Financial Horse - Singapore Stock and REIT Investments 🐴

Let’s say you’re a Singapore investor – looking to invest for dividend yield today. What are the options available? A common approach would be to select a couple of Singapore blue-chip dividend stocks / REITs. For instance, DBS, OCBC, CapitaLand Ascendas REIT, CICT

The market is now only pricing in 2 interest rate cuts in 2024. Yet bank fixed deposit interest rates keep dropping. And yet the most recent 6-month T-Bills interest rates closed at 3.7% - significantly higher than most bank fixed deposits.

The recent rise in interest rates has provided a nice sell-off in dividend stocks (especially REITs) that has opened up interesting opportunities for long term investors. Based on today’s prices. What are the Top 5 Dividend Stocks or REITs I may buy in 2024 – for dividend yield and capital gains?

In my weekend article, I estimated a yield of 3.70% - 3.80% for the upcoming 6-month T-Bills auction. Well, the auction results are out at 3.70% cut off yield, right on the bottom of my projected range. To be fair though, latest US economic data came in slower than expected, raising market hopes for 2 interest rate cuts in 2024.

The wedding budget is just one part of wedding planning. It was stressful but also a lot of fun. As a couple, it meant navigating new areas and learning about each other, including how we manage our money.

It’s spring cleaning season. Time to dust up your portfolio, and get ready for roaring returns in 2024.  5.5 Promotion For the spring season, we’re launching a limited time offer on the Stocks Masterclass & REITs Masterclass.  For this very special 5.5 sale, enjoy: 40% off  Stocks Masterclass The Stocks MasterClass will teach you everything […]

In the most recent auction, T-Bills closed at 3.75% yield. Bank fixed deposit rates have been steadily declining in 2024 – with the best fixed deposit only offering 3.25% for 6 months. So at 3.75%, 6-month T-Bills are a much better buy than bank Fixed Deposits.

Rounding up top investing articles from around the web, including articles shared on Twitter. ‘We have built a strong foundation for future generations’: PM Lee in his last major speech (Straits Times) Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he has prepared a leadership team to succeed him that deserves Singaporeans’ confidence and support, and asked that […]

As promised, I wanted to provide an update on markets after this week’s events from Jerome Powell (FOMC) and Janet Yellen (Treasury Quarterly Refinancing). This would give us some indication of how the Feds and US Treasury are responding to (a) recent weakness in stock markets, and (b) sticky US inflation.