One of the most interesting things coming out of Covid-19 is the rapid recovery in the markets. It could be because of onset of stimulus either on the fiscal or monetary. Covid is accelerating the trend that were already underway. Ecommerce is really taking over the world, at least from how investors are allocating capital. […]
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HSBC Dividend History
HSBC (5.HK / HSBA.L ) is dual listed in Hong Kong and London. HSBC Dividends are declared in US dollars but can be paid in UK pound or Hong Kong dollars at the shareholders choice. HSBC dividend history shows it pays 0.10 cents USD quarterly with the final quarter dividend typically the double at 0.21 […]
Best Passive Index Funds for 2020
Index investing is when investors aim to replicate the return of the market rather than trying to beat it and the best passive index funds provides are exposure to markets that is expected to outperform in the long run. Research shows it is extremely difficult outperform the market consistently so most have decided to vote […]
List of REITs in MSCI US REIT Index
Investing in Real Estate Investment Trusts is one of the most well established income generating strategies. MSCI US REIT Index aims to capture the performance of a portfolio of REITs that are listed in the US only. There are numerous ways of slicing and dicing the industry either across assets classes like office, retail or […]
Index Investing
Indexing investing or investing in an index fund is one of the most efficient and cost effective means of compounding capital over the long term. An index fund is a commingled pool of capital dedicated to track the performance of a particular market, industry, commodity or asset class. The risks of index funds varies depending […]
Singapore REIT List
Singapore is one of the few developed markets in Asia along with South Korea, Japan and Hong Kong. The REITs listed in Singapore predominantly invests and develop in Singapore but recently it has expanded into China and notably Australia. Top 5 Singapore REITs Ascendas REIT (SGX A17U) takes the crown as Singapore’s largest REIT with […]
Japan REIT List
Japan is one of the largest equity markets in Asia and one of the best performers in the recent years. BOJ has been undertaking QE for almost 2 decades following the collapse of the Japanese real estate and the market is finally showing signs of life. The lower interest rate environment around the globe has […]
The Dividend Stock Screener Ideas
Current low interest rate environment has made investors clamour for yield. We have put together two stock screener ideas investors can use to find reasonable yielding stocks. The first path is use dividend ETFs which invests in a broad portfolio of stocks that pay dividends. This takes away the stress and keeping track of stocks. […]
Smart Beta ETF (Factor Investing) List
Smart Beta ETF sector is one of the fastest growing trends in exchange trade funds space. Smart beta exchange traded funds has seen double digit growth in asset under management Smart Beta ETF Vs Index Funds Traditional passive index funds are constructed using the market capitalization of the companies relative to each other. For example […]
Why Buy Gold Miners ETF?
There are 2 main paths for investors to gain exposure to the gold price. Investors can either directly buy the commodity, gold ETF or gold futures ETFs or use exchange traded funds which are passive index funds which owns gold miners. Gold miners can be an attractive or conservative option for those that are looking for […]