The Debate:

Should you Invest Conservatively through a REITs ETF for market returns, or DIY your REITs Investment for maximal returns?

Depending on your investing style, you might prefer to rely on funds or choose to pick your own REITs. There is no absolute answer. You will have to make the decision based on your own preference.

We are pitting our best representative; Christopher against Phillip Capital Management's own Senior Fund Manager; Teck Leng.

There will be no winners or losers.

The one who will gain the most will be you, the attendees. Because you will discover the pros and cons of active vs passive REIT investing, directly from practitioners.

From the 'Conservative' Camp:

We reach out to Phillip Capital Management directly and invited Tan Teck Leng, their Senior Fund Manager to share about the pros and cons about investing conservatively via REIT ETFs.

Tan Teck Leng

Senior Fund Manager, Phillip Capital Management (S) Ltd.

Teck Leng is responsible for the portfolio management of equity funds, with particular focus on the Asia-Pacific and REITs, and has been covering these markets since 2008. He also has experience in managing asset allocation funds under Phillip Capital.

Teck Leng is also, concurrently a key member of the fund management team for Phillip-Tokai Tokyo Investment Management, a joint venture between Phillip Capital Management and Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings.

He obtained his Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree with First Class Honours from Imperial College London under a Singapore Technologies overseas scholarship.

Asia-Pacific REITs: An attractive asset class to invest in

Tan Teck Leng, Senior Fund Manager at Phillip Capital Management

From the perspective of a portfolio, REITs in itself is a relatively small niche. Hence, the need for diversification become more important for REIT investors. One of the ways you can choose to diversify your REITs investments is to look beyond our shores.

Teck Leng shares about the attractiveness of investing in REITs across Asia Pacific and brings you the most up to date REIT market outlook in his segment.

Teck Leng shares:

• Key features and attractiveness of Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) REIT markets
• Outlook of various REIT markets
• Debunking myths about REITs Investing
• 2 Ways to invest in REITs for profits and income

From the 'DIY' camp

He is a retail investor who has successfully retired thanks to his investments. He has structured his REITs investing to maximise his returns at 12% per annum. He is none other than:

Christopher from TreeofProsperity

42 Years Old; Married with 2 kids. Currently a fresh graduate from the Juris Doctor programme with SMU and interning at a law firm.

He had replaced his earned income at age 39 using dividend investing techniques. Today, he has optimised his REITs portfolio for maximum growth and income.

Right now he can't decide whether to return to IT where he's spent 14 years, develop a finance career or become a lawyer.

He will be sharing how you can:

Supercharge Your REITs Portfolio

Chris has been collecting rent, without having the hassle of dealing with 'weird' tenants through REITs.

Most REIT investors generally buy and hold their REITs, and pray for good returns. That method is flawed in many ways.

Chris spent hours reading and testing various ways of REIT investing, and have devised a structure that allows hims to boost his monthly investment income. He bares it all in this REITs Investing Workshop.

Christopher will show you:

• How he structures his REITs portfolio that allows him to steal profits from the market legally.
• How to quickly test run your investing methodology with no money down...before you actually commit your first penny.
• How you can tap into the concepts of leverage to scale your returns,
• How to structure the best risk management processes to limit your potential losses to the minimum.
• How to view REITs in the entire scheme of investing - how should you best allocate your funds for maximal diversification and returns.

• REITs investors; if you are investing in REITs or plan to, this workshop is for you. Discover 2 strategies to managing your REITs portfolio for maximal returns that suits your investing style.
• Income Investors; if you are aiming to build a regular income from investing, this workshop will give you an insight to how you can structure and manage your portfolio.
• Passive Investors; if you are investing passively through the use of ETFs, this workshop will give you the fundamentals of ETF investing including the pros and cons that you must consider.

Why You Should Be Here

If you had attended any of our previous workshop, Christopher should be no stranger.

Christopher is a practitioner who has successfully retired on his dividends, he has cracked the code to income investing and is known and loved for his no-BS and straight talk. If you want an unbiased view to investing, you should be here.

There will also be a panel discussion at the end where both speakers will provide their insights to REITs investing. We have chosen speakers with opposing investing beliefs that suits 2 different groups of investors. You will definitely pick up REITs investing insights that will probably never be shared beyond this workshop.

This will be the best chance to get your toughest REITs investing questions answer.

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