Stocks Discussion

Should Alibaba choose to issue dividends, HK no wht, USA 30% wht. The listing on HKEX is really a political move by the authorities to calm nerves regarding HK status as a financial centre during HK 2019 protest.

You can't compare property to businesses, they're different asset classes. You want to build a diversified portfolio of different asset classes, in different geographies, and industries. So for your question, it's not one or the other, but how they fit in your overall portfolio.

If its a really good counter, then just take a small position, then monitor on. Sometimes, you just need to draw a line in the sand, if price is still within that line, then initiate an initial position

I only have 2 methods + 1 pre-requisite: Method A: Buy the company for its dividends 👉🏻 use dividend yield method (Google the formula) 💡Determine the yield that you want also you to know the price that you’ll buy this company at Method B: Buy the company for its earnings/cash flow powers 👉🏻 use the discounted method (I.e. over a 10 year period, if I earn $10k each year, should I pay a price of $100k now?) 🔆Pre-requisite: Formulas have always been there. Strangest part is when investors ain’t clear of their intentions of buying the stock. Once I clear this huddle, it’ll a breeze.

With the Suntec Office and Retail Mall having several quarters of positive rental reversions, and the upcoming Penang road development being occupied in 2020, this REIT should see better days ahead.

It is worth investing with high liquidity, large number of assets, diversified tenants base and experienced Sponsor and Management. Downsides will be the high leverage ratio and potential rights issue for acquisitions due to its high leverage.

There is a comparison at https://blog.seedly.sg/spdr-sti-etf-vs-nikko-am-sti-etf/ to me there is no significant difference. just choose which ever is available from your provider/broker.

Can check here out on page 2! https://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20191206/pdf/44cc3814f5zz3p.pdf

Might as well just focus all your monies in the diversified portfolio Robo-advisors and set an acceptable asset allocation. STI index performance is paltry.

Consistency of dividends paid out over the years, any funky management decisions (case in point, OUE). As to when is a good time to buy, look at the spread between nav and current price. Find an entry point when the spread is around its lowest. Hope this helps.