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2018 Year-End Reflection and Game Plan for 2019
In the blink of an eye, 2018 will be over soon and another year has passed. This year has been a big drought for IPO as none has attracted my attention. IPO aside, there were a other few listing which I applied for, namely, Astrea IV4.35%B280614, Temasek 2.7% 231025XB and the NikkoAM SGD IGBond. T…
2.01% Jan 19 Singapore Savings Bond. Really that good?
The Singapore Saving Bond's interest rate for 1 year holding has been making new high for the past three consecutive months. The issue in Jan 19 is not only a new high but it is also the first time the rate has exceeded 2%. Sounds attractive?
In fact, the Jan 19 issue may not be that attractiv…
November 2018 Portfolio Results
Overall portfolio is still with positive unrealized gains. November was a much better month as compared to October as unrealized gains increased slightly after the recovery from Red October. Dividend collected was also slightly higher in November.
Market remains pessimistic as negative news cont…
Step-by-Step Guide to Application/ Redemption of Singapore Savings Bonds
The reason I am doing a simple step-by-step guide on how to apply and redeem Singapore Savings Bonds is because I received a few comments from my previous posts suggesting that it is not worth the effort to swap the bonds. I was quite puzzled as both application and redemption can be done easily u…
9% Interest for 1 Year. Good Deal or No Deal?
Recently, Facebook pushed one of the following advertisement to me, an investment offering 9% interest over 1 year period. As a financial blogger, I took a deeper look and decided that I should do a quick review.
The investment is offering 0.75% interest each month for 12 months. The total intere…
November 2018 Dividend Collected
Dividend payout for the month of November 2018
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Dividend collected for the month is lower than what I had expected. The main reason is due to 800 Super cutting their divid…
November 2018 Portfolio Updates
Stock Allocation There was no stock transaction for the month of November 2018 yet again. November was a much better month as compared to the month of October. The Fed chairman made a comment that interest rate is close to neutral, suggesting that the rising rate could be slower and smaller over n…