Free checklist

Five checks before you trust a dividend.

A high yield only helps if the business behind it holds up. This checklist shows you whether it will, for Singapore stocks and REITs, using numbers you can find in any annual report.

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Page 2: the five checks and the pass marks for companies, banks and REITs
Five simple checks
Page 3: DBS scored on all five checks, with a chart for each
Real numbers
Page 6: SingPost, the example that fails the checklist
And one that fails

What's inside

  • The five checks, with simple pass marks for companies, banks and REITs.
  • Four real examples scored on real numbers: DBS, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, Sheng Siong, and SingPost, the one that fails.
  • A blank scorecard to try on any stock you own or are eyeing, and where to find every number you need.

Figures from company annual reports and SGX filings, as of 11 Nov 2026. The pass marks are my own rules of thumb. Educational only, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Do your own research.