I Hope Your Heirs Want to Manage Your Dividend Portfolio

If you have been following what’s going on in the financial blogosphere, I had the pleasure of rebutting every single point except one that was made in Investment Moats on the Dividend income approach. I strongly suggest that you go read that article...

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Apr 29, 2023
ABSD Rates 2023

On 26th April 2023, the Singapore Government announced an increase in ABSD (Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty) rates. The increase is a cooling measure because there was growing demand for property among investors here and abroad. The cooling measures ar...

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Apr 29, 2023
Why are HDB Resale Flats So Expensive?

35 is the magic number I have aged into. And with it, my eligibility to buy a flat as a single Singaporean starts! However, sieving through the numerous “catalogues” of houses on resale, one thing stands out- HDB resale flats are expensive!! For a 20...

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Apr 29, 2023
[Post 726] Why So Many Amazon Workers Are Getting Hurt

Summary For years, Amazon warehouse workers have been speaking up about unsafe conditions and the risk of injury they say they face while churning out millions of packages every day. Now their claims are being backed up by federal investigators who c...

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Apr 29, 2023
Portfolio Update April 2023

It is time to provide an update of my investment portfolios for Apr 2023. My SGX Income Portfolio value inches slightly at $301k from $300k last month. My US/HK Growth Portfolio value stagnates at US$15.4k. My SRS Ultra Long-Term Portfolio value also...

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Apr 29, 2023
Weekly Market Wrap | 29 April 2023

Topic #1: Tech Earnings beat expectations Meta, Alphabet and Amazon price chart (Source: Google Finance) On Thursday, strong quarterly results from tech giants Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc, Alphabet Inc, and e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc led...

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Apr 29, 2023