Portfolio Update - June 2008

Top Ten Holdings ( by market value )

1. ST Engineering
2. Noble Grp
3. UOB
4. SIA
5. SingTel
6. OCBC
7. Swiber
8. Comfort Delgro
9. Semb. Marine
10. Hyflux

Dividend for the month of June = $998.25

For the year of 2008, my total dividend = $10,641.21

Market Value of equity = $366,834.20
Market Value of trust fund ( fundsupermart ) = $63,699.43
Market Value of trust fund ( finatiq ) = $47,462.25

Half way through 2008, my dividends is slightly above $10k.

wow.... a big drop this month... seems like the bad news is not disappearing...
the big I is the issue now... INFLATION....

many analysts still feel that this trend will continue... :(

i still believe in dollar cost averaging... till i become well verse in identifying value stocks.

NCC - service for the month July

06/07 - Cam 1, 1st session
20/07 - Cam 1, 2nd session

Market Oracle

Someone from fundsupermart recommended this article from market oracle, here.

Magazine - June 08

1. SmartsInvestor - done, 23 June
2. Pulses - done, 15 June
3. New Man -
4. Invest -
5. Insights


Edge
Digital Life

Home - Bills for June 08

Bills for the month of June 08

1. Singtel residential phone fixed line - $25.00 ( paid for quarter 04 apr to 03 jul 2008, 11 Apr )
2. SP Services - $21.00 ( 20 June )
3. S&CC - $18.50 ( 23 June)
4. SCV - no subscription yet.
5. Broadband Singtel - $45.00 ( -)
6. Property Tax - no need due to rebates.
7. TV licence - $110 per year ( paid for 2008 )

black - not paid, blue - paid

Magazine - Smart Invesstor - June 2008

page 14
She also feels that such trusts are defensive plays and will safeguard against market volatility. "Companies are restricted to paying dividends out of their accounting profits,"."Business trusts like shipping trusts can and do pay distributions to investors out of operating cash flows. As a result, trusts typically have high payout ratios." She also adds that due to long lease terms, they have a higher cash flow visibility.

List of companies with top 10 dividend yields as of may 15, 2008
1. Kyodo-Allied Industries - 26.74%
2. Ntegrator International - 22.22%
3. VibroPower - 20.00%
4. Telechoice International - 17.05%
5. Innotek - 16.67%
6. Nobel Design - 16.25%
7. Courts ( singapore) - 15.91%
8. Kinergy - 15.38%
9. International Press Softcom - 15.00%
10. Serial System- 14.71%

List of Companies with Top 10 dividend yields for 2007
1. C&O Pharmacutical Technology - 24.03%
2. Integrator International -22.22%
3. Radiance Electronics - 20.77%
4. Transmarco - 17.86%
5. Eastern Holdings - 16.67%
6. Courage Marine Group - 15.63%
7. Telechoice International - 15.6%
8. VibroPower - 15.00%
9. Advance Models Group - 14.73%
10. Sim Siang Choon - 14.22%

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Retirement planning - consider Variable Annuity. ( Manulife secure retirement )

Magazine - Smarts Investor - March 08

Page 66
Some single-premium investment-linked policies have no martality charge - that is, 100 percent of premium is invested.
Some plans are structured like the "balloon payments" of automobile leases where the bulk of the premiums are paid until, say, age 55 and the policyholder continues to enjoy both investment gains and insurance benefits thereafter.

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Deutsche Asset Management ( DWS Investment Services )
- RREEF Asia-Pacific Real Estate Securities
http://www.fundsupermart.com/main/fundinfo/viewFund.svdo?sedolnumber=DREFAPRE

Finance - Quotations

1. World renowned investor, Warren Buffet, advises his audiences that they should attempt to be fearful when otheres are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.