Wall Street - 12 June 2020
Singapore Stock Investment Research
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The Continuation of Beng Kuang Marine Turnaround Story
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*Not Vested*
Since my last write up, Beng Kuang Marine *(BKM)* has seen a remarkable
surge in its share price, soaring from 6.7 cents to 16.5 cents as of...
1 hour ago
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Cory Diary : Sell in May and go away logic
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As a dividend investor, this principle has never crossed my mind. It seems
more aligned with a timer or short-term investment rationale.
Coincidentally, ma...
9 hours ago
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Lion-OCBC Securities APAC Financials Dividend Plus ETF
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My Sweet Retirement
Lion-OCBC Securities APAC Financials Dividend Plus ETF
Recently, OCBC has been promoting their Lion-OCBC Securities APAC
Financials D...
11 hours ago
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OVERBOUGHT, OVERSOLD SINGAPORE STI STOCKS NOW
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Dear readers, the following are the Overbought and Oversold Singapore
Straits Times Index (STI) stocks for the week ended 10 May 2024:
Overbought: JMH st...
11 hours ago
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Mapletree Logistics Trust's 4Q FY23/24 Result Review
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*Basic Profile & Key Statistics*
*Key Indicators*
*Performance Highlight*
Gross revenue, NPI and amount distributable to unitholders remain similar
YoY. H...
11 hours ago
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Smart Reads of the Week: United Overseas Bank, OCBC and Hospitality Trusts
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[image: The Smart Investor Smart Reads Pic 14]
We look at the latest results from two of Singapore’s banks while exploring
whether hospitality trusts can c...
12 hours ago
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What We’re Reading (Week Ending 12 May 2024)
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The best articles we’ve read in recent times on a wide range of topics,
including investing, business, and the world in general.
The post What We’re Read...
13 hours ago
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5 Things We Learnt From Berkshire Hathaway’s Q1 2024 Results
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Berkshire earned US$1.9 billion in interest income in Q1 2024 just by
leaving its monies uninvested and by holding US treasuries.
The post 5 Things We Le...
14 hours ago
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My Trading Journal (9 & 10 May 24) | +USD321 Profits
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I have not been trading actively in recent weeks as the market has been
very volatile and unpredictable during the earning season. Take a look at
the Vix i...
1 day ago
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Understand 3 Non-Financial Concepts to Improve Your Financial Independence
Experience.
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Ryan Connell presented this presentation at an in-person event called
CampFI. This video was pushed by the YouTube algorithm, and I must say it
may …
Th...
1 day ago
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GKE - Stock calls
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Date
Analyst
Company
Last
Target
Call
Valuation
06/15/23
CIMB
GKE
0.072
0.07
Hold
Sum of parts, Cut from $0.09
07/31/23
CIMB
GKE
0.072
0....
1 day ago
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Singapore REITs Monthly Update (May 4th, 2024)
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Technical Analysis of FTSE ST REIT Index (FSTAS351020) FTSE ST Real
Estate Investment Trusts (FTSE ST REIT Index) decreased from 666.29 to
632.65 (5.04...
1 day ago
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Singapore Savings Bond (SSB) June 2024: 3.33% Yield, Third Highest in
Recent Times
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Next month’s Singapore Savings Bond (SSB) June 2024 issue offers a very
attractive 3.33% average yield over 10 years. Applications close 28 May
2024 9pm....
1 day ago
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Mapletree Logistics Trust to divest asset at Tuas South for SGD10
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Singapore-listed warehouses-heavy REIT Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT) is
divesting its asset at 30 Tuas South Avenue 8 for SGD10.5 million. The
asset is b...
2 days ago
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Which Local Bank Should You Invest In? How Did DBS, UOB, and OCBC Perform
In Q1 FY2024?
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As we approach 2H FY2024, the financial markets have faced many ups and
downs thus far. From the conflict between Israel and Iran, to the FEDs
reducing the...
2 days ago
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AA REIT, T-bill, SSBs, CPF, UOB, OCBC.
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I have been thinking of taking another long break from social media to
focus on other things in life.Tentatively, I am thinking of coming back in
June.So, ...
