Author: A Path to Forever Financial Freedom (3Fs)

When investors like us invest in the stock market, the goal is always trying to grow our wealth over time.  Investors are generally thrilled by the prospect of growth in general, whether they are referring to their income, savings or even the companies that they invest in.  We just love things going in the “up” and “grow” direction. It is so tempting for investors to see their companies growing by double digit each year because i.) they expect the management to take the shareholder’s earnings and reinvest them to propel for further growth or ii.) Higher growth means higher...

I was having a short holiday trip with my family to KL in the past week so I did not particularly overlook the market too much other than quickly checking for news at night when my children has fallen asleep. At times, I felt a bit guilty for ignoring my portfolio a little while I have some fun on the same side of the world. Then I quickly reminded myself for why should it be that way. While it is true that I literally did ” nothing” to the portfolio, I reminded myself of the strategies I employed for...

I was having a short holiday trip with my family to KL in the past week so I did not particularly overlook the market too much other than quickly checking for news at night when my children has fallen asleep. At times, I felt a bit guilty for ignoring my portfolio a little while I have some fun on the same side of the world. Then I quickly reminded myself for why should it be that way. While it is true that I literally did ” nothing” to the portfolio, I reminded myself of the strategies I employed for...

To say that this has been a tough year for investment is an understatement. Investing, as a general form of growing your wealth is so damn tough that for one not to be losing money is sometimes already seen as a form of success. I can totally relate why many people avoided them like a plague because contrary to many popular beliefs, it can jolly well diminish your money. Imagine yourself being invested in Asian Pay TV Trust at the start of the year, having intrigued by its stuttering share price and a high dividend payout. You might have...

I am writing this dividend update quarterly in an attempt to compile my quarterly dividend performance for the year.  With a rising cost of living under the belt, in particular with the two kids in tow and hence require some bits of maintenance spend to keep hold, it can be particularly stressful to keep up with the expenses or cash outflow.  Many times, we are dependent on our sole income which comes from our source of salary which we received monthly. While these may be the norms in the beginning, it is not healthy to be overly dependent on...

I am writing this dividend update quarterly in an attempt to compile my quarterly dividend performance for the year.  With a rising cost of living under the belt, in particular with the two kids in tow and hence require some bits of maintenance spend to keep hold, it can be particularly stressful to keep up with the expenses or cash outflow.  Many times, we are dependent on our sole income which comes from our source of salary which we received monthly. While these may be the norms in the beginning, it is not healthy to be overly dependent on...

Following my experiment using CFD account to purchase shares which I blogged here a few months ago, I have finally received my first dividend payout credited to my account. Although rather straightforward, but they operate somewhat a little differently from holding a normal ordinary shares account hence I wanted to document this for future users. For those who’ve read my past articles, you would have known that I have opened up an account with Cityindex and have tried to experiment leveraging through a series of different level financing. Being conservative since this is my first few encounters with leveraging instrument, I...