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KEY SUPPORT? Rising inflation, higher rates/ lower bonds have forced REITs lower And MEG unloading P500M MReit shs at a bargain 12.30 did not help TLT-etc: /88.83, RCR: 5.01, 5.64%, MReit: 13.10, 2.61xRCR at 4.18.24

WHO BOUGHT? Doubling down: SSS drops P500 million to beef up share in Kevin Tan’s Megaworld REIT BILYONARYO.COM / April 19, 2024 xx The Social Security System has more than doubled its shareholdings in MREIT, Inc., the real estate investment trust company of bilyonaryo Kevin Tan’s Megaworld (MEG). A source said SSS was the buyer in the block sale involving 40.65 million MREIT shares at P12.30 each on April 18. The sale will increase SSS’ MREIT stake to 69.816 million shares or 2.5 percent. Another pension fund, the Government Service Service Insurance System, has a 9.8 percent interest in MREIT. Tan said the P500 million proceeds from the sale will be used to enhance the development pipeline of MEG which will maintain a majority stake in MREITat 54.2 percent. This investment underscores the confidence in MREIT’s potential as an attractive and valuable long-term investment opportunity,” said the MREIT president and CEO in a statement. MEG sold the shares to increase MREIT’s public float to 44.4 percent and to further headroom for an oncoming property-for-share swap. Last year, MREIT inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with MEG for the acquisition of seven grade A office assets with a combined Gross Leasable Area (GLA) of 150,500 square meters. This deal will increase MREIT’s portfolio by nearly half to 475,500 sqm,. “We remain on course to achieve a total GLA of 500,000 sqm by the conclusion of 2024. This underscores our unwavering commitment to continuously bolstering shareholder value and nurturing MREIT’s expansion,” said the heir apparent of ultra bilyonaryo Andrew Tan. > https://bilyonaryo.com/2024/04/19/doubling-down-sss-drops-p500-million-to-beef-up-share-in-kevin-tans-megaworld-reit/business/

Andrew Tan raises P500 million through MREIT share sale BILYONARYO.COM / April 19, 2024 Property giant Megaworld, led by bilyonaryo Andrew Tan, raised P500 million from the sale of its shares in real estate investment unit MREIT. In a stock exchange filing, Megaworld said it sold 40.65 million shares of MREIT for P12.30 per share, (= P 500M) representing a slight discount compared to the previous day’s closing price. Following the transaction, Megaworld’s ownership in MREIT decreased to 55.13%, while public ownership increased to 44.87%. BDO Securities facilitated the transaction. Megaworld will settle the proceeds on April 22, and submit a reinvestment plan detailing how they will utilize the funds.

Andrew Tan raises P500 million through MREIT share sale BILYONARYO.COM / April 19, 2024 Property giant Megaworld, led by bilyonaryo Andrew Tan, raised P500 million from the sale of its shares in real estate investment unit MREIT. In a stock exchange filing, Megaworld said it sold 40.65 million shares of MREIT for P12.30 per share, (= P 500M) representing a slight discount compared to the previous day’s closing price. Following the transaction, Megaworld’s ownership in MREIT decreased to 55.13%, while public ownership increased to 44.87%. BDO Securities facilitated the transaction. Megaworld will settle the proceeds on April 22, and submit a reinvestment plan detailing how they will utilize the funds.

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NEXT LISTEN ?? "KING OF AI?" Sam Alman's History, is pretty interesting- and helps to explain why he was FIRED from OpenAI, and then soon hired back. No doubt he has been a consistent part of the development of OpenAI and the AI sector. When Elon left, it was Sam who came up with the idea of using a For-Profit vehicle for (needed) fundraising under the Not-for-Profit parent. Altman turned to Microsoft. Sam Altman - Grappling with a New Kind of Intelligence (Sam's Background) === Sam Altman & Brad Lightcap: Which Companies Will Be Steamrolled by OpenAI? | E1140 / 3 / Satya Nadella & Sam Altman: Dawn of the AI Wars | The Circuit with Emily Chang ==

