I started serious Investing Journey in Jan 2000 to create wealth through long-term investing and short-term trading; but as from April 2013 my Journey in Investing has changed to create Retirement Income for Life till 85 years old in 2041 for two persons over market cycles of Bull and Bear.

Since 2017 after retiring from full-time job as employee; I am moving towards Investing Nirvana - Freehold Investment Income for Life investing strategy where 100% of investment income from portfolio investment is cashed out to support household expenses i.e. not a single cent of re-investing!

It is 57% (2017 to Aug 2022) to the Land of Investing Nirvana - Freehold Income for Life!


Click to email CW8888 or Email ID : jacobng1@gmail.com



Welcome to Ministry of Wealth!

This blog is authored by an old multi-bagger blue chips stock picker uncle from HDB heartland!

"The market is not your mother. It consists of tough men and women who look for ways to take money away from you instead of pouring milk into your mouth." - Dr. Alexander Elder

"For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them." - Aristotle

It is here where I share with you how I did it! FREE Education in stock market wisdom.

Think Investing as Tug of War - Read more? Click and scroll down



Important Notice and Attention: If you are looking for such ideas; here is the wrong blog to visit.

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Sunday 23 April 2023

Dear friends of CW8888

Dear friends,

My family and I would like to express our thanks for the many kind thoughts and messages extended our way over the past weeks, particularly in your generous sharing of stories and memories of our dad.

Our dad self-taught himself investing, and we still recall early days of him poring over library books to learn as much as he could about the subject. This blog has been a platform for him to share his experiences and views, and over the years had brought about much friendships, camaraderie and a healthy amount of bantering (all in good fun!)

We think that our dad had achieved most of his life goals, and we are very much proud of what he has accomplished as a doting husband, loving father, and an individual full of zest for life.

We hope that this blog remains as a resource for those seeking out views and a different perspective on investing and financial planning.

Thank you for journeying with CW8888 these past years.

Warm regards,

Jacob's daughter

(On behalf of the family)

Sunday 9 April 2023

In loving memory

 Dear friends,

Our beloved dad (CW8888) passed away on 8 April 2023 surrounded by loved ones. He will be missed and remembered fondly for his strength, humour and kindness.

A funeral wake will be held from Sunday 9 Apr to Wednesday 12 Apr at the following location:

Blk 413 Hougang Ave 10 Singapore 530413

Family and friends are kindly invited to attend.

From his daughter

(Contact regina.njh@gmail.com for further details)

Friday 10 March 2023

Wednesday 22 February 2023

Saturday 18 February 2023

Countdown To Kep Corp XE 23 Feb 23 On 19.1 SML DIS

Read? Keppel Corporation Retail Shareholders' Day.

Are those old timers as Buy & Hold retail in Kep Corp also counting down to XE on 23 Feb like Uncle8888?

Are you of them?

19.1 SML DIS is not a small deal as unrealized capital gains in % ROC to these old timers in Kep Corp. LOL!

Past K-Infra (0.38) and K-REIT (0.2) DIS were really peanuts comparing to 19.1 SML DIS!

Read? Kep Corp : Bought @ $7.18 for Round 106








Tuesday 14 February 2023

DBS Special Dividend @ $0.50. Total Dividends To Collect On XD Is $0.92!

Read? DBS head 'not concerned' about $1.3 bil Adani exposure, $10 bil profit goal possible in FY2023

Long black candle on high volume!

Smart money run road and dumb money still holding for $0.92. LOL!

Uncle8888 is one of those dumb money and yield hog!

Read? The stock market is weird. (2)

Friday, 11 November 2022

Read? DBS XD Gap Up By 62 cts! Dividend $0.36




Sunday 12 February 2023

Active And Passive Self Indexing In Singapore Local SGX

Read? Active vs. Passive Investing: Which suit you?

Hmm .. Uncle8888 realized it after reading the above. LOL!

Actually; Uncle8888 is also into passive investing after Point X and just repeating Active/Passive investing across market cycles to another Point X for next batch of Touchstones.

Read? Round 56 SCI @ $1.63 Is The Next New Multi-bagger In The Making? (2)

Index ETF like STI ETF is nothing more than outsourcing to fund manager to do review and re-balancing every quarter based on survivorship of index components where last dying stock is replaced by the highest in the Reserve List waiting to join the Index.

