Information Technology (IT) is everywhere in modern world, a stock with strong IT related business would have bright future for investment.  Therefore, an investor may consider 28 IT stocks in Singapore, especially those defensive growth stocks. In this article, you will learn from Dr Tee on 4 Singapore IT Giant Stocks which are efficient in making money with economic moat but having mixed impacts during COVID-19 stock crisis. Bonus for readers who could read every words of the entire article: 7 global IT giant stocks. 1) IT Retail Giant Stock – Challenger Technologies (SGX: 573) 2) Software Giant Stock – Silverlake Axis (SGX: 5CP) 3) Data Center Giant REITs – Keppel DC Reit (SGX: AJBU) – Mapletree Industrial Trust (SGX: ME8U) Nearly

No.  Counters No. of Shares Market Price (SGD) Total Value (SGD) based on market price Allocation % Category 1. Comfortdelgro   40,000 S$1.50      60,000.00 26.0% Recovery 2. Wilmar   10,000 S$4.40      44,000.00 19.0% Momentum 3. Micro-Mechanics   18,000 S$2.24      40,320.00 17.0% Dividend 4. Lendlease Reit   55,000 S$0.70      38,500.00 17.0% Dividend 5. Tencent (HK)        400 HK$522      37,285.00 16.0%

I can't believe that I'm finally turning 35 years old today.If you have been following and reading my blog, you would probably have known how significant this number is for me. After all, I started this blog more than ten years ago with a vision and mission statement (or whatever you want to call it) that the race and pursuit towards financial independence were on and I gave myself a ten years timeframe to achieve or at least get close to it by the time I turn 35.The past birthday edition articles can be found below:33rd Birthday Post: Officially 2 Years To Countdown32nd Birthday Post: A Year of Milestones30th Birthday Post: The Official Big 3 Is Here29th Birthday Post: What's The Next Target28th Birthday Post: Growing My Wealth27th Birthday Post: The Year We Got MarriedThis blog has been

The hospitality industry in Singapore has been among the hardest hit industries due to travel curbs imposed in view of COVID-19. Singapore hospitality REITs have seen their share prices crash by 40-50% between the start of year and April, and their share price recovery since then has also been tepid. However, in a post-pandemic world where normalcy eventually returns, we can possibly expect hospitality REITs to recover as pent-up demand for travel and leisure return. But how do we go about analyzing the hospitality REIT sector? In this article, I will share four areas you need to analyse before you invest in Singapore hospitality REITs. 1. Operational performance The performance of hotels can be measured with the following three key indicators: ADR Total paid room reven

Apart from just manoeuvring an economic downturn in 2020, everyone is also combating a very real health threat. The combination of this has also led to major disruptions in the way we live, work and play, accelerating economic trends that should have been years in the making. Along with this, the properties – including REITs – that enable us to live, work and play have all been impacted. In the short term, volatility may spark sharp rises and dips in market prices, in the longer-term, some types of properties may become less relevant entirely. In our REITs Report Card, which we publish each quarter, we look at how S-REITs have performed as a whole and individually. How Have Singapore REITs Fared In The YTD 2020? The iEdge S-REIT Index is a free-float market capitalisation weighted inde

No.  Counters No. of Shares Market Price (SGD) Total Value (SGD) based on market price Allocation % Category 1. Wilmar   17,000 S$4.80      81,600.00 22.0% Momentum 2. Comfortdelgro   40,000 S$1.41      56,400.00 15.0% Recovery 3. Lendlease Reit   55,000 S$0.63      34,650.00 10.0% Dividend 4. CDLHT   20,000 S$0.97      19,400.00 5.0% Recovery 5. Jardine C&C     1,000 S$19.0      19,000.00 5.0% Recovery 6. Micro

Hospitality stocks such as CDL Hospitality Reit has been heavily ravaged throughout the entire period of the pandemic.The unprecedented impact on the global economy due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which led to an initial global close down and the few weeks of a circuit breaker, has never before been seen in the human history of mankind. This shock factor leads to the rapid market crash back in March which accentuated the problems due to the debt-heavy fuelled model with cheap liquidity over the last 10 years since the GFC days.During a pandemic event like this, naturally, industries such as airlines, cruises, retails, and hospitalities become a casualty as tourism fled countries and people shy away from temporarily flying to these hot-spot areas.As a result, this causes businesses to fa

