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REITs to Riches

If you’re interested in investing profitably in Singapore REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts), this is a must-read book for you. Written by an experienced and knowledgeable REITs investor, REITs to Riches covers:

  • Why Invest in Real Estate Through REITs and Business Trusts?
  • What is the Difference Between a REIT and Business Trust?
  • Different Real Estate Sectors and Their Characteristics
  • How to Analyze and Value Trusts
  • How to Build a Portfolio of REITs and Business Trusts
  • Common Traps Investors Fall Into
  • …and much more!

Tam Ging Wien shares everything he knows in this book to teach you how to invest to maximize your chances of success. Read it now or regret it later!

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About the Authors

Tam Ging Wien has been an avid equities and real estate investor for over 10 years. His passion for financial education and training stems from a desire to help others help themselves achieve financial freedom. Read more of his writings at www.probutterfly.com.has been an avid equities and real estate investor for over 10 years. His passion for financial education and training stems from a desire to help others help themselves achieve financial freedom. Read more of his writings at www.probutterfly.com.

About the Book

Pages: 232
ISBN (Paperback): 978-981-11-4318-2
Price: $29.96 (Paperback, including GST), $28.00 (E-Book)

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Reviews and Accolades

“REIT’s to Riches is a comprehensive go to resource for REITs and Business Trusts (BTs). It helps investors understand the top level benefits, portfolio diversification, steady current dividend income, liquidity and more. The author shares his knowledge of the REIT and BT industries and provides an in-depth guide to investing in them during all economic times.”

Itzhak Sella
Sponsor and Founder, Sella Capital Real Estate (Israel) & IREIT Global (Singapore)

“To be an astute investor, you cannot but look into the possibilities of adding REITs into your portfolio of investments. This book is an important part of your toolkit and an invaluable part of your investment journey.”

Dr. Patrick Liew
Entrepreneur of the Year for Social Contribution

“This book delves intelligently into the common mistakes that investors find themselves entangled into. It is indeed educational for first-time investors.”

Gabriel Yap
Executive Chairman, GCP Global Pte Ltd

“There are not many books on REITS in Singapore and Ging Wien’s book with its easy to read and understand approach fills in that gap. I would highly recommend this book to any investor looking at adding REITs to their portfolio.”

Ng Tiong Gee
Director, Pacific Radiance & Global Yellow Pages

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The Singapore Permanent Portfolio

THE SINGAPORE PERMANENT PORTFOLIO shows you a lower risk and easier way to grow your investment portfolio through all economic conditions.

A lifetime of savings can be ruined in an instant if you aren’t careful when you invest. The Permanent Portfolio is a concept that can grow and protect your money safely, simply and stably.

This booktackles the tactical aspects of the Permanent Portfolio, such as the buying and selling of certain products as well as the rebalancing process, all explained as simply as possible so that readers can understand how to implement the Portfolio for themselves. In this book you will learn:

  • The Reality and Pitfalls of Active Investing
  • The Concept of the Permanent Portfolio
  • Long Term Performance of the Portfolio in the U.S., Eurozone, Japan and Singapore
  • How to Implement and Maintain the Singapore Permanent Portfolio
  • Answers to the Most Common Question on the Permanent Portfolio

Read this book and get started on your journey to financial freedom today!

 

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About the Authors

Alvin Chow is the founder and director of BigFatPursePte Ltd, a financial education company. He has had his fair share of successes and failures in his investments, which he has written about on www.BigFatPurse.com since 2007. Together with his partners, BigFatPurse has over 700 articles and educated more than 400,000 readers through the website. He is also the author of Secrets of Singapore Trading Gurus.

About the Book

Pages: 73

ISBN (Paperback): 978-981-09-3594-8

ISBN (E-book): 978-981-09-3595-5

Price: $21.29 (Paperback), $19.90 (E-Book)

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Reviews and Accolades

“This is the guide a Singapore investor needs to protect and grow what they’ve worked hard to earn. With this information, a Singapore investor can have a core strategy to diversify and protect their savings no matter what happens in the future. I hope you enjoy reading this book as much as I did.” – Craig Rowland, Author of The Permanent Portfolio: Harry Browne’s Long-Term Investment Strategy

Errata

The following Figures were erroneous in the book and should be as follows:

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Presenting… No B.S. Guide to Property Investment

If you’re interested in the unbiased truth about profitably investing in Singapore property, this is a must-read book for you. Written by a successful property investor who is not trying to sell you properties, structured investments, services, seminars or anything else, the No B.S. Guide to Property Investment covers: How to Build Wealth Through Property […]

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Presenting… Enjoying Mid-Life Without Crisis

ENJOYING MID-LIFE WITHOUT CRISIS shows you how to optimally manage your self, family, career and investments for a disaster-free mid-life and retirement. Many people entering their mid-life are not ready to face the challenges of unexpected changes and lack the life mastery skills to help them deal with the problems that crop up, resulting in […]

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Presenting… The Ultimate Banker

The Ultimate Banker shows you the way to corporate success in the intensely competitive financial industry. If you want to make it to the top, it’s not enough to just work hard – you need to know how things actually work within the bank. Why is this book special? There are lots of books out […]

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Presenting… Timing the Property Market

If you’re interested in profitable property investment, you’d want to know the best time to enter and exit the market; the most attractive areas and projects to invest in; whether to buy residential or non-residential, freehold or leasehold, landed or non-landed… and you’d have many more such questions. Timing the Property Market takes a deep […]

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How to Publish Your Book in Singapore

@ Saturday 28 January 2012, 10.00am – 11.00am Are you an aspiring author looking to get your book out into the bookstores? Confused about how the publishing process works? As part of its educational outreach program, Aktive Learning will be giving a free webinar (delivered over the Internet) that will cover: • Why publish your […]

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Presenting… Secrets of Singapore Trading Gurus

In this book Singapore’s top trading gurus share their insights on: • How they started and developed their trading systems • The markets and instruments they trade • Mechanical versus discretionary trading • Fundamental versus technical analysis • Where they get profitable trading ideas • How they manage their risk and losses • Their best […]

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Presenting… Succeed at School

Succeed at School will show you how to get out of your comfort zone and make the most of your teenage years. Inside you will learn to: • Breeze through your academics without breaking a sweat • Score in sports while breaking a sweat • Unleash your inner artist without becoming a weirdo • Engage […]

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