Uncle8888's self indexing portfolio consists of Multi-baggers, Touchstones and Sardines. 

Sardines are slowly replaced by the next batch of Sardines when opportunity rises while Multi-baggers and Touchstones are self-survival and retained for passive income. This self indexing portfolio after 2016 has then transformed into Passive Income Self Indexing during his retirement where the self index portfolio pays out 100% of its earning.

Read? Evolution or Death Of A No Stop-loss, DIY Stocks Pick : Sardines, Touchstones and Multi-baggers/Zero-baggers

Current self indexing portfolio consists of 21 components of Multi-baggers, Touchstones and Sardines

A total of 38 stocks were removed from the self index; but some of these 38 stocks removed later became Touchstones for others. Sainz! 

Rebalancing is never easy and only on hindsight wisdom that we know we are right or wrong!

Read? Investing Strategy For Dummies To Win The Loser's Game - Strict And Disciplined Position Sizing To Limit Losses!





















 

Saturday 11 February 2023

Ask ChatAI

DBS, SGX, Kep Corp, Wilmar, CLI  and SCI in Uncle8888 portfolio already. 



Friday 10 February 2023

T-bills and CPF Time Deposit

 Read? T-bills and CPF Time Deposit

Win-win for CPF members, CPF and MAS/OCBC?






Sunday 29 January 2023

Long-Term Investing Is More Like Walking Round After Round At Your Favorite Park Rather Than Running A Marathon!

Market is nothing more than cycles of Bulls and Bears going round and round. After completing each round; what did you see (wait/buy/hold/sell/collect dividends) along the walking path? 

Are we feeling happier, sadder, regret, sorry, immune or chopped fingers and never again walking these silly endless loops. 


Saturday 28 January 2023

Round 56 SCI @ $1.63 Is The Next New Multi-bagger In The Making? (2)

Read? Round 56 SCI @ $1.63 Is The Next New Multi-bagger In The Making?

Round 57 @ 2.08 is the next Touchstone for passive income!












Friday 27 January 2023

Panda's Investment Portfolio Hits A New All Time High Record With 3-Bagger Portfolio In An Uninspiring And Boring SG Stock Market! (23)

Read? Panda's Investment Portfolio Hits A New All Time High Record With 3-Bagger Portfolio In An Uninspiring And Boring SG Stock Market! (22)

Unbelievable! Never before over the last 23 years as Panda investor in Singapore market!

This Rabbit Year is shouting Huat ah! Huat Ah Huat Ah! like we are shouting Huat Ah during Lohei session!

Three consecutive days of hitting new ATH! Walau! 

In the meantime, Uncle8888 just enjoys the Lion Dance!

Those who went to overseas markets are coming back to Town?

A new ATH from 188%, 189%, 191%, 193%, 196%, 198% ,199% , 201% , 202% , 204% , 207%, 208%, 211% , 212% , 214% , 215% , 216% ,217%, 219%, 221% and 222%!

Can Rabbit break STI 3,400 convincingly?









Thursday 26 January 2023

Panda's Investment Portfolio Hits A New All Time High Record With 3-Bagger Portfolio In An Uninspiring And Boring SG Stock Market! (23)

Read? Panda's Investment Portfolio Hits A New All Time High Record With 3-Bagger Portfolio In An Uninspiring And Boring SG Stock Market! (22)

This Rabbit Year is really Huat Start!

Just enjoy the illusionary Huat Ah moments till announcement of 2022 H2 dividends for real retirement income as Uncle8888 can't really spend any unrealized capital gains at all!

His top holding is Kep Corp and also first stock to declare dividend on 2 Feb 23 and expecting $0.21 + special dividend?

A new ATH from 188%, 189%, 191%, 193%, 196%, 198% ,199% , 201% , 202% , 204% , 207%, 208%, 211% , 212% , 214% , 215% , 216% ,217%, 219% and 221%!

Can Rabbit break STI 3,400 convincingly?









Wednesday 25 January 2023

Panda's Investment Portfolio Hits A New All Time High Record With 3-Bagger Portfolio In An Uninspiring And Boring SG Stock Market! (22)

Read? Panda's Investment Portfolio Hits A New All Time High Record With 3-Bagger Portfolio In An Uninspiring And Boring SG Stock Market! (21)

Year of Rabbit begins the year with Huat Ah!

