Invest X Congress: A letter and more photos.

I was very touched by this email and I think I got a bit teary eyed, both from reading the email and laughing at the photos. Thank you, SH.

Hi AK,

It was definitely a pleasure to hear you speak last Saturday at the Invest X Congress event.

I brought my mom, your fervent supporter to the event and she enjoyed herself a lot. The only reason she attended the event was because of you. We took the front row seats and of course, I took many pictures of you. Not as professional as the photographers at the event but still, not bad lah.

Enjoy! 

I would like to thank you for being so generous with the information in your blog. My mom reads your blog everyday and ever since she introduced me to your blog, I began to be interested in investing too! That was the turning point that made me decide to go into a career in Finance even though my degree was in Science. Guess whose blog I read before my interviews? Yes, your blog! You've definitely made a very positive impact in many peoples' lives. :)

Cheers!

SH

Aiyoh, too high tech liao.



Strike a pose! Can put on a pedestal or not?



Can audition for "Grease" or not?




Head itchy, how to scratch?

AK making a point. Nah, maybe he was just pointing.

AK swatting a fly?

Pesky fly!

That's it lah! Caught the fly!

OK, no more ice cream!

AK scratching himself?

AK scratching... er... I don't think you want to know.



AK giving directions. "This way to financial freedom."
Er... Look out for the longkangs hor.

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NeraTel: 6 points to note.

An investor since the middle of 2012, I shared my reasons for increasing my investment in NeraTel by 10x in June 2013 and it is currently one of my most substantial investments in a non-REIT. This is an investment primarily for income but it also has a nice growth story.

Victor Chng from The Fifth Person attended NeraTel's AGM last month and he made the following observations:

1. NeraTel is a high dividend paying company.

2. NeraTel's payment solutions business is growing.

3. NeraTel is increasing its CAPEX.

4. NeraTel's payment solutions are easy to scale.

5. NeraTel's POS terminals accept EZ-Link and NETS.

6. Capital restructuring is highly unlikely as of now.

For the details, please read Victor's article:
6 Quick Things I Learned From NeraTel's AGM 2014.

With already a substantial investment in NeraTel, I am in no hurry to add to my position. I will instead wait for some weakness in NeraTel's share price before deciding whether to buy more.

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