*Near 52L is applicable if last closed price is within 10% range above 52 Lows*Data such as market cap may be estimated and not real-time*Companies selected based on personal selection This does not imply or suggest a buy or sell recommendation.  ..read more

Certain matters are tough to bring up and discuss with others, especially when it relates to events such as breakup and divorce. On top of the devastation and anguish, there are things left to be sorted between the 2 parties.  Parting with my partner last year is of no difference. I did a post on this during my worse moments but has since removed it. Most people will never thought of the possibility of a breakup before purchasing their engagement ring since it should be a happy event. So what happens to the ring if a couple really breaks up? Well, this is rather a personal choice. The l ..read more

I am putting everything aside this noon to blog, taking this as a therapeutic task away from life and work.  We are currently in a unique history of events and majority of them are bad. It may also be good if we look at it as a long-awaited correction.  Today, I will be sharing my investment changes and what I have been doing during these maddening times. The work-from-home schedule has certainly made time pass by faster that we are already now in April. Although time passing fast is nice (especially when we are slogging at work), it also means the current circuit breaker will cont ..read more

Just doing a short update on my current holdings: -I have recently added a small position in Paypal for fintech exposure. This however may or may not be a short term trade. -Added small position in Keppel Pacific Oak US Reit late last year, partly to push up portfolio’s dividend yield. W8-BEN has been approved by the firm. So goodbye 30% withholding tax and hello 7% divy! -Continue holding both Singtel and Cisco. For these, I will see how it goes. -Most of the companies are hovering above the P/E level of 15, which may hint overvaluation levels. *Yield percentage does not reflect any ..read more

Happy 2020, everyone! 2019 had been good year for US investors! I have been pretty much missing in action in 2019. A post to end the year may be the least I can do. Here are some updates to life.  Finances: Finally surpassed the 100k mark. (including investments) The savings growth shall remain slow being in the rat race. Investments: Portfolio has been quite inactive this year mainly due to fear of high valuations, which also caused me to miss several good opportunities. Well, it happens. However, I was extremely lucky to get out of Costa Group listed in ASX (buying some at $5.70, avera ..read more

This is just a follow up from the previous post. As the image shared earlier does not do justice to Tableau's real functions, I decided to also share the readable/interactive file in the below link. By right, its dashboards are useful for users to use filters the criteria they would like to view. For example, users will be able to select only the years they want the data to show, such as only years 2013 to 2016 OR only the top 3 years by the amount of Net income etc. In this case, I did not include such filters due to the lack of data. If you like this, I may do the same View on another com ..read more

2019 is ending and my portfolio is honestly not performing as well this year.  Not much change has been made since my last update.  This is actually a good sign as I used to do many transactions to take quick profits.  Here are some of my recent actions: • Initiated small position in Keppel Pacific Oak Reit • Added more Cisco shares At work, I have been having fun with Tableau software since finally granted access to it. Users’ license seems to be expensive and naturally, not everyone is entitled to use it.  In case if you are not yet introduced, Tableau is a Business intelligence soft ..read more

Today, I am here to share on some of my recent trades. Singtel has been doing well lately but its P/E is getting on the high side at 18+. All eyes on its Ex-dividend date on 26th July. • Sold some Singtel shares to finally reduce my exposure. Still holding the bulk of it. • Traded on UOB, with a 7.4% in profit. • Traded on Capitaland, with a 10% in profit. • Traded on Sandfire Resources, with a 6.6% in profit. As you can see, I am once again on selling mode and keeping cash on hand. About half of my investments are now converted back to cash. The markets have been on range trading mode for ..read more

The CFA journey is well known for its grueling journey. Being unsure if I should embark on the same path, I went to see what people were saying on the forums. Many shared the same doubt if they will regret doing so despite the high recognition it will provide. Few of the writers who passed CFA has zero financial backgrounds when they just started out (some are even Chartered now)At the same time, they shared their extensive studying schedule to let us know what we will be signing up for.  From what I read, it feels like we should go for it if we have the heart or passion for it. It is like how ..read more

In the past few months, I hardly had the mood to do anything or even to live. It is not just random negativity. To make it short, my fiancée and I had broken up when our wedding is supposed to be held this year end. Last year, she voiced out that she is not ready to get married and that we will not be happy together. (There was no 3rd party) It may sound like a joke that our love still exist but we realized what she mentioned was rather true after further months of trying. It is unbelievable that someone who was so close to you and there for you for 4 years suddenly just disappear. Or perhap ..read more