Monthly Review of my Passive Income [March 2017]

Last year, i made a goal to see how much Passive Income i can generate from Stock Market and Unit Trust, be it from Dividend Income or Capital Growth. 

i had then shared the data collected in the earlier post.

below is the link if you had missed it earlier.

http://myfinancedepartment.blogspot.sg/2017/01/review-of-passive-income-for-2016-draft.html

this year, i thought i can made full use of the data i collected last year as a baseline to do a comparison for me to improve further. i always believe by comparing, makes you a better person.  

the post came abit late for March 2017 due to my work commitment and house shifting lately.

nevertheless, i present to you my kid's play.

Please click on the Picture to enlarge.

phew....

glad that i m still on the right path.

with this, i would like to end off the post with the picture below.

Continue to believe,

Eric Khoo

Jan 2017 Monthly Update

(click on the picture to enlarge)

For the month of Jan, capital gain had increase slightly from $800+ to $1100+,

however dividend income from Unit Trust dropped from $280+ to $240+ due to the divestment of certain funds for capital gain during last year.

好的开始是成功的一半 !

Review of Passive Income for 2016

Added Frasers Centerpoint Trust and Keppel Reit into Portfolio

Mindset and goal, they are interlink.

Hello world,

I m back in action (during my free time)
: )

To start of, I would like to share something i just read from rich dad poor dad's email.

"After achieving my goal of making my first $1 million, I began thinking about setting the next goal. I knew I could go on to make $10 million doing things much the same way. However, $1 billion would require new skills and a whole new way of thinking.

That is why I set the goal of $1 billion, despite much personal doubt. Once I had the nerve to set the goal, I began to learn how others had made it. If I had not set the goal, I would not have embarked on the journey of learning. Once I committed to the goal, my mindset changed, and that alone was extremely valuable.

Even if I do not achieve my goal of making $1 billion, I will have gained much more from the change in mindset it required than if I had never set the goal in the first place."
-From Robert Kiyosaki

Even if you don't achieve 10/10, don't be dishearted because if you didn't take up any action, the result will be 1/10. So even if you achieve 5/10, it is way better than 1/10. Believe in yourself and keep taking action. One day, You will get there!
-Eric Khoo

DBS Group Research has started coverage of Manulife US real estate investment trust (REIT) with a buy recommendation and a target price of 91 cents.

Source from DBS Group Research 

DBS Group Research has started coverage of Manulife US real estate investment trust (REIT) with a buy recommendation and a target price of 91 cents.

According to lead analyst Mervin Song, the REIT provides investors with the opportunity to invest freehold properties in US. Manulife’s initial portfolio includes three Class A or Trophy buildings, namely Figueroa in Los Angeles, Michelson in Orange County, and Peachtree in Atlanta.

Update for April 2016 *Late Post*

Hi all,

sorry for the late post.
actually I wanted to skip this month update as this month is the month of dryness,
nothing much to update
i.e. no dividends was collected from my Stock Portfolio. ;(

however my Unit Trust Portfolio continue to provide some small rain drops during dry period like April, June, July etc. =)

and so for the month of April 2016
Dividend collected from Unit Trust: S$310.21

stay tune for May 2016
one of the month where "Golden Flowers, 金花" bloom
haha.

Determine to success,
Eric Khoo

Update for March 2016

Update For March 2016

Didnt do much for this month (March).

Received some passive income as follow. 

1. Unit Trust $214.95

2. Singpost $60

3. Mapletree Com Trust $62.40

4. Far East Hospitality Trust $58.50

5. Rebate/Interest $82.58

Recently I read an article online and i really get very annoyed by it. Especially for pointer one.

Dont get me wrong, I think the article is really good.

N i highly recommend u to go read it too. 

Jus spend around 15 minutes, go through it.

You won't regret. Haha

=)

http://www.businessinsider.com/i-became-a-millionaire-at-24-here-are-my-7-best-pieces-of-advice-to-create-massive-wealth-2016-4?IR=T&r=US&IR=T

The article doesn't tell u what to do,

But it helps u to open your mind and makes u reflect about yourself. *at least for myself. 

So.....

Question: How to create explosive income? 

I m finding my ans too. 

Hmmmmm.....

To our success,
Eric

How to Filter Good from Bad?

How to Filter good company from bad companies?
Below are some of the pointers I use.

1. Has Competitive advantage
2. Owner is Major Shareholder
3. Constantly finding new product(s)/business to sustain growth.

Old Chang Kee is one such example.
Constantly bringing in new products and promotions. Curry Times is one of their successsful stories.

Below are some of their latest products and promotions.
Do try it if you passsby their stores the next time.
:)

-Eric

Caption of the day.

Constant reminder for ourselves

We are not average.

; )

General Finanical Update for Jan and Feb 2016

I have a habit of visiting my Facebook, Instagram, Caurosell and more every night before I sleep. Not sure if many does that too. And so i was scrolling through my FB and saw this.

Wording might be a little small but basically it says Noble was replace by Capitaland Commercial Trust as the 30 stocks representing STI. Not sure how many people are as happy as me. (Cos I m Capita Comm's shareholder.) Haha.

And so for some updates before I turned busy again. Nevertheless, please do visit my blog, I promise I will be more active. Haha

For Jan 2016, it was a quiet month for me. No Dividend was collected from my stock portfolio. If you had follow me for the past one year, you might have know I do have a Unit Trust portfolio which provides me a constant stream of Dividend every month. So for Jan 2016, I collected $284.70 from my Unit Trust. Also, I sold away my Jumbo and Capitaland Mall Trust for some profit taking.

As for Feb 2016, it was a little bit more interesting. Total Dividend collected from my stock portfolio adds up to be $871.91 and Unit Trust portfolio is $196.21. I also sold away 3 counters namely Mapletree Commercial Trust, SMRT and Lippo Mall. *regretted*

For ending, I would like to post this picture for closing. Hopefully after reading the post and with this picture, helps you to achieve some thinking within you.

To our success,

Eric

Dividend Update (Unit Trust) ended 31 Dec 2015

JAN	$242.04
FEB	$202.26
MAR	$194.82
APR	$284.02
MAY	$220.50
JUN	$185.40
JUL	$267.46
AUG	$196.02
SEP	$192.03
OCT	$270.52
NOV	$206.13
DEC	$204.59
TOTAL	$2665.79

For the entire year 2015, my unit trust portfolio generated a total dividend of $2665.79.

On average, my Unit Trust portfolio manages to generate $222.15 passive income per month.

Continue to work hard for 2016!