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A number of companies will be holding their annual general meetings (“AGMs”) this month. I am considering attending some of these AGMS as I feel that it is my right to do so as a shareholder. I am not sure how many people actually turn up at the AGMs for the free buffet reception after the AGMs? I am...
Yesterday, as I exited from the MRT station gantries, I saw to my surprise that my train fees have increased by six-cents! This six-cents translates to quite some percentages of my fare per trip and if I multiply this amount by the number of days in a month and two trips (i.e “to” and “fro” trips)...
Yesterday morning, I tucked few pieces of vegetables between my slices of bread from a loaf which I bought at a humble price. There, I completed the spread with some yummy mayonnaise and there I have: my home-made, wholesome breakfast which cost just so much lesser than one could get from a similar...
Noble Group has rallied so many percentage points so much so that I thought it is like Ezion Holdings which rocketed up and up in its stock price in Ezion’s heydays. The news which prompted the stellar northward climb of Noble Group was nevertheless the acquisition of the agricultural business of Noble...
FN paid out $0.42 per share to eligible investors on or around 3-Apr-2014 in an exercise called capital reduction. As I have shared with readers, I bought FN stocks and one of the reasons why I bought FN share then was due to this fact of capital reduction as I know that I would be paid...
Money Mind hosted by Dawn Tan and Money Week hosted by Tung Soo Hwa are two financial shows I like to watch. Money Mind is shown every Sunday, 9.30pm on Channel News Asia while Money Week is shown every Saturday 10.30 pm on Channel U with a repeat telecast every Sunday at 11.30 pm on the same channel. Read...
Hyflux has appointed Genevieve Woo who was a former journalist and former news presenter of Channel News Asia, and a former anchor of Money Mind (a favourite financial programme of mine) to head its global marketing and corporate communications departments. The news came on the back of Oon Jin Teik leaving...
I read the reports that the probe into the Blumont, Asiasons and LionGold (“BAL”) stocks saga has now involved the Commercial Affairs Division (CAD). When this news was announced on 2nd April 2014, the stock price of these three beleaguered stocks continued to head south even further. The report did not...
I increased my stake in United Engineer Engineering and Construction (UE EC). UE EC is a good dividend play with dividend payouts of more than five percentages annually. Also there is a likelihood that UE EC may be acquired though this probability of acquisition is not more important to me...
The STI rallied again today (2nd April 2014) led by strong manufacturing figures from abroad. The STI has added quite a fair bit since March 2014 and I must congratulate readers who have profited from this seeming uptrend. But is this uptrend a rally? Is it still timely for investors to enter into the stock...
I received a letter from MND informing me that my household is entitled to rebates on Service and Conservancy charges. When I read the message, I am filled with a sense of gratitude as I can at least save some monies. I have been working hard, spending on the most basic necessities for myself, while doing...
Today is the final trading day of the first quarter for year 2014. Year to this quarter, the STI has performed quite well, I must say. This morning, there was news reported that the two Koreas exchanged some fire, and I think this may shape how stocks perform if the two Koreas continue in these kind of...
In the week of 24 March 14 to 28 March 14, the Singapore Stocks Index STI rallied remarkably and I singled out four stocks which performed not only in line with the STI but which performed even more! Noble Group stock rallied up 13.6% for the above week, this rise in my belief was simply overwhelming for...
Singtel stock and SPH stock are traditionally blue-chip stocks. Singtel is one of the three local players in the telecom industry, offering mainly mobile, phone and internet services while SPH is the largest press publication industry in Singapore. Disparate as these two companies can be, they have a common...
While SMRT stock may not be doing well, I read the report that SMRT has signed an agreement with Huawei to develop some e-commerce products. The foray of SMRT into an area which is not its core business in rails, trains and buses may be surprising to others, but I am not really surprised as this is not the...
Noble Group stock closed 5% higher yesterday at $1.155. I sold off Noble Group stock today (27 March 2014), pocketing quite noble profits (pun not intended). I have checked that the spectacular run-up in Noble Group stock price was not driven by announcements of the company, rather, the heading north of the...
Around me, there are folks who are quite fixated with the monitoring of stock prices daily or even intra-day. Some of them like to comment out loud how they have picked a winning stock while behaving or “behaving” “secretive” and comment how their trading methods are that accurate. There are also...
I read the report that says that city dwellers are more prone to stress. Let me give you one reason why we city dwellers are stressed: most of the stress has to do with MONEY. First work. I really think that many of us face stress related to work. Though the nature of work varies across individuals, it is...
After reading this post, you may feel sceptical and think that I am cynical but I would think that the “Rich Dad Financial Advantage” if I may coin this term is quite applicable for some. So what is the “Rich Dad Financial Advantage?” Well, I have a friend who needs not look for a good and proper...
FN (Fraser and Neave) announced after trading hours on 21 March 2014 that it would be acquiring a 70% stake in Yoke Food industries, a Malaysia-based beverages company. I am not surprised that FN will be carrying out acquisitions as it is quite clear after that now FN is growing its food...