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) Ne

Quick look at this company.  The NumbersLong term, the numbers are excellent.  They have been growing.  In INR:And DPU has grown too, meaning they did it without too much dilution:The payout ratio has been 90% since 2013, and (I think) 100% before that.  I think it's the only SGX REIT/trust that keeps a little bit of its income for future growth.Just to double check, lets compare the growth rates of debt, units issued and distributable income:Most of their past growth has been funded by debt.  Their last big issue of new units was in November 2019, as a private placement.  They are still only at a 29% gearing, giving plenty of room to grow.There is one catch: the Indian currency (INR) is constantly falling against the SGD:Over ten years it has deprec

On Friday's market opening I sold all my trading portfolio at a small profit.  Think the correction will be short and sharp, maybe 2-4 weeks.  Sharp enough that I don't want to sit through it.  It is not a liquidity event like March, but the market was too frothy - some RobinHoodies and a big options-buying whale need to be cleared out first.For the trading portfolio, I look to buy back copper, oil ad gold miners.  Plus maybe a US housing stock.I kept my investment portfolio holdings, look to add Ascendas India Trust.  Hong Kong Land also looks interesting.

I'm now 95% invested.  85% if we count gold as cash.  Probably for the first time since this blog started.There's always the risk of another market crash, but if we hold cash, we will lose to inflation.  The Fed is always printing.Dividend PortfolioBought large positions in WMB and KMI several weeks ago, after news of Buffet buying into the sector.  These are boring, 'old man' utility stocks...but with some growth potential as their cashflows can fund expansion.Also bought a half position in Delfi - the USD is no longer rising and threatening EMs.  More of a growth stock, but still pays a (trailing) 4% dividend.  Could grow.  Could fall too.I am probably not yet earning enough in dividends to live off, but its getting close.Growth PortfolioThis is all in

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

Basic Profile & Key StatisticsAscendas India Trust (AIT) is not a REIT, it is listed as Business Trust which own majority properties in IT parks. AIT has been running similar to SREITs which distribute 90% of distributable income. Current market cap is S$ 1.47 billions which is around 15% higher than SREITs median. AIT has the same sponsor as Ascendas REIT, which is Capitaland.Lease ProfileAIT occupancy is high at 99%. WALE is slightly shorter at 3.6 years. Do note that AIT only provide WALE weighted by NLA instead of GRI. After checking with investor relation and verifying with 2019 Annual Report, its floor area and GRI is actually quite similar. Its income is received in Indian Rupee, thus posts forex risk. Currency hedging could not provide protection for long term currencies deprec

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

DBS has a pretty good report out which shows some of the “stress-test” they put the REITs listed in Singapore through. For those serious in investing in REITs, this is a good blueprint how you can assess the defensiveness of REITs in times of stress. This kind of assessment is very quantitative and should not be the only way you assess the REIT’s defensiveness. You have to layer the qualitative aspect as well. Let me share some of the main takeaways. The Metrics that DBS uses to Measure Whether Each Singapore REITs Will Survive Better Firstly, we have to be clear what they mean when they measure the survivability of the REITs. I do not get a clear statement from the report but after reviewing the report, a REIT survives better by coming through this

CapitaLand is Temasek property giant stock, having 2 giant Singapore REITs: CapitaLand Mall Trust (CMT) and CapitaLand Commercial Trust (CCT). Many Singapore investors like REITs for passive income generation through quarterly dividend payment. After the announcement of merging, both REITs suffer about 40% price correction during global stock crisis with Coronavirus fear, dividend yields are more than 6%, attractive for long term investors. Some potential REIT investors would like to know should they invest in CMT or CCT before the merging, which one has more potential, or should they wait until the merging of 2 REITs into CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (CICT), the largest Singapore REIT by June 2020. Read the article further to find out the critical answers for CMT and

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

STI closed at 3222.83DBS  ($25.88)UOB ($26.41)SPH   ($2.18)NetLink Trust ($0.945)SingTel ($3.37)StarHub ($1.42)CityDev ($10.95)Keppel Infra Trust ($0.54)Olam ($1.81)Wilmar ($4.12)SIA ($9.04)Keppelcorp ($6.77)SembCorp ($2.29)SIA Engineering ($2.82)CDL Trust ($1.62)AsiaPay TV Trust ($0.169)Capital China Trust ($1.61)Ascendas India Trust ($1.55)Lippo Malls Trust ($0.225)SuntecReit ($1.84)OUE Comm Trust ($0.565)StarHillGlobal Reit ($0.725)MapleLogistics Trust ($1.74)SATs ($5.06)First Reit ($0.995)KReit ($1.24)Accordia Golf Trust ($0.67)SoilBuild Trust ($0.52)HPH Trust ($0.235)AscotReit($1.33)SingPost ($0.935)Comfortdelgro ($2.38)Noble ($0.081)Dutech ($0.27)Ezion ($0.046)SunningdaleTech($1.33)Kimly($0.245)UOL ($8.32)DBS$800M4.7%NCPS ($102.8)SBDEC17 GX17120W (25,000)SBJUN18 GX1806

Just a couple of months to the big day. Things have been going well and many items have been finalised. Unfortunately, the venue had a sudden renovation (it was supposed to have been started since the first half of this year and should not have affected the second half) beginning this month and it caused a scramble for us to manage the situation. We got our photos done and I have to say… they were awesome! We finally managed to book our ideal wedding car because of a cancellation by the other party. Woohoo!!! So that’s 1 more item in the arranged portion. Things are looking close to completion as most of the pending works can only be done closer to the wedding. WeddingArranged-        Wedding venue-        Emcee-&nb