No.  Counters No. of Shares Market Price (SGD) Total Value (SGD) based on market price Allocation % 1. Silverlake 200,000 S$0.25      50,000.00 25.0% 2. Wilmar   11,100 S$4.26      46,860.00 22.0% 3. Comfortdelgro   15,000 S$1.47      22,050.00 10.0% 4. Baba (HK)        200 HK260        9,335.00 5.0% 5. GA Pack (HK)     9,000 HK2.83        4,675.00 2.0% 6. Ho Bee Land        300 S$2.12           636.00 1.0% 7. Warchest    S$5,000      68,000.00

In previous post, I did calculations for DPU downfall for SREITs with more than 5% income support in their distribution. For this post, we will look at another aspect in which SREITs use its capital distribution to boost their DPU. I will only focus on SREITs with more than 5% capital distribution from disposal in their distribution.Before we start, we will need to set the definition right. There are quite a numbers of SREITs that used the phrase "capital distribution" in their Distribution Statement and this misled a lot of people to think that such dividend is from their cash holding. In fact, most "capital distribution" are refer to distributable income from oversea properties. In tax perspective, income from oversea properties is considered as "capital distribution". Of course, distrib

Dear readers, yesterday I shared the fourteen Oversold Singapore Straits Times Index (STI) stocks as of 26 Jun 2020. Today, let us look at the oversold Singapore Reits and Trusts right now. The twelve oversold Singapore Reits and Trusts are: ARA Hospitality Trust USD CapitaRetail China Trust  CDL Hospitality Trust EC World Reit Far East... The post TWELVE OVERSOLD SINGAPORE REITS TRUSTS REVEALED appeared first on SG STOCKS INVESTING: SAVINGS, GRATITUDE (SG) & STOCKS INVESTING! SAVE MORE, BE GRATEFUL AND INVEST BETTER!.

This article was first published on 19 June 2018 and updated with the latest information. This article contains links to our affiliate partners. DollarsAndSense may receive a share of revenue from your sign-ups. Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) is a popular type of investment in Singapore. In fact, it is so popular that Singapore has grown to become the largest REIT market in Asia ex-Japan. This is mainly down to two reasons. #1 REITs are essentially property investments. Singaporeans’ fascination for property investments stem from its meteoric rise since our island nation gained independence. Even on the back numerous property cooling measures enforced to reduce speculation in residential properties, sky-high prices mean that property investments remain out of reach for ordinary

No.  Counters No. of Shares Market Price (SGD) Total Value (SGD) based on market price Allocation % 1. Lendlease Reit   70,000 S$0.72      64,800.00 30.0% 2. Silverlake 197,000 S$0.25      49,250.00 23.0% 3. Jardine C&C     2,100 S$23.30      48,930.00 23.0% 4. CDL Hospitality Trust   39,000 S$1.10      42,900.00 20.0% 5. GA Pack (HK)     9,000 HK2.83        4,675.00 2.0% 6. Ho Bee Land        300 S$2.00           600.00 1.0% 7. Warchest    S$5,000        

Hong Leong Group is established by Kwek/Quek family in Singapore and Malaysia. They are influential in both banking/finance and property/hospitality sectors. Learn from Dr Tee on how to position in these 15 Kwek family stocks, 5 from Hong Leong Singapore (Kwek Leng Beng) and 8 from Hong Leong Malaysia (Quek Leng Chan). There are 2 surprise bonus giant stocks waiting in between the article to reward patient reader, from another unrelated “Kwek” family. There are also a few other bonus examples, read every word in this article which could reward reader in future when taking the right action. Kwek Leng Beng (Hong Leong Singapore): 1) City Developments Limited, CDL (SGX: C09) – Singapore Giant Property Stock 2) CDL Hospitality Trusts, CDLHT (SGX: J85) – Singapore Hospital

So the long awaited black swan, in the form of the invisible coronavirus, has finally arrives... The event this year is unprecedented.  How could we ever imagine such things as cross-border travel and businesses would come to almost a complete halt? I have been through the Lehman brothers' crash, although my portfolio was very much smaller at that time.  My REIT counters accounted for almost half of my portfolio this time, and it is time to do a review on their performace so far.1. Industrial Reits Grade A: Keppel DC Reit, Ascendas Reit, Frasers L&C Tr.- Strong performance, still above my average price.Grade B: Aims APAC Reit. - In green territory, still above my cost price (with dividends collected).Grade C: Cromwell Reit, ARA LOGOS Log Tr.- In red territory, even