Recession fear in 2023 is fading off?

A new ATH from 188%, 189%, 191%, 193%, 196%, 198% ,199% , 201% , 202% , 204% , 207%, 208%, 211% , 212% , 214% , 215% , 216% ,217% and 219%!

More Huat ah coming?

Rabbit can roar like Lion?








Saturday 21 January 2023

Kep Corp

Any special Ang Pow to be collected?

 




Sunday 15 January 2023

Mr. Influencers. I Can. You Can???

In investing; your account size really matters! - CW8888

Watch out for your colleagues who are investors as they can be our Influencers as our account size may not be significantly different like Monkey vs Gorilla. 

Our account size difference probably is ranging from Baby monkey to Full-grown monkey; and in the worst case probably Monkey vs Chimpanzee

I can. You can? One day we can reach the stage of Full-grown monkey. LOL!

Read? The truths behind the ideas of making money in the stock market.

Read? Unexpected Token Of Appreciation From Follower (Ex-colleague)!

Read? Losing Money Is Bad For The Heart

Saturday 14 January 2023

Stop-loss, Cut-loss for Switching Horses and Position Sizing and NO Leverage! (2)

Wah! Uncle8888 was very surprised when he read  If I am a dividend investor, this is what I would do….

4. No earn no sell especially for dividend stock. Keep long term, no stop loss policy because point 1 is followed.

This rule is contrary to what most people would do. No cut loss policy.

I have learnt this rule from Createwealth8888. If you didn’t do any leverage/plan allocation well (Rule 3) and only buy good stocks that let you sleep well (Rule 1), there is no need for you to cut loss.

Price drop, just hold and collect dividends as Panadols. Throughout the years, treat the dividend (or simply use the Trading around Core Strategy – Rule 5 below) to reduce the average cost of your shares. The worst case is stock goes to zero or in most case, your average cost will be reduced over time.

Read? Stop-loss, Cut-loss for Switching Horses and Position Sizing and NO Leverage!


Monday 9 January 2023

Panda's Investment Portfolio Hits A New All Time High Record With 3-Bagger Portfolio In An Uninspiring And Boring SG Stock Market! (21)

Monday, 5 December 2022

Read? Panda's Investment Portfolio Hits A New All Time High Record With 3-Bagger Portfolio In An Uninspiring And Boring SG Stock Market! (20)

Enjoy the first moment of shiok in 2023! More to come or recession fear coming back?

A new ATH from 188%, 189%, 191%, 193%, 196%, 198% ,199% , 201% , 202% , 204% , 207%, 208%, 211% , 212% , 214% , 215% , 216% and 217%!

Panda is back to dancing and smiling again in local SGX! 









Sunday 8 January 2023

T-Bills Using CPF OA?

Read? The Dilemma Of Young Personal Financial Investment Influencers

Uncle8888 still not keen in T-Bills using his CPF OA. 

How come like that? 

4.2% beats CPF 2.5% by 1.7% hor!

Bar Bell investing strategy

With CPFIS, CPF members may be better off doing Bar Bell investing approach across market cycles by earning compounding interests at 2.5% safely during peace times and when opportunity arises; they take higher risk and moves over to the other end of the Barbell for investing return. Of course; it all depends on your investing skills; but have you put in 10,000 hours before the next opportunity arises?


Saturday 7 January 2023

Year End Review Showing Off : Earn More Save More Gorillas Vs Earn Less Save More Monkeys. Size Really Matters To Make That Difference!

Read? Following someone investing idea? (2) - Refresh!

In cash investing for passive income : Earn more Save more Gorillas can show off their 6 digits dividend income to impress others! Earn less Save more Monkeys can't follow "I Can. You Can!" that is the truth! It is very difficult for Earn less Save more Monkeys to hit 6 digits passive income to show off unless one day some Earn less Save more Monkeys themselves evolve into young Gorilla or they are Super Investors who can compound their investment portfolio without year-on-year large capital injection into their investment portfolio!

In 1M65 Movement : Earn more Save more Gorillas can show off their 5 digits Interests from CPF to impress others on 1 Jan every years! Can Earn less Save Monkeys also follow "I Can. You Can"?  Maybe possible!