2 days ago
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OCBC Offers to Buy Out Great Eastern Amid Minority Shareholder Complaints,
But Is the Offer Fair?
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OCBC has announced an offer to buy the remaining 11.56% stake in Great
Eastern that it does not own, at S$25.60 per share. The deal will be worth
S$1.4 b...
2 days ago
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8 things I learned from the 2024 Sunway REIT AGM
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Sunway Real Estate Investment Trust (Sunway REIT) was listed in Bursa
Malaysia in 2010, with a portfolio spread across Kuala Lumpur, Penang and
Perak. As...
2 days ago
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DBS, UOB, and OCBC’s Business Updates for Q1 FY2024: What You Need to Know
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[image: DBS, UOB, and OCBC’s Business Updates for Q1 FY2024: What You Need
to Know]
DBS (SGX: D05), UOB (SGX: U11), and OCBC (SGX: O39) are among the bigge...
2 days ago
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𝐀𝐬𝐤 𝐌𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐲 𝐒𝐆 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐓𝐢𝐤𝐭𝐨𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲
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𝐀𝐬𝐤 𝐌𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐲 𝐒𝐆 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐓𝐢𝐤𝐭𝐨𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲
>> https://youtu.be/3m63nvwaF14
See below for the Most Popular US stocks asked and ...
2 days ago
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Wilmar International – 1Q24 Results Below Expectations
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[image: Wilmar]
Excerpts from UOBKayHian report Wilmar International (SGX: F34) Wilmar ’s
1Q24 results came in below expectations due to lower-than-expecte...
2 days ago
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Learning To Be Grateful
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On the 3rd April 2024, Hualien, Taiwan experienced the worst earthquake in
25 years, with a magnitude of 7.2 in Richter Scale. It is precedented by a
7....
2 days ago
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Shopify plunged by 18.6% and AEM sank by 12.9%!
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Price of both Shopify and AEM plummeted after they released their latest
quarter results. Here's why I did not panic.
2 days ago
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How to File a Small Claim with CASE and the Small Claims Tribunal
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[image: 090524 Small Claims]
You have been served!
The post How to File a Small Claim with CASE and the Small Claims Tribunal
appeared first on Seedly - G...
3 days ago
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Apr2024 Finance update - Monthly Dividend/Interest received $10K
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Apr2024 Dividend/Interest received from my investment and retirement
account is about SGD $10058. The higher than expected dividend was due to
early dist...
3 days ago
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Short Update on the Cordlife idea
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I know I am supposed to be releasing an idea on Cordlife since my teaser
post last week.
However, in between drafts, the company has been posting updates...
3 days ago
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Market Wizards: Behind The Scenes (With Jack Schwager)
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Today we have Jack Schwager on the show!
I believe he needs no introduction but I’ll do it anyway…He is the author
of the Market Wizards book series and h...
4 days ago
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Simplifying Life: The Office Worker Who Chose to Retire in the Ancient City
of Fenghuang
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Sometimes, the most enlightening encounters are the ones that happen
entirely by chance. This was precisely my experience during a spontaneous
trip to the ...
4 days ago
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Indices have rallied since my last writeup; CSE Global may be interesting
(5 May 24)
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Dear all, Per my writeup (click HERE) which I published on 21 Apr (Sunday),
I pointed out that based on 19 Apr closing prices, the market is starting
to lo...
6 days ago
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3 Insights From Almost A Year of Silence
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So in the past year, I realized that things do not always make sense or in
a more general way, follow a logical train
For more articles on finance and in...
1 week ago
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Did UOB One Account jump the gun in cutting interest rates too early?
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[image: andre-taissin-unsplash-piggy-bank]
By now it should be widely known that UOB is reducing the interest rates of
its flagship UOB One Account from 1 ...
1 week ago
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TD Ameritrade to Charles Schwab: A Quick Guide for Singapore Investors
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Heads up, Singaporean investors! TD Ameritrade is waving goodbye, and
Charles Schwab is rolling out the welcome mat. I’ve been using TD
Ameritrade for a ...
1 week ago
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Strong Alibaba Stock Rally Sustainable? How To Get Exposure To China Tech
Sector Without Placing All Your Eggs In One Basket?
