Why invest? And how do you do it?

Aim for a sustainable stream of income from a diversified portfolio

Mon, Dec 29, 2014 - 5:50 AM

Cai Haoxianghaoxiang@sph.com.sg@HaoxiangCaiBT

While most investors may gravitate towards conglomerate Keppel Corp, it's important to take note that Keppel's payout history has fluctuated through the years, with substantial one-off special dividends in 2007, 2009 and 2012.

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THE unexamined life is not worth living, Socrates famously declared before he was sentenced to death. These words, recounted by his student Plato, were spoken at a trial where he was accused of corrupting the youth of Athens.

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