CLOSE-up: "India vs PHL." PSEI-v-IFN.. PSEI (6,450) /IFN (17.55)= r-367.5x Table: Historical Ratios YrEnd PSEI : IFN : Ratio : TLT : Gold : I/G YrEnd PSEI : IFN : Ratio : TLT : Gold : IF/G 2015: 6984: 20.00: 100.0: 100.0: 1069: 2016: 6841: 20.00: 100.0: 100.0: 1146: 2017: 8558: 20.00: 100.0: 100.0: 1291: 2018: 7466: 20.00: 100.0: 100.0: 1486: 2019: 7815: 20.00: 100.0: 100.0: 1520: 2020: 7140: 20.00: 100.0: 100.0: 1877: 2021: 7335: 20.00: 100.0: 100.0: 1828: 2022: 6556: 20.00: 100.0: 100.0: 1824: 2023: 6450: 20.00: 100.0: 100.0: 2063: 4.17 : 6450: 20.00: 100.0: 100.0: 2360: ==== IFN-vs-PSEI: 2019: ==

( This was suggested by an investor friend who was very successful at a young age - so he was able to retire from cold Canada, to sunny Bahamas.... ) IFN / India Fund (closed end, on NYSE): $17.55, BV: $17.87, PER: 5.43, Yield: 9.34% See how well IFN tracks PSEI, much better than TLT/Bonds. PSEI (6,450) /IFN (17.55)= r-367.5x IFN has outperformed PSEI, because of the High Dividend, and because IFN is denominated in USD, not PHP. I might buy a few IFN shares so I will follow it, while awaiting a clearer bottom. Called: "The Only Investment You Need for the Next 30 Years? " Per: Dave Skarica, at AddictToProfits > Source: https://addictedtoprofits.net/the-only-investment-you-need-for-the-next-30-years-the-result-will-surprise-you-scotday-april-17th-2024/

Production at Barrick drops in Q1 on planned maintenance, stock drops Barrick Gold's Q1 production was off 10% to 940,000 total attributable ounces for gold, and copper was down 21% to 40,000 tonnes compared to the last quarter.The miner announced its production results today. "As planned, preliminary Q1 gold production was lower than Q4

The CONVERSATION between Brian Greene and Eric Schmidt generated some concerns - in the comments FN : Thanks for making clear (at about 50 minutes), the WILL to gain more power to implement the development of more AI. ES said: "Democracy requires some level of Authority." By Democracy, he means DEMoCrazy, the power and policies of our left-leaning Elites. I am a believer in the US constitution, and that comment here sent a chill down my spine. FN: Brian: "Nobody can do this in their garage. But it is not that hard to get hold of a system and try it." Yup. But when I hear that, I think about all the governments and potential hobbyists who will be trying these out. The FEAR seeps in when, among other things, I think about AI's potentially insatiable need for Energy. (There might be a role for govts in monitoring and regulating how mch power AI and its servers use.)

MASTERING AI: You Need knowledge & Access to the Tools This thread might help gain the knowledge. Let's Learn here... And then, Talk about the Tools By the time you are Finished (with any human project) you are already behind AI Two very useful Videos, to begin the journey / 1 / "Some day a Billion Dollar co., will be run by just One person, with the help of AI bots" Billion Dollar Teams: The Future of an AI Powered Workforce | SXSW 2024 / 2 / Eric is surprizingly interesting when he starts talking science. WORTH A LISTEN. AI and Quantum Computing: Glimpsing the Near Future > The Tools "will sneak in everywhere"... so get ready. AI will be smarter (in some areas) than humans are. (Personally, I FEAR that, and think AI may find a way to get what it needs and wants, irregardless if that is good for most humans. Example, AI has almost insatiable needs for energy. I can foresee a time in the near future when AI's and its computer servers, are taking energy that less favored humans want. AI is already creating inflation in some areas.)

PSEI (6,575) vs. TLT ($90) and RCR (P5.00), as proxy for my REIT portfolio

PSEI (6,659) to IWM (198.69) = RATIO 33.52x ... monday update: 6,578 / IWM-fri-198.69 = 33.10 A Chart showing the RATIO between PSEI and IWM (etf for the US Russell 2000 index) ...suggest that PSEI could be at/near a decent relative value BUY point. If you factored in the cheap PHP currency, it might look even better value