Dividend Is King

  Mapletree Industrial Trust has been my favourite REIT of 2024. Here are 4 reasons Mapletree Industrial Trust is my favourite REIT of 2024.  1. Reliable stable dividend payouts  Mapletree Industrial Trust has been reliably paying out quarterly dividends since 2011 without fail . They have not missed a single dividend payout for almost 14 years. Furthermore, the dividend per share has been increasing almost yearly. You can rest assured of a reliable long-term quarterly dividend payout. This is particularly important as a long-term passive income investor where there's no need to constantly monitor your stocks.  2. Attractive entry point and dividend yield  At its current price of $2.21 (as of 16 Dec 2024), you can get a dividend yield of 6.12%. This is significantly higher than what most fixed deposits/bonds are currently offering. Moreover, there is a potential capital gain of 20+% in the long term when the share price goes up to $3 as global interest rates are...

2024 Q4 Portfolio Update It's my favorite part of the year, and with Christmas and CNY coming up, here are some updates regarding my parents' latest passive income investment portfolio. Portfolio:  Total value of investments as of December 2024: $749,377.57 Estimated total value of passive income for 2025: $44,554.44 Estimated monthly passive income for 2025: $3712.87 Estimated dividend yield for 2025: 5.94% Portfolio breakdown: REITS (77.7%)  1. Mapletree Industrial Trust  - Total cost: $298,807.71  - 128,400 shares with an average purchase price of $2.33  2. Mapletree Logistics Trust  - Total cost: $173,440.21 - 130,600 shares with an average purchase price of $1.33 3. Capitaland Ascendas REIT - Total cost: $63,553.40 - 22,400 shares with an average purchase price of $2.84  4. CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust - Total cost: $46,783.36 - 21,600 shares with an average purchase price of $2.17  BONDS (19.8%) 1. SIGNATURE Bond  - Total cost...