In CPFIS investing : Earn less Save more Monkeys may have their chance to show off like Earn more Save more Gorilla in 1M65 Movement to impress others. How come? Why it is possible?

In CPF, there is a cap to mandatory CPF contributions from our jobs and also cap on any voluntary CPF Top Up so that Earn More Save more Gorillas cannot have extremely outsize CPFIS account even they are earning millions in salary and spare millions to top up CPF. Government doesn't allow Billionaire CPF members! LOL!

CPFIS is just 35% of CPFOA and that also includes CPFIS investment holding costs so our remaining CPFIS war chest is also limited after investing into the stock market.

E.g. even we have $1M in CPFOA; we can only have 350K in CPFIS account to invest. How to generate 6 digits passive income in CPFIS with $350K capital? Near mission possible? 

In CPFIS investing : Earn less Save more Monkeys may have their chance to show off their 5 digits Interests from CPF on 1 Jan every years like Earn more Save more Gorillas in 1M65 Movement without having to top up a single cent to their CPF accounts.

Uncle8888 fully agreed with SundayTimes : Use Cash, not CPF if you want to invest and let your CPFIS be War Chest of Last Resort! Be happy with 2.5% compounding interests and WAIT for the next Bear to hoot!

Read? Your CPF Investment Account : Uncle8888's foolish advice again!!! (5)

Read? One Uncommon Way To Top Up CPF OA Through CPFIS

Read? How I Accumulate $1M In CPF OA! (Update)













Wednesday 4 January 2023

No Inflation Or Shrinkflation (2)

Read? No Inflation Or Shrinkflation

Finally; this hawker stall finally gave in to inflation. Now $4.50 i.e. 12.5% inflation!

Let see how long can another two hawker stalls tahan inflation!

Cai fan 1 meat and 2 vege $2.80

Lor mee $3






STI Is Boring But Good For Dividend Income Investors Who Love Yield Or Retirees?

Even without a single cent of re-investing into the market from 2017 to 2022 Read? Panda's Investment Portfolio Hits A New All Time High Record With 3-Bagger Portfolio In An Uninspiring And Boring SG Stock Market! (20)

Crypto lagi more interesting!  Telsa seems to fall like those days of S-chips?

Uncle8888 also learnt his lesson on FOMO on Tech stocks when his broker has lobang for  Burnt By S-Chips In GFC 2008/2009! This Time Burnt By HK Tech! What Is The Difference?

Let see how this boring STI performs in 2023

Another year of setting new ATH? :-)














Sunday 1 January 2023

I am on Retirement Sum Scheme (RSS) (4)

Read?  I am on Retirement Sum Scheme (RSS) (3)

At 65 is $1,180 for 23 yrs. End at 88

At 67 is $1,631 for 20 yrs! End at 87

Funny leh!

Delay RSS withdrawal will mean living one year shorter meh???

Walan!







Friday 30 December 2022

Ending Year 2022 As Panda/Koala Retail Investor In Local SGX And Looking Forward to 2023!

Read? 6 Years (2017 to 2022) Into Retirement Income From Local Market - SGX As Panda/Koala Retail Investor

Performance at Year End 2022 - 23 years across market cycles! It is very hard to beat Earn More strategy!

The only consolation to ourselves is that investing for dividend income is lifelong affair while earned income as employee has limited lifespan!













Burnt By S-Chips In GFC 2008/2009! This Time Burnt By HK Tech! What Is The Difference?

Read? Singapore Stock Market Is Crap! Can Panda/Koala Investors Still Survive On Scraps???

Prof Mak notes that 10 years ago, Singapore was home to more than 150 "S-chip" companies, or Chinese companies listed on SGX. This number is down to just 71 today, and could drop even further, he warns.

"Just over the first six months of this year, another six S-chips have disappeared. I am not saying they are all going to collapse, but I think we will continue to see more doing so," he says.

What was once an "S-chip problem" has spread to the rest of the market over the past few years. Big companies like Hyflux and Noble, Singapore-based companies like Best World and Trek 2000, and Eagle Hospitality Trust are some of the names that have collapsed, wiping out investors' money along with them.


Late comers or FOMO are more likely to be punished by Mr Market???

First time stepping out of local market into HK Tech and kena whacked big time and never again! KNS!