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Hi folks, China stocks have been rallying over the past 2 weeks. Is this
just a temporary China bear market rally? For those interested in China
tech stock...
1 week ago
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Received 6 months T-bill interest for CPF OA funds (Revision 02)
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*Revision 02: May 12, 2024*
The CPF OA deduction (for T-bill application, *Auction Date: May 9, 2024*)
happened on May 10, 2024.
That brings our total 6...
1 week ago
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Lendlease REIT 1H FY2024 Update (Jul 2023 To Dec 2023)
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Lendlease REIT released the presentation of the results for the first half
of the financial year 2024, which ended on 31 December 2023. I took a
closer l...
1 week ago
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WBD Update - Full Post on Substack!
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Full Post:
https://8percentpa.substack.com/p/update-on-warner-bro-discovery-media
We have discussed Warner Brothers Discovery (WBD) and deemed it as an
...
1 week ago
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DIVIDEND AND PORTFOLIO UPDATE APRIL 2024
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Added the following stocks this month
1. DAH SING BANK
2) UOB BANK
3) UOB KAYHIAN
Dividends list. Number on left denotes month.
1) singtel Panasoni...
1 week ago
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The Story Behind Maybank
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The Story Behind Maybank
History of Maybank
The post The Story Behind Maybank appeared first on Value Invest Asia.
1 week ago
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My Investment Portfolio - SG (End Apr 2024)
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Stock Cafe
Transactions:
- Added 107 units of DBS via stock bonus
An exciting month with lots of financial results release and DBS bonus
share being is...
1 week ago
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My Investment Portfolio (April 2024)
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STI ended April 2024 at 3292 points, up around 2% as compared to last
month. Market had been concerned about inflation data and the lower
possibility of ...
1 week ago
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Summary of April 2024
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April is a month of mixed feelings in terms of investment.
At the closing today, my CLCT officially lost half of its value with
capital loss of 50.35%. No ...
1 week ago
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iFAST 1Q24: Firing on all cylinders
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Disclosure: I own shares of iFAST and this post isn’t investment advice. “
iFAST Group is steadily increasing its capability and presence as a global
digit...
2 weeks ago
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That Restless Night…
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Leverage in Options and the seemingly unlimited credit In 2022, Warner
Brothers released the movie Elvis, which explores the complex and sometimes
contenti...
2 weeks ago
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Added: CapitaLand Investment (Apr 2024)
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Added 10,000 shares of CapitaLand Investment (CLI) at $2.48 on 18 Apr 2024.
Reason for buying:
*1) 52w low*
Trying my luck to queue at $2.48 when th...
2 weeks ago
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How Much of My CPF Should Go Into CPF LIFE?
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Now that the dust over the changes to CPF LIFE and Special Account has
settled, life goes back to normal.
The post How Much of My CPF Should Go Into CPF ...
3 weeks ago
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An update with what is in my stock portfolio? | 69% in QQQ...
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I have covered my portfolio in quarterly updates but not really on the
composition or what is the updated position except that I have Tesla. I
wanted to ...
3 weeks ago
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My Reflections and Learnings on My 31st Birthday | Re-ThinkWealth
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I just turned 31 recently and usually on my birthdays, it's always feels
like the right time to reflect on my ...
The post My Reflections and Learnings o...
3 weeks ago
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AIA share price (HKG: 1299) crashed to 7-year low
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Lifetime Membership Is this a good time to enter or should existing
shareholders throw in the towel? Within the span of just 3 years, AIA share
price cra...
5 weeks ago
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Random thoughts: Looking back my bucket list of 10 years ago
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The nice thing about having a blog is, you can look back at your past, and
be amused or touched by what you had been through.
Slighly more than 10 years...
1 month ago
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3 Undervalued Stocks you should be looking at RIGHT NOW
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18th March, 2024, 3:39 PMIf you have not catch this video, then we highly
recommend you to just spend the next 5 minutes watching it. Us markets
might ha...
1 month ago
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ThumbTack Fund Report 21 – Getting Walloped By The Markets
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I’m taking an ass beating from Mr Market of late. After what was prob 1 of
the greatest start to the year
(https://thumbtackinvestor.wordpress.com/2024/01/...
1 month ago
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The Market Is A Scam!
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The market has been a big giant scam during the past decade, especially to
value investors primarily focused on the Singapore or Hong Kong/China
markets.…
2 months ago
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Poof! Goes The CPF SA 'Shielding' Hack
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After the Budget 2024 announcement recently, the local 'Pro-CPF 1M65'
community immediately went into meltdown mode. CPF-rich members were
bemoaning the ...
2 months ago
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APAC Markets: First Trends in 2024
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Last year’s high flyer Japan led the list of the best-performing markets in
Asia-Pacific in January. Our regular ranking of the stock markets in
Asia-Pac...
2 months ago
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What Happened.
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For readers who have been following our journey back in 2021, we have been
sharing our monthly updates on what we have been working on monthly towards
our ...
2 months ago
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2023 Portfolio & Dividend Update
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A Rollercoaster Ride I know, Uncle was really late to have this 2023
performance review as we are already in February 2024 😊. Pai-seh, I was
busy with a ...
3 months ago
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Привет, мир!
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Добро пожаловать в WordPress. Это ваша первая запись. Отредактируйте или
удалите ее, затем начинайте создавать!
3 months ago
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Portfolio Review 2023: Outlook 2024
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It is now 5 years, 10 months and 21 days ago since I started my investing
journey at the age of 30 (February 19th 2018). I'm actually going to become
37 ...
3 months ago
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2023 Review – How is Miss Niao after 8 years?
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2023 marks the 8th year since the birth of this blog, and the first year of
life of my baby girl. Life is different when two becomes three. Life seems
to b...
4 months ago
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Rolf 2023 in Review, Looking forward to 2024!
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Happy new year to all. This post came late. But better late than never,
:-). Looking back, 2023 has been one of the most eventful
The post Rolf 2023 in R...
4 months ago
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How I would allocate my portfolio in 2024 (a joke, sort of)
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I’ve been seeing these sorts of posts on my feed and most of these posts
are so badly written because they don’t consider any individual investor’s
circums...
4 months ago
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Portfolio Closing 2023
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STI closed at 3237
DBS ($33.41)
UOB ($28.45)
ParagonReit ($0.885)
NetLink Trust ($0.84)
SingTel ($2.47)
StarHub ($1.11)
CityDev ($6.65
Keppel Infra Trus...
4 months ago
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Managed Futures – Probably the next best thing
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im just too slow to new ideas. My recent read have led me to discover the
beauty of managed futures funds and led me to wonder, its endless
possibility. If...
5 months ago
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3 Ways to Reduce Your Income Tax Bill in Singapore (Even If You're Not a
Tax Expert)
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Navigating the tax landscape can be a daunting task, especially for those
who aren't tax experts. However, did you know you can actually reduce your
inco...
6 months ago
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Tiger Brokers Review (2023): Ultra-low Option Fees Trading
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As we have all heard and known of the news by now, trading platform TD
Ameritrade Singapore will stop its services to serve the retail investors
from Dec...
6 months ago
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September Portfolio Update: A Season of Change and Strategic Shifts
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As September rolls in, it brings along a whirlpool of changes in my
investment horizon. The past three months have been somewhat of a still
water phase w...
8 months ago
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August 2023 Portfolio Updates
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*Portfolio allocation as of August '23.*
• SG Shares: CDG, DBS, Haw Par, SGX, Valuetronics
• SG Reits: Syfe Reit+, DigiCore Reit
• US Growth: BABA,...
8 months ago
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Stacking UOB One Bank Account & T-Bills and Monthly Investment Plans
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Can’t believe it’s already June! The weather has been so hot and humid with
occasional sudden drastic changes from sunny to rainy in the same day. My
older...
11 months ago
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Technical Analysis May 2023: OMESTI (BURSA: 9008)
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OMESTI BERHAD
Observation from Chart:
OMESTI (9008) forming lower high & lower low.
Will it breakout downtrend resistance level?
Other indicator:-
M...
11 months ago
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Dear friends of CW8888
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Dear friends,
My family and I would like to express our thanks for the many kind thoughts
and messages extended our way over the past weeks, particularly...
1 year ago
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Type of Trading Orders
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*Types of Trading Orders*
For enrolment of advance trading orders, please contact your broker
*Day:* An order that is valid for the current trading day a...
1 year ago
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Farewell, Uncle CW8888
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On 8 April 2023, I lost a friend.
To honour the memory of Uncle CW8888, let me share a few nuggets of wisdom
I have learned from him as well as some of t...
1 year ago
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To my beloved friend CW8888
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It is with infinite sadness that I came out from my hiding hole to blog
about the passing of a dear friend, CW8888, whom I affectionately call
senior bro...
1 year ago
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Takeaways from “Sea Change”
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Howard Marks, a billionaire and founder of Oaktree Capital Management, is
known to be a critical thinker and he shares his views openly in his memos.
He ...
1 year ago
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Do I Still Believe In Financial Freedom?
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In my younger days when I started this blog almost 10 years ago, I believed
a lot in financial freedom and had the passion to live this out in my life
thro...
1 year ago
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Walter Schloss的话
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晋升的最佳途径是给公司带来生意。不是你知道多少，更重要的是你认识谁。没有关系，寸步难行。
投资界能言善辩，智力出众的人不在少数，许多人说得头头是道。
投资这行让人变得谦逊，他们对自己也很有信心。
(Ben Graham)但是为了避免危机，他也错过了很多机会。这在所难免，亏是亏不了，但...
1 year ago
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BRC Asia - Phillip Securities 2022-08-04: Construction Sector Recovery
Remains On Track
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[image: BRC ASIA LIMITED (SGX:BEC) | SGinvestors.io]BRC ASIA LIMITED (
SGX:BEC)
BRC Asia - Construction Sector Recovery Remains On Track
- BRC Asia (SG...
1 year ago
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Simsville raises reserve price for potential en bloc sale to top S$1B
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[image: SimsVille Condominium in Singapore’s Geylang neighbourhood]The
reserve price for the potential Simsville en bloc sale has been raised to
S$1.05 b...
1 year ago
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Cryptocurrency
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Believe by now majority should have heard about the crypto crash.
There was quite a number of times, my PYM subscribers asked why am I not
into crypto as t...
1 year ago
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We lost >2 million SGD in the Collapse of Terra LUNA & Good Bye
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After the "Great Depeg" of UST and the collapse of Terra LUNA, we received
lots of messages, emails and comments. Usually, I would try to reply to all
of t...
1 year ago
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1 Year in NUS – Portfolio Update and 15% Yield on USDC!
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Hello! I am sure it has been almost close to a year since I updated this
blog. I sincerely apologised for my inactiveness in updating my blog as I
have bec...
2 years ago
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Picking the right Valentine. A much more difficult task than picking the
right stocks
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9 years ago, I wrote about choosing your Valentine from a value investing
standpoint. What I wrote then still stands today,
Beauty is over-rated and is a...
2 years ago
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What Is Money?
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What is money? M1 is a measure of the country’s money supply. This includes
all currency held by the public, and all transaction deposits in depository
i...
2 years ago
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Hello world!
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Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then
start writing!
2 years ago
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Ultimate List of Gluten-Free and Gluten-Free Friendly Restaurants and Cafes
in Singapore
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We've compiled a list (and map) over 60 gluten-free friendly restaurants
and cafes!
The post Ultimate List of Gluten-Free and Gluten-Free Friendly Resta...
2 years ago
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Actual Hospital Bill for Normal Delivery - Thomson Medical vs. Mount
Alvernia vs. Mount Elizabeth
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*How much does it cost to give birth in Singapore today amidst the
pandemic? If you intend to deliver in a private hospital, these 6 bills
from different...
2 years ago
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Bumitama Agri: Reaping a bumper harvest
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Bumitama Agri has caught my attention recently. According to DBS, it is
trading below its average PE multiple, and far below the multiple of its
peers. I a...
2 years ago
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Portfolio Review 2021
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* (SGD) Portfolio Value and Asset Allocation*
*Top 3 Holdings (SGX)*
*Top 3 Holdings (Non-SGX)*
*Performance (SGD)*
*Dividends (SGD...
