Sunday, 19 June 2016

How can Brexit affect us?

Recently there's been quite a lot of talk about Brexit in the financial markets and its impact on the markets. So, what really is Brexit and what is its impact on us here in Singapore?

Sunday, 12 June 2016

Frasers Logistics and Industrial Trust

Another REIT is going IPO, this times, it's an Australian pure-play REIT with logistics and industrial properties, Frasers Logistics and Industrial Trust. With the Australian dollar at a fairly favourable exchange rate to the Sing dollar now, or at least compared to the past, it might be a good chance to invest in Australian assets.

Sunday, 5 June 2016

Inflation and Interest Rates

Inflation and interest rates have the ability to change the returns on our investments, but do we understand how they affect them or pay a lot of attention to them?

Sunday, 29 May 2016

Silverlake Axis - Update

This has been a company which I was hoping to get before the short seller allegations and even after I was considering (I wrote a post during that period, but it was after the share price had recovered from the sudden drop) But now, with the company's share price declining since it's ~$0.70 peak to $0.49 in the past week, I decided to invest a bit in the company

Wednesday, 25 May 2016

Invest in the Company, Not the Industry

Ever catch yourself saying "(Currently hot industry) looks like it's going to grow, so (company in the industry) is definitely going to grow in the future as well"? Some times I find myself doing it as well, but we should create a clear distinction between the company and the industry. Just because a company is in a hot industry doesn't mean that it will be able to grow in that industry as hot and growing industries tend to attract the most competition