The worst performing stock in Uncle8888's portfolio down -49% without a single cent of Panadol to ease heartache! Pain at the Max!

























Wednesday 28 December 2022

Timing The Market AND Then Time In The Market Is A Long Journey Towards Your Freehold And Passive Dividend Income For Your Retirement Planning

Read? Time in the Market > Timing the Market??? (4)

It is very long journey with plenty of emotional rides across volatile market cycles; but when we retire with this freehold and passive dividend income! It is SWAN! Sleep Well At Night! LOL!



Sunday 25 December 2022

Those Lessons Learnt And Re-enforced As Retail Investor Through Long-term Investing And Short-term Trading Across Market Cycles In Local Market SGX

Read? Wise Words Series - Part 2

 "We become what we behold. We shape our tools and then our tools shape us." Larry Williams

Rule 1. It's all about survival

No platitudes here, speculating is very dangerous business. It is not about winning or losing, it is about surviving the lows and the highs. If you don't survive, you can't win.

The first requirement of survival is that you must have a premise to speculate upon. Rumors, tips, full moons and feelings are not a premise. A premise suggests there is an underlying truth to what you are taking action upon. A short-term trader's premise may be different from a long-term player's but they both need to have proven logic and tools. Most investors and traders spend more time figuring out which laptop to buy than they do before plunking down tens of thousands of dollars on a snap decision, or one based upon totally fallacious reasoning.

There is some rhyme and reason to how, why and when markets move - not enough - but it is there. The problem is that there are more techniques that don't work, than there are techniques that do. I suggest you spend an immense and inordinate amount of time and effort learning these critical elements before entering the foray of financial frolics.

9. Your fortune will come from your focus - focus on one market or one technique.

A jack of all trades will never become a winning trader. Why? Because a trader must zero in on the markets, paying attention to the details of trading without allowing his emotions to intervene.

A moment of distraction is costly in this business. Lack of attention may mean you don't take the trade you should, or neglect a trade that leads to great cost.

Focus, to me, means not only focusing on the task at hand but also narrowing your scope of trading to either one or two markets or to the specific approach of a trading technique.

Have you ever tried juggling? It's pretty hard to learn to keep three balls in the area at one time. Most people can learn to watch those 'details' after about 3 hours or practice. Add one ball, one more detail to the mess, and few, very few, people can make it as a juggler. It's precisely that difficult to keep your eyes on just one more 'chunk' of data.

Looks at the great athletes - they focus on one sport. Artists work on one primary business, musicians don't sing country western and Opera and become stars. The better your focus, in whatever you do, the greater your success will become.

Uncle8888 re-learnt Rule 9 and testified it!

Read? Lion HST vs CSOP HS Tech (3)

First time stepping out of local market into HK Tech and kena whacked big time and never again! KNS!

The worst performing stock in Uncle8888's portfolio down -49% without a single cent of Panadol to ease heartache! Pain at the Max!

10. When in doubt, or all else fails - go back to Rule One.

So, you have money management under control, have a valid system, approach or premise to act upon - you still need control of yourself.



















Saturday 24 December 2022

Yield Hog On Keppel Corp : Special Dividends in FY 22 H2?

By 9M2022, Keppel had announced monetisations of S$4.4 billion worth of assets and is on track to exceed its target of S$5 billion by end-2023.

Last special dividend of S$0.05 in FY 2018!

Next one in FY 2022 after 4 yrs?

Just return 5% or 10% of $4B i.e. $200M or $400M to  shareholders is $0.112 or $0.224 per share in special dividend. :-)





Thursday 22 December 2022

Are HDB Flats Affordable In 1987 And In 2022?

Read? Ho Ching: Buying an HDB flat akin to paying same rent without inflation in advance for decades

Read? Are HDB Flats Affordable? (Dec 2022)

Uncle8888 got his Diploma in 1982 through 5-yrs part-time course and with his Diploma he was promoted from Technician to Technical Officer.

When Uncle8888 bought his 4 RM HDB flat in 1987; his monthly salary is $775.

Are HDB flats affordable in 1987 (5 yrs after fresh graduate and annual increment at $25) and in 2022 for fresh Diploma?

One data point contribution from Uncle8888 is .... 

Not that scary leh!


























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