Frasers Hospitality Trust (FHT) announced its Q2 results last Friday evening with the Trust being the last few batch to announce amongst its other hospitality Reits peers like CDL Hospitality Trust, Ascott Reit and Far East Hospitality Trust.The latter all provided an operational update for its Q1 results as more companies are adopting a semi-annual reporting formalities.Here are the 5 Things you should look out for in FHT's recent results announcement:1.) FHT is a Stapled TrustMost hospitality Reits were formed as a stapled trust.Being a stapled trust, FHT comprises of Fraser Hospitality Reit (FH-Reit) and Fraser Hospitality Business Trust (FH-BT).Under normal circumstances, most investors do not notice the differences as they continue to receive payout from the hospitality trusts as a co

No.  Counters No. of Shares Market Price (SGD) Total Value (SGD) based on market price Allocation % 1. Silverlake 197,000 S$0.27      53,190.00 30.0% 2. Lendlease Reit   70,000 S$0.58      40,600.00 23.0% 3. CDL Hospitality Trust   39,000 S$0.94      36,660.00 21.0% 4. Jardine C&C     1,400 S$20.20      28,280.00 16.0% 5. Valuetronics   16,000 S$0.62        9,920.00 6.0% 6. GA Pack (HK)     9,000 HK2.90        4,790.00 3.0% 7. Ho Bee Land        300 S$2.05           615.00 1.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the worst-hit sectors will be the hospitality sector. Extract from the article below: “The hospitality industry here has been among the worst and most immediately hit by the virus situation, with a sharp dip … Continue reading →

One common argument many REIT investors have is that regardless of whether prices go up or down, they will continue to receive a distribution yield – which they can reinvest or use as part of their retirement income. As the economic fallout from COVID-19 has shown, there can be extreme scenarios where those who are over-reliant on REITs or have over-leveraged themselves to purchase REITs may be in for a rude shock. Not only have prices dipped by as much as 50% and more for some REITs, the ability to collect rent and continue paying a distribution has been severely impacted. While it’s true that no one could have planned for COVID-19, the concept of a black swan event impacting our portfolio is relatively well-known. Arguably, it has happened many times in history – with the a couple

Dear readers, there are eleven Singapore Reits and Trusts which are oversold as of 2 Apr 2020. These Reits and Trusts are: 1.      ARA Hospitality Trust USD 2.      CapitaMall Trust 3.      CDL Hospitality Trust 4.      Eagle Hospitality Trust USD 5.      Far East Hospitality Trust 6.      Frasers Centrepoint Trust 7.      Frasers Hospitality Trust 8.      Lippo Malls... The post ELEVEN OVERSOLD SINGAPORE REITS, TRUSTS REVEALED appeared first on SG STOCKS INVESTING: SAVINGS, GRATITUDE (SG) & STOCKS INVESTING! SAVE MORE, BE GRATEFUL AND INVEST BETTER!.

Based on 4Q 2019 Result. Click to Enlarge* Ascendas India Trust and Dasin Retail Trust are Business Trusts.The above table is extracted from spreadsheet in SREITs Data page.Dividend Yield:YieldAverageMedianLowestHighestHealthcare8.10%8.10%4.34%11.86%Retail9.16%8.32%5.48%18.13%Office8.18%7.55%4.97%12.02%Hospitality17.49%11.35%9.4%42.71%Industrial8.37%7.66%3.54%13.4%Logistics9.52%10.43%5.07%12.14%* Based on REIT Major SectorFinancial Metrics:Financial MetricsUnitAverageMedianLowestHighestPrice/ NAVtime0.790.710.151.91Market Cap, BS$2.00B0.96B0.17B10.04BProperty Yield (Annualized)%5.895.843.399.30Distribution on Management Feestime8.378.343.9719.02Distribution on Capital (Annualized)%4.114.091.605.64Distribution Margin%52.3554.9821.1771.32* SREITs in Foreign Currencies converted to