Hi prophet,.. well, to me, I will cost-averaging in if I am not sure if the price will drop further. OTOH, if I am more than 57% confident that the price will drop further, then I hold my bullets. When the stats above drops below,... say 45%, then can shoot one bullet at a time, but don't spray the gun like some NS men do,....

Hi AV,...hmm, I'm still hunting for the rate when the Budget was first announced a few weeks ago. Don't know if such a catalyst will re-appear.

I'll be contented with just a small window for me to go in. Do you guys think that chance will come again ?

Hi Elea,... I would wait, the more it falls,... the higher the yield. Be patient,...

Wil said the RM will strengthen when the school holidays start ! Hey,.. I'm willing to go with anybody who can give me the smallest reason for the RM to re-strengthen,... becos I'm,... of the opinion, that,....you have a very fair chance to be right - no window !

My spreadsheet that has weightage, and takes into account the different economic events lifting and hammering Sgp.

Not yet,...hold your warchest till beginning of December,...

Yeah,... I am of the opinion that as we approach mid-December, the adrenalin built-up by then would be so strong that the institutional investors would be forced to sell-out due to their rules-of-engagement.

I am of the opinion that it is not,... yet,... We needed a few more strong consensus percentages from analysts in early-December that the liftoff will happen in mid-December. Then only, will the hike will be fully priced-in....

Well,...at least Viva has retail shareholders in mind to offer this preferential offering, unlike Cache which did a placement exercise recently, and diluted our holdings..

But be careful of industrial REITs, if they are heavy on warehouse spaces, there could be some headwinds ahead due to incoming supply. If they are more into business parks, then it would be worth considering.

Keep going up or keep going down as we approach the Feds day...

How about a US counter with 15% withholding tax ? Is this acceptable, especially if it pays monthly ?

You must select a brokerage which has discounted brokerage fees. Anyway, if you are earning consistent dividends, you'd be able to offset the brokerage fees later-on. So,... no issue on that end.

Hi prince,... it's going to be a long story, don't know if this thread is the right vehicle for this discussion. Yu too must find a way to open an account in the US for you to invest for dvidend profitably.

Otherwise, the charges, custodian fees, fees against dividends received and wiotholding taxes will just make your investments not worth it.

Long story,......

Thank you for summoning me,..... buy a bit !!!

KepDC - wait for 4Q and FY2015 results on Thursday, Jan 14.

Hi prince, I checked out the yields for the Aussie REITs. They're not high (around 5% only on average), and many of the REITs are in the real estate business, which means they will not have the motivation to keep their dps stable. The payouts of real estate companies are strongly correlated to business performance.

I have this,... average price 80 US Cents. Use this as a proxy to earn the USD, and ride on the strengthening of the USD amid the looming rate hike.

Bro,.. I don't really know when would be a good timing,.. can't tell for sure, but at the current price of Manulife US REIT, the yield is close to 7%, as from prospectus earlier. There are talks of the US Elections, etc,.. but to me, I'll go in now..

Never too late to invest into the USD.

OKay,... here's the full answer to all the above questions :-

1) If you use Maybank2U to do yr TT, the charge is ONLY RM10, but the limitation is you can only TT a maximum of RM10000 per day, PER ACCOUNT ! The rate you will have to use os the board rate on the Forex Rates webpage of Maybank2U.

2) If you wish to have a better rate, you need to use the TT Form, approach the branch, and the branch may help you to call Maybank Treasury to get a better rate. The amount TT'ed must be, normally, RM60000 and above. The charge here will be RM25.00 per TT.

3) If you TT to Maybank Singapore or to DBS, there is no charge at the receiving bank.

TT is NOT THE ONLY method to transfer funds out of the country. There are other creative ways, in order to get better rates, and to get lower charges.