Hi, how’s everyone? Are you struggling to keep your head above the water amidst the turmoil in the market? Are you overwhelmed with all the negativity surrounding us right now? Are you planning to do anything to your portfolio? Like liquidating al...

The week started with the shutting down of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank by U.S. regulators. The U.S. regulators announced measures which ultimately bailed out the banks. Then, we saw Credit Suisse reporting “material weaknesses” and the Swi...

I think I need to be very clear upfront to all folks here that my postings here is more for my own reference and documentation of my personal investment journey and thoughts. It is not a buy or sell recommendation or trying to influence folks to foll...

Summary Thirty years ago, Taiwan immigrant Jensen Huang founded Nvidia with the dream of revolutionizing PCs and gaming with 3D graphics. In 1999, after laying off the majority of workers and nearly going bankrupt, the company succeeded when it launc...

The first quarter of 2023 is trickling to an end. I am entitled to the following passive income in Q1 2023 from Singapore Savings Bonds, stocks and Reits in my SGX income portfolio. $117.50 Savings Bond (3 Jan) $90.00 Savings Bond (1 Feb) $99.50 Sunt...

#SVBCollapse #AramcoResults #USInflation #Topic 1: Silicon Valley Bank Collapse The Silicon Valley Bank, a bank that lends money majorly to the tech-companies collapsed last week marking the second largest bank failure in the history of the US.  Why...

If you’ve come across any REIT posts that you think are missing, please don’t hesitate to let me know and I’ll be more than happy to include them. On the other hand, if you’re looking for even more up-to-date information and insights, I highly recomm...

Over the past week, we’ve seen: 3 US Banks fail. The Feds rush in to bail out all depositors at 2 US banks. A potential run on a Global Systemically Important Bank in Credit Suisse. That resulted in the Swiss Central Bank coming in to provide an emer...

This week, we look at Singapore’s third-largest bank, United Overseas Bank (SGX: U11), to see if it has the potential to raise its dividends this year. The lender had just reported a sparkling set of results for 2022 and is riding high on the wave of...

After my post exploring if I managed to successfully secure a $1,110 monthly, inflation-adjusted income stream today when I reached CPF FRS, I was informed that there is a new CPF Retirement Income calculator for younger CPF members. This calculator...