REITs are a favourite investment for Singapore investors. They payout 90% of their income as distributions, thus giving investors a relatively good yield on their investment. Being property-driven investments, we can also see its allure among Singapore investors. In the early part of 2020, REITs prices crashed along with many global investments when COVID-19 uncertainties were at its highest. In the table below, we can see that from the start of the year to its lowest point in mid-March, prices dropped close to 35%. It has since rebounded strongly, but still losing over 6% of its value in the year-to-date 2020. Source: SGX While this represents the entire REIT market in Singapore, there are still individual REITs that have performed better – especially since the recovery of hospitality

In November 2020, Singapore stocks rebounded strongly with the Straits Times Index (STI) posting a 16.2% total return. This was the strongest monthly gain recorded since May 2009 – over a decade ago. Of course, this coincided with a global rally on the back of positive vaccine developments. On the back of this, many work-from-home stock winners – healthcare and technology – saw weaker performances as investors rotated into recovery plays in the broader market. Within the top 100 most traded companies in Singapore, 4 of 5 best performing stocks in November comprised non-STI stocks. We spotlight these companies in this week’s edition of 4 Stocks This Week. Read Also: Is Investing Too Complicated? 3 Simple Tricks To Develop Investing Habits Broadway Industrial Group (SGX: B69) Founded

Information Technology (IT) is everywhere in modern world, a stock with strong IT related business would have bright future for investment.  Therefore, an investor may consider 28 IT stocks in Singapore, especially those defensive growth stocks. In this article, you will learn from Dr Tee on 4 Singapore IT Giant Stocks which are efficