5G evolution is coming. Are you positioned to capitalize? South Korea became the first country in Dec 2018 to offer 5G or what you might term as the fifth-generation mobile wireless standard. Most countries plan to start adopting 5G in 2020, which will be the key driver of various technological evolution such as Internet of
Dividends on steroids At risk of sounding like a drug addict, we like to introduce a juicy concept to potentially boost your passive income. We are all familiar with dividends, am I right? Nothing beats lazing at home and yet witness our account “magically” being credited with money. But what if we could double a
We recently wrote a results preview note for SATS, with the conclusion that its 2QFY20 results will remain lackluster due to margins pressure from cargo weakness. True enough, the company’s 2QFY20 results were below market expectations, with across-board downward earnings revision from the street. SATS: Long-term fundamentals in-tact Don’t get me wrong. I am positive
According to a survey conducted by online shopping and discount service website Picodi with 22,000 respondents, Singaporeans are the seventh biggest holiday spenders in the world, spending on average S$1,086 (USD$797) on a holiday. How much money people spend on holidays The biggest spenders come from Australia who spends an average of USD$1,505 per holiday
Getting passive dividend income every month is a dream come true for many, particularly if that income more than offsets one’s expenses. It is like achieving the “Holy Grail” of dividend investing. All of us talks and dream about it but alas, few ever seem to accomplish it. Dividend Investing: The Yield When it comes
Bloomberg reported on a potential IPO of Thai Beverage’s brewery business Earlier in the day, Bloomberg published a report which says that Thai Beverage is considering an initial public offering of its brewery business in what could be the biggest listing in Singapore in close to a decade. The company may seek to value the
According to various media sources, Frasers Logistic & Industrial Trust and Frasers Commercial Trust are planning to merge, as consolidation among Singapore’s real estate investment trusts (REITs) gathers pace. This will be the 4th deal this year if it happens. In January, CapitaLand Ltd strikes an SGD$6bn deal with Temasek Holdings for Ascendas Pte and
Straco’s Flyer suspended due to technical issues Straco Corp, a share that I own in my portfolio, saw its share’s declined by more than 4% when it was reported that the Singapore Flyer has suspended its operations since Nov 19 after a technical issue involving one of the spoke cables. A spokesman for the Flyer
Most of you would be familiar with the “Greatest” investor of all time, Mr. Warren Buffett. But you probably have not heard of Mr. Jim Simons, the hedge fund manager that charges a 5% management fee and 44% performance fee!!! Sounds like a scam in the making? Well, you can’t be more wrong than that.
Should you be buying REITS today? REITs have been one of the most popular investment assets to generate a passive stream of income. It is for this very reason (and maybe some others which I will elaborate) that I am looking to increase my portfolio exposure to this investment class. This is despite REITs being
I recently came across this dated study (2017) of “The Food & Beverage Brands That Own The Grocery Store”. While there are plenty of startups pushing forward new food trends, the market still largely belongs to a handful of companies. Nestle ranks top with a market capitalization of approx. USD310bn and revenue of USD92bn. These
Recently, Dollar and Sense wrote a post called “How you can make your child a CPF millionaire by contributing by contributing S$400 every month until they turn 21”. It was an interesting article to me as a parent to two young boys. However, it also got me thinking if me and the missus should
According to Barron’s, Morgan Stanley recently put together a team of quantitative strategies to work, determining which stock signals have tended to best predict stock price performance over time. In this article, we highlight what this stock signal is and using a combination of screening criteria linked to this signal, we derived a list of
The Weekly Roundup – Academy’s Finest is a collection of my favorite blog posts, podcasts and other useful contents that I have enjoyed over the past week. I will be releasing this series of posts with a short summary of the content for easy summary. My goals is to share quality content (or what i think are
Like any business, the world of investing has its fair share of super stars. These are renowned investors who have achieved sensational results over a long period of time. It’s easy to be a one-hit-wonder but a mountain of a challenge to achieve consistent long-term success. This requires not only discipline but a sometimes a
Sembcorp Marine announced its 3Q19 results this morning. The company incurred S$53m losses in this quarter alone (3Q18 losses of S$29.8m), bringing YTD total losses to S$59m. While the losses might seem massive, management has previously guided that the company will incur significant losses in 2H19 as a result of low work load, a direct
