Navigating through a Volatile Stock Market… You are Not Alone..

At the time of writing, Singapore’s Straits Times Index have fallen by 23% from its peak of 3,641 in April 2018. The bears have certainly taken over from the bulls for now. Given the situation of Covid-19 around the world, I foresee the market condition to continue to be volatile, and that the Straits Time Index will suffer from a steeper fall ahead. As such, in my post today, I’d be sharing with you what I’d be doing to navigate in the tough market conditions ahead…

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Which Singapore Bank Had the Best Results for the 4th Quarter and Full-Year Ended 31 December 2019?

DBS, UOB, and OCBC have all reported their financial results for the fourth quarter and financial year ended 31 December 2019. So, among the 3 banks, which one had the best results, and is also the cheapest right now? You can find out the answers in today’s post on the 3 banks’ latest financial results…

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CapitaLand Retail China Trust (SGX:AU8U) – My Technical Analysis of the REIT’s Unit Price Movements

Having looked at the retail REIT in terms of its historical financial performance, portfolio occupancy and debt profile, along with distribution payouts to unitholders over a period of 10 years (between FY2010 and FY2019) in my previous post, I’d like to share with you my personal technical analysis of the REIT’s unit price movements – you’ll find out how the REIT’s unit price have been moving over the years, the various support/resistance, uptrend/downtrend lines I’ve identified, and also the unit prices which I am waiting for before I invest in the REIT…

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CapitaLand Retail China Trust (SGX:AU8U) – Is this REIT Worthy of a Spot in Our Portfolio?

CapitaLand Retail China Trust is one of the REITs which saw its operations being affected by the Coronavirus outbreak in China (as all its malls are located in the country.) Because of that, its unit price has taken a hit, where it slumped by 10.6% from its recent 52-week high. As such, is now an opportune time to invest in the REIT? In my writeup today, you’ll learn about the REIT’s historical financial performance, portfolio occupancy and debt profile, along with its distribution payouts to unitholders along the years. I’ll also be sharing with you some of the catalysts and threats I personally feel may impact the REIT’s performance in the coming quarters/years ahead, and the REIT’s historical valuations over the years which I have computed based on its closing unit price at the end of the respective financial years…

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What Do I Look for When Shortlisting for Companies to Invest?

One of the very first things we need to do when it comes to building our long-term portfolio is to identify the companies we are interested to invest our hard-earned money in. In this post, I’ll be sharing with you my selection criteria when it comes to shortlisting companies to invest my money in, along with how I determine the price point I’d like to invest in the company…

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