Yesterday, I shared with readers 30 shares that could outperform the Singapore stock market for this month and beyond. The stocks were selected using the Magic Formula investing strategy that was made famous by investor and author, Joel Greenblatt. The top five stocks shown in that article were: 1) Noble Group Limited (SGX:CGP) 2) Lung Kee (Bermuda) Holdings Limited (SGX: L09) (SEHK: 255) 3) China Sunsine Chemical Holdings Ltd (SGX:CH8) 4) Aspen (Group) Holdings Limited (SGX:1F3) 5) Delong Holdings Limited (SGX:BQO) The strategy behind the Magic Formula is to pick the stocks with the highest quality (the ones with the highest returns on invested capital) at the lowest price (the ones with the highest earnings yield). For an in-depth discussion on what goes into the Magic Formula,

The Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) has rallied 2.1% as of the time of writing today. The spike comes after US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to a truce on the trade war over dinner on Saturday after the G20 summit. If you are wondering what stocks you should consider for your portfolio amid the rally, you have to look no further. Using data from S&P Global Market Intelligence and the Magic Formula investing strategy developed by investor Joel Greenblatt, I found some of the best Singapore-listed stocks for December that could go on to do well. The basic premise of the Magic Formula is to find the 30 best shares in the market as ranked by their cheapness and their quality, and to hold on to that basket shares for a year before repeating the ranking proc

Recently, I shared 20 shares that could outperform the Singapore stock market for this month and beyond. The stocks were selected using the Magic Formula investing strategy that was popularised by investor and author, Joel Greenblatt. The top five stocks shown in that article were: 1) Noble Group Limited (SGX:CGP) 2) Lung Kee (Bermuda) Holdings Limited (SGX: L09) (SEHK: 255) 3) AEM Holdings Ltd  (SGX:AWX) 4) Delong Holdings Limited (SGX:BQO) 5) Aspen (Group) Holdings Limited (SGX:1F3) The strategy behind the Magic Formula is to pick the stocks with the highest quality (the ones with the highest returns on invested capital) at the lowest price (the ones with the highest earnings yield). For an in-depth discussion on what goes into the Magic Formula, you can head to my colleague Chong S

From its peak in early May 2018, the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) has fallen by some 17%. Even though the stock market has been jittery of late, some stocks could go on to beat the market. Using data from S&P Global Market Intelligence and the Magic Formula investing strategy developed by investor Joel Greenblatt, I found some of the best Singapore-listed stocks for November that could go on to do well. The basic premise of the Magic Formula is to first find a list of the best shares in the market as ranked by their cheapness and their quality, then buy that list of shares and hold them for a year, before repeating the ranking process. For a deeper understanding of how the formula works, here’s an article explaining the strategy. With that, here are the top 20 stocks in Sin

Year-to-date, the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) is down by around 4%. Even though the stock market has not been doing well, some stocks have soundly beaten the market. Take, for example, Delong Holdings Limited (SGX: BQO). Since the start of 2018, Delong Holdings’ share price has surged by more than 160% to close at S$6.95 on Friday, 28 September. The steelmaker was in the news recently as its chief executive and executive chairman, Ding Liguo, has launched a privatisation bid with a voluntary conditional cash offer of S$7.00 per share. Coincidentally, Delong was also featured as the second-best stock in my colleague Chong Ser Jing’s article, The 30 Best Stocks In Singapore For 2018. In his article, which was published in January 2018, Ser Jing shared 30 Singapore stocks t