Buyer Beware – Ahma-nomics in Play
Remember the old adage that when everyone and their mother is putting money into the stock exchange, we should all get out? Well, this has actually just started happening. Just as Japan…
Ascendas REIT – A Case Of The Market Knowing Better?
I actually picked up Ascendas REIT in the middle of December when they announced the preferential offer for units, but their offer was only launched in early January, with the…
Last Cash Calls For The Year – ARA Asset Management and Viva Industrial Trust
As 2015 ends, there were two stocks which I picked up recently which raised equity through rights issues and preferential offers - ARA Asset Management Limited and Viva Industrial Trust. For…
Croesus Retail Trust Rights Issue – Land of the Rising Sun?
Another of my holdings issued rights recently, and I'm pleased that I got 70% of the total rights which I applied for. I won't bore you with the details of…
Macquarie International Infrastructure Fund – See You Again?
MIIF has been a rollercoaster ride for me, as I've seen it's ups and downs ever since I bought it in 2008. From what seemed to be a crappy return…
A Trip to the CDP – Investigating Your Financial Footprints
Due to my semi-active state of investing in the stock market, I had some share transactions which were not recorded electronically, or the buy contracts kept in a safe place.…
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…
KrisEnergy Rights Issue – Don’t Overeat
The results of my third and last rights issue of last month was finally out last week, but due to work, I had to postpone writing this blog post. This…
Three Rights Issues in One Month!
Apparently I'm not the only one short on cash last month, as three of my counters were issuing rights. First up, I oversubscribed IREIT's rights issue , and I was…
US Market Portfolio – July 2015
My US portfolio's been untouched since June, and only recently did I buy just one stock of eBay. This is mainly to test how Standard Chartered handles stock splits, as…