1.6% Dividend Yield (YTD)

HongKong Land reported its full year results and the dividends to be distributed last week. While it kept the same dividend amount, i.e. 22 cents/share, it actually suffered a net cash OUTflow of S$533 Mln (vs INflow of +US$508 Mln in 2020). It can afford to do so only because it has a lot of …

Still Staying Invested

Fear is common and understandable I know of a few people who got so terrified by the recent sharp decline in the US stock market that they decided to sell off all their stock investments (apparently) at a loss and keep the capital as cash. But who can blame them when we saw the value …

Dividend Yield 4.6%

All in all, my portfolio has produced a yield of ~ 4.6% this year - a shade that lower my long term target of 5.0% but slightly better than my target of 4.5% set for this year.

Wk20: Ahead of Schedule – Overseas Holding hits 28%

As the saying goes, change is the only constant. In the early part of this year, SG market has been outperforming the rest. But from my last blog to today, SG market is the worst performer among the 3 markets that I track closely. STI lost 4%, HK Hang Seng lost 3.5% and S&P was …

Index Portfolio Sneaks In to Grab #2

Almost unnoticed and creeping up silently, my index portfolio has grown over the years to become my number 2 portfolio today. It has grown from 8% at end 2017 to become 28% of my total investment this weekend. Amazing growth! Even faster than my overseas portfolio, which has grown from 9% to 18% today on …

2021 Target: Increase net worth by 5%

Trained by years of corporate life, making personal Tasks and Targets (T&T) for the year has become an annual affair. For my investment journey this year, I have set the following T&T for 2021: 1. Increase my net worth by 5% is the key overriding one. After failing to deliver on this target last year, …

Index portfolio holding up well!

My regular readers would know that I have a special portfolio that holds all my investments in index ETFs and unit trusts. This index portfolio has grew from 20% at start of the year to 30% of my total investment today. It grew partially because of my monthly regular fixed investments in selected ETFs (capital …

I Took Profit

In the last one week, STI ETF rose by 10% and my portfolio gained about 5%. I rode the climb with STI and took profit on some of my holdings along the way. I sold across the board - STI component stocks, S-Reits and some HK and US stocks. I was not so sure whether …

Having the 5% Annual Yield Target Helps Shape My Investment Approaches

Yesterday X'mas eve dinner with my extended family was nothing fancy but it was a nice and cosy family dinner around our dinning table. It is such moment that makes me feel that it doesn't take much for one to feel contended for and be grateful. I feel the same in personal investment.     …

My Portfolio Management Philosophy

Below is a comparison of my Top-10 holdings at end 24 Oct and end Aug 2019. End Oct-19 End Aug-19 1. Singtel (same) Singtel 2. OUE (up from #10) OUE Com Reit 3. Eagle Hospitality (up from #9) Raffles Medical 4. Centurion (-) Q&M 5. Q&M (down from #4) Accordia Golf 6. Raffles Medical (down …