2 years ago
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2021 Portfolio Review (Part 2)
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Stock Market is a dangerous place. However, placing money in the bank would
also erode value as the bank interest is near to nothing.
*Portfolio Restruct...
2 years ago
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2021 Performance Scorecard
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Here's my performance scorecard for 2021
The post 2021 Performance Scorecard appeared first on Risk N Returns.
2 years ago
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Are crypto the new stocks?
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Your takeaway: Crypto tokens are flexible creations. Many crypto tokens
were created with a strong similarity to stocks, which make them …
Continue read...
2 years ago
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Manulife US REIT: A Positive Strategy Divergence
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Fuelling the Next Leap in Growth through the Sun Belt and Emerging Markets
by: Tam Ging Wien
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*All examples and stocks quote...
2 years ago
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Guide to HDB Resale Application (Without Agent)
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1. Register Intend to Buy
This is the very first step to do and a very simple application to register
your intend to purchase a flat. The application is ...
2 years ago
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06 August 2021 - Portfolio in Paper Loss Due to China Crack Down
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*I am not a financial advisor and this post is purely my views. It is not
investment advice or reference material to make any decision. **I am
vested in...
2 years ago
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1H2021 In 10 Mins
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If one were to wonder, it has slowly becomes a thing in my recent writing
style that I’m disclosing lesser details compared to what I would have done
in ...
2 years ago
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CPF Balances Update – June 2021
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It is the end of June with all mandatory contributions in for the month. SA
balance currently stands at $129,039.53, more than half of 2021 FRS or
69.4% of...
2 years ago
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New Email Delivery Services - Follow It
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This post is intended for long time followers of Singapore IPOs and SRS
Retirement Fund who have been receiving daily email updates. As Feedburner
has deci...
2 years ago
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New Email Delivery Services - Follow It
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This post is intended for long time followers of Singapore IPOs and SRS
Retirement Fund who have been receiving daily email updates. As Feedburner
has deci...
2 years ago
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Straits Times Index (Week of 7 June 2021)
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The Straits Times Index (STI) opened this Monday morning at 3,169.69
points, how will it fare in the near future?
After reopening most of Singapore's ec...
2 years ago
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OCBC Dividend too
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Another choice to make here: OCBC is offering a cash or stock option.
Similarly to Mapletree NAC, I think cash is the way to go for this time too
as I...
2 years ago
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How Much Have I Saved on Electricity Bill?
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With the nationwide launch of the Open Electricity Market (OEM) back in
2018, I have made the switch to an electricity retailer, Geneco in March
2019.
...
2 years ago
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Confirmation Bias Is Scarily Common Among Investors
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Confirmation bias is the tendency for people to cherry-pick and interpret
information that support their existing beliefs. This often results in
contradi...
3 years ago
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GMS Short Term now Risk-Off [Mid-week update]
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Meaningful spike in the $VIX as mentioned in our post on Sunday with the
$VIX now decently above 20. Conditions are still deteriorating across asset
classe...
3 years ago
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How much can you put in your Medisave Account?
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It has been ages since i’ve written anything. Ever since we came out of
lock down the option to work from home no longer existed for Mr Kua Simi.
It didn’t...
3 years ago
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Quick look back of 2020
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It has been 3.5 years since I started my investing journey back in Aug
2017, and last year was the first year I had positive P&L (apart from 2017
where I...
3 years ago
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[Thoughts] Hello December! A summary of the Year
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Hello Everyone, i am still doing my weekly scans, but selectively sharing
to gain perspective, rather than prove to anything to anyone.
If you interested t...
3 years ago
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Portfolio as of 30 November 2020
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The counters on the SGX that I am holding as of 30 Nov 2020 are as follows:
AEM
Ascendas Reit
CapLand IntCom T
DBS
Frasers Cpt Tr
Frasers L&T Tr
Hongkong La...
3 years ago
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Paying lesser property tax on multiple properties
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Property tax is something we have to pay when we own any property. The
owner-occupied property incurs less tax than one that is not
owner-occupied.
Let...
3 years ago
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