WIIN-BFS

Date Start: 1Jan2008
NAV = $4,367 as of date 26Feb2010
Annualized returns (since 1Jan2008) = -4.97% p.a
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Benchmark: iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (ETF)
Date Start: 1Jan2008
NAV = $3,236 as of date 26Feb2010
Annualized returns (since 1Jan2008) = -17.31% p.a
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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Dave Ramsey on life insurance

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Quote (001-2010)

"Work is doing it.

Discipline is doing it every day.

Diligence is doing it well every day."

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) becomes even more affordable

With the stock now approved for a 50-for-1 split, it looks like I can finally accommodate some BRK.B in my portfolio. Great!

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Tiger Airways IPO

Tiger Airways IPO

Public Offer: 12,386,000 offering shares
Maximum offering price: S$1.65 per share (proceeds of S$246.8m)
Underwritten by: Citigroup, Morgan Stanley and DBS

Important Dates:
18 Jan 2010 - Closing date and time for Singapore Public Offer
22 Jan 2010 - Commence trading on a 'ready' basis

Financial performance
- Operating revenues grew with a strong CAGR of 71.6% from FY06, reaching S$378.0m (US$268.3m) in FY09. Total revenue for the six months ended 30 September 2009 was S$206.1m (US$146.3m), representing an increase of 12.4% YoY.
- Net loss, on the other hand, stood at S$8.3m, better than S$25.2m in previous corresponding year.
- This compares to S$5,953.5m in 1HFY10 revenue and S$465.9m in net loss for SIA (3.5% of SIA's half-year revenue and 1.8% of its net loss)

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

A Quantitative Approach to Tactical Asset Allocation

Overheard this research discussed in a bloomberg interview (podcast). Good stuff