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Dividend Income 2Q 2018


A much-awaited, all-time high dividend income was recorded this month June 2018.  We should be looking to continually break this record in the years to come.


This month's star performers are:

Ascendas H Trust - $7,355.50
Frasers Logistic Trust - $ 6,137.00
AIMSAMP - $2,130.30
Total - $15,622.80

Combined with the May distributions by Cache Log Trust and Starhill Global, the TOTAL DIVIDEND INCOME for 2Q 2018 is $16,045.76.

Combined with 1Q distributions, my half yearly passive income is $22,266.40, which translates into a tracking monthly income of around S$ 3,711 per month. Far from ideal. Will be looking to drastically raise this number by re-investing my capital  once I receive the proceeds from my property sale.

My June earned income is also expected to be slightly more than normal due to the extra weekends worked.

This is also the end of the financial year for my firm, which means performance-linked incentive bonus cash and stock payouts would be made in the coming months, probably September.

The market has been weakening and I am tracking a 5% in unrealised portfolio losses. The bulk of the losses comes from Singtel (-12%) and a dead-beat down-stream O&G counter (Ezion) which i stupidly punted around 20k at the height of the oil crisis (now trading at -90%).

At least with Singtel, after adjusting for dividends received, the loss is mitigated to 6%.  No use crying over spilled milk I guess.  As a wise man once told me:

A thousand gold cannot buy early know

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