1Q 2018 passive income from non-REITs.

I feel that I should mention a non-REIT here which might not be considered an investment by most people.

I should mention it because, logically, it should be considered a part of my portfolio.

Of course, I am talking about the CPF.

If we would include bonds in our portfolio, then, we should also include money in our CPF accounts in our portfolio which I have said before is like a AAA rated sovereign bond.

I have also mentioned that, lacking mandatory contributions, I would voluntarily contribute to my CPF account and that was what I did in January.

The CPF is a risk free and volatility free component of my portfolio which pays a reasonably good coupon and to promote peace of mind, I would like for it to stay a meaningful size.

Regular readers might remember that I talked about it before but if you don't, you might want to read the blog: The AK passive income strategy after making $1 million.

Related to this, I also bought some Singapore Savings Bonds.

If you are interested in the reason why, read the blog: HERE.

As for investments in equities, what did I do in 1Q 2018?

I added to my investment in SingTel at under $3.40 a share.

I added to my investment in Wilmar at under $3.00 a share.

I added to my investment in ComfortDelgro at under $2.00 a share.

1Q 2018 passive income from non-REITs:

$ 10,871.45

Or about $3,623.00 per month.

Enough or not?

Enough for me but I don't know if it is enough for you.

Related posts:
1. 1Q 2018 income from S-REITs.
2. Largest investments updated.

UBER and GRAB why you so like that?

Reader says...
Hi Ak! I'm sure you'll be getting this a lot now. What do you make of the news that uber is giving up sea? What does this mean for cdg should the purchase of lcr go through or not?

Seems like there will be less promos from grab, but they will also have larger market share than cdg post merger.

Can't seem to decide if it's positive or negative!!

AK says...
The move to purchase a stake in LCR was not even a consideration when I decided to invest in ComfortDelgro.

I looked at the numbers and decided that the dividend was sustainable.

Of course, what I did suit my purpose.

It probably does not suit everybody and, I am willing to hazard a guess, the speculators. :p

(I try to keep things simple because I am not a very smart guy.)

Bad AK! Bad AK! ;p





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Analysis of ComfortDelgro.