After 13 Years, I Sold My Endowment Policy!
In a rare case of "happy endings" with insurance companies, I sold my NTUC endowment policy that I bought during my NS days to a company that buys them. After…
KrisEnergy Preferential Offer – Measured Risk Taking
After raising money back in 2005, KrisEnergy is back at the deal table due to their upcoming notes this year. Seems that it was a pretty good deal for the shareholders, as…
Phillip SGX APAC Dividend Leaders REIT ETF – A Panacea For Low Yield?
Normally, I'm not an active blogger due to my day job, which requires me to dabble in technology and finance, but when an interesting piece of news comes across my…
A Review Of Maybank-Kim Eng’s Monthly Investment Plan
On the back of the minimum commission charges being imposed by Standard Chartered, I'm writing this review of Maybank-Kim Eng (MBKE in short) Monthly Investment Plan as there weren't any detailed…
When the Music Stops – No More Minimum Commissions on Standard Chartered
Well, an era of no minimum commissions has ended for retail investors in Singapore - Standard Chartered has sent out love letters to clients like me, informing us of the…
Investing with CPFIS – Keep It Simple
After reading TurtleInvestor's blog post on investing with his CPF money, I felt compelled to write my own post about my experience with investing using my CPF money. Sometimes, it's best…
More Bonds, Market Corrections and Herd Behavior
It has been quite a busy week, with the launch of Aspial's retail bond offer, and the general market being in negative territory. Let's take a look at Aspial's retail bonds…
Bonds – Fifty Shares of Grey for the Retail Investor?
This has been an interesting week for investors who have been keeping up with market news - more details about the Singapore Savings Bonds were released by MAS on Monday,…
Uncle Sam Is Watching: Dividend Withholding Tax
Recently, I blogged about my investment into oil-related companies, and Penn West distributed its Q4 2014 dividend of $ CAD. I expected roughly $ USD after deducting 30% witholding tax to…
Regular Savings Plans, and the Case of the Missing Dividends
A couple of years ago, POEMS, OCBC and POSB bank had started to offer Regular Savings Plan (RSP), which allowed one to invest on the stock market via monthly contributions…