently after the report from UOB came out back in Nov last year, highlighting a few of their solid development and investment properties on hand. Since then, I’ve been studying…
You Need 2 out of the 3 Levers To Achieve F.I.R.E
Having financial independence as a target should be a long term goal for everyone. Achieving Financial Independent Early Retirement (F.I.R.E) on the other hand makes the task even more difficult because we are competing for time where it plays a big factor. Long term readers of my blog know that I’d like to achieve F.I.R.E…
“Jan 18″ – SG Transactions & Portfolio Update”
No. Counters No. of Shares Market Price (SGD) Total Value (SGD) based on market price Allocation % 1. Comfortdelgro 85,000 2.03 172,550.00 28.0% 2. M1 75,000 1.78 133,500.00 22.0% 3. Fraser Logistic Trust 80,000 1.16 92,800.00 14.0% 4. Ho Bee Land 30,000 2.54 76,200.00 11.0% 5. ST Engineering 20,000 3.32 66,400.00 10.0% 6. Vicom 8,000…
Debunking The Rule of Thumb About Emergency Funds
It’s been quite some time since the last time I talked about something that is related to personal finance so I think it’s about appropriate to revisit them in the early days of the year. The topic related is about emergency funds and it is right at the heart and foundation of personal finance. Often,…
Investor Sentiment in Today’s Bull Market
The new year has started with its first green week and the general sense you get from the market is the people on the street are more optimistic, building up a strong end to 2017. Sir John Templeton once gave a great quote that says “Bull market is born on pessimism, grow on skepticism, mature…