Today is the 10th day into 2012 and I realised that I have not thought out my investment plan, made any resolutions or done anything fruitful in the past 10 days! And there has been this constant nagging in my head that tells me that I ought to focus my attention on a few things and try not to spread out my efforts too thinly. So perhaps now is a good time to update on what are some of my thoughts for 2012. This includes some of my personal reflections and does not constitute any investment advice.
Passive Income - Monthly Dividend Stocks and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
High on my list is perhaps creating a passive flow of income for myself either through stocks that provide monthly dividends or REITs which either provide quarterly or half-yearly distributions. For monthly dividend stocks, one has to turn to the US market. One of the monthly dividend stocks that I have bought into is Gamco Global Gold (GGN). REITs on the other hand are easily available on the Singapore Stock Exchange or SGX. I am looking at diversifying my REITs holding as I am currently heavily invested in Ascott REIT.
Gold is Money and Nothing Else
For those of you who have been following me, you are perhaps aware that I have been looking towards silver both as a means to hedge against inflation as well as just for collecting purposes. Buying silver in Singapore is still limited to only a few shops but hopefully this certain industry/sector will slowly develop.
Investing in this Site
I have also decided that I ought to invest a bit more time and money on this site. This includes some facebook advertising as well as my plan to work on a eBook.
These are all still works in progress but I certainly hope that the perfectionist in me does not cause me to procrastinate or be paralysed such that I do nothing at the end of the year. It has been my longest desire to write a book and an eBook might just serve that purpose.
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Where does the monthly yield from Gold come from? Any ideas?
ReplyDeleteHave you read the investment story of oilpods?
The above thought is smart and doesn’t require any further addition. It’s perfect thought from my side.
ReplyDeletei believe it comes from selling covered call options.
ReplyDeleteWhat about oilpods?