2 February 2012 – I added a small 2 lots of CapitalMall Trust into my portfolio. With Iluma renovation, JCube and the development of Jurong WestGate to be completed shortly, looks good to load for future upside potential. Will look to add further should there be any further downside. At 1.705, hopefully it’ll be a…
The importance of Investment Discipline and Dividend-paying shares
For some reasons, we humans like the adrenaline rush feeling running through our veins when it comes to entertainment, partying or investing. I went to the casino with a friend at the Marina Bay Sands (MBS) this afternoon, only to find those people who are at the table emotionless…or rather motionless. There were a mix…
Extra Income – How important is it??
In the past, having diverse sources of incomes gives people a backup to fall upon. However, in recent times, people are beginning to realize the importance of extra income as a means to realize your dream and goals earlier. Is it really important? Will it help you to achieve your financial goals earlier? Recently, I…
Happy CNY STI Bull Run
First of all, I would like to wish everyone a Happy Dragon New Year as we heads into a turbulent 2012 cautiously. STI has run up an incredible 10% bull run since the beginning of the year and volume has been going up. With the STI almost touching the 3000 mark soon enough (if bull…
CapitalMall Trust – 2011 Results
Good bluechip REITS to monitor. CapitaMall Trust Management Limited (CMTML), the manager of CapitaMall Trust (CMT), is pleased to announce that CMT has achieved net property income (NPI) of S$418.2 million for the period 1 January to 31 December 2011 (FY2011). This is 4.8% higher than the NPI for Full Year 2010 (FY2010). Distribution per…
Is Saving an important aspect in your life???
Why do some people feel it is important to save money and why do some people feel otherwise? Have you known anyone who might fell into these two categories? According to a yahoo article today, 2 out of 3 Singaporean admitted to saving less than 20% of their monthly income. While there are many who…
5 Signs you may be trapped in a dead-end job
First of all, I would like to tribute this article to Kevin, a blogger from Canada whom I admired very much. In this blog entry however, I would like to make it my own, the Singaporean style. Here are five signs you may be caught in a dead-end job: 1.) You take full advantage of…
Dividend Shares – in the form of a “Birthday Present”
Have you wondered at times having cracked your brains out for several nights and hours on what gift to buy for your family (i.e parents/siblings) birthday present? While it might seem quite noticeably that we spent our everyday lives together, at times it gets quite tricky when choosing a birthday present. For example, I remembered…
Change of Hands – Money
During dinner today, my sister posed a question to me regarding the flow of money and the change of hands between money. Let’s assuming in this world we have $X amount of money printed and available. When money changes hands (for e.g Supplier sells meat to Supermarket which in turn sells it to restaurant which…
Getting out of the “Rat Race” – Does it apply for everyone?
Getting out of the “Rat race” – can be defined as pulling out of a race where everyone competes for the one ultimate position. Truely enough, no one says that getting IN into the “Rat race” is a bad thing. In fact, most of us have been through in the rat race and rightly so…