Recently, I had the honour of being invited to the BagHolder Pod (a popular YouTube channel hosted by 4 of the very best in the investment industry in Boon Tee, Chi Keng, Eric, and Kelvin). In this video, which is just under an hour long, I shared on a range of topics, including what I was doing prior to becoming a full-time retail investor and trader, mistakes made early on in my journey, outlook of interest rates and REITs, how I am intending to re-build my US investment portfolio, and more. You can find the entire video here…
Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust’s Annual Report for FY2023/24 – Key Highlights to Take Note of
Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust (SGX: N2IU), or MPACT for short, formed following the merger of Mapletree Commercial Trust and Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust in August 2022, invests in commercial properties used for retail and office purposes in key gateway markets in Asia. Currently, its portfolio comprises 18 properties valued at S$16.5 billion. Following the conclusion of the financial year on 31 March 2024 (i.e., FY2023/24), the REIT have published its annual report last Friday (28 June 2024), and in this post, you will find key highlights to take note of, together with details on its upcoming AGM…
What You Need to Know: Highlights from Mapletree Logistics Trust’s FY2023/24 Annual Report
When it was listed in the Singapore Exchange back in 2005, Mapletree Logistics Trust (SGX: M44U) was the country’s first Asia-focused logistics REIT. Currently, it has 187 properties in 9 countries valued at S$13.2 billion. Following the conclusion of the financial year on 31 March 2024 (i.e., FY2023/24), the logistics REIT have published its annual report yesterday (25 June) morning and in this post, you will find key highlights to take note of, together with details of its upcoming AGM…
Battle of the Titans: CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust vs. Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust
Both CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (SGX: C38U) and Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust (SGX: N2IU) invest in properties primarily used for retail and office purposes. For those who only have sufficient funds for one, which should he/she invest? In this article, I will be putting the key statistics reported by the 2 REITs side-by-side to find out which potentially makes a ‘better buy’…
Key Highlights from Mapletree Industrial Trust’s Annual Report for FY2023/24
Mapletree Industrial Trust (SGX: ME8U) invests in real estate assets used primarily for industrial and data centre purposes. Following the end of financial year on 31 March 2024 (i.e., FY2023/24), the REIT has published its annual report on Tuesday (18 June). In this post, you’ll find key highlights from the report, along with information about the upcoming AGM…
Which is the Better Buy: Mapletree Industrial Trust or CapitaLand Ascendas REIT?
Last month (May 2024), my blog readers suggested that I compare REITs investing in similar property types to determine which is a “better buy” in my presentation at the REITs Symposium. This topic was suggested once again in a recent poll conducted by James Yeo, founder of InvestKaki, where community members on InvestingNote wanted to hear my thoughts during our interview. Today, you will find a comparison of Mapletree Industrial Trust (SGX: ME8U) and CapitaLand Ascendas REIT (SGX: A17U), both investing in industrial and data centre properties, to find out which might be a ‘better buy’…
My Retail Trading and Investing Journey: An Interview with InvestKaki
Deeply honoured to be invited by James Yeo, the founder of InvestKaki.com, for a video interview on Tuesday (11 June 2024) where I shared my journey as a full-time trader and investor. In this 40-minute video, I talked about the pivotal moments that sparked my interest in investing, criteria I use to evaluate companies, 4 key aspects I look at in a company’s annual report, along with addressing questions posed by the InvestingNote community…
A Breakdown of the Magnificent 7’s Latest Quarter Results
For those who might not be familiar, the ‘Magnificent 7’ consists of Apple Inc, Alphabet Inc, Amazon Inc, Meta Platforms Inc, Microsoft Corporation, Nvidia Corporation, and Tesla Inc. With the earnings season now behind us, I decided to do break down the latest quarterly results of each of these companies to keep you informed and up-to-date…
From Singapore to the Wall Street: 5 Singapore-Headquartered Companies on the U.S. Exchange
While Singapore have a stock exchange, why do some of the Singapore-headquartered companies choose to list in the United States instead? 2 key reasons – access to a much larger capital pool, as well as liquidity. In today’s post, you will find 5 companies that are headquartered in Singapore, but listed on the US stock exchanges…
The Essentials You Need to Know about the iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSE ARCA: URTH)
I’m pretty sure you would have heard of the iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSE ARCA:URTH) before, as an investment in it will give you an instant diversification into companies listed in the various stock exchanges around the world. But the question is, what is the level of concentration the ETF has in the various countries? You can find out the answer to this question, along with the other essential information you need to know about the ETF in this post, including the underlying index the ETF tracks, details about the top 10 companies with the heaviest weightage in the ETF, dividend payouts over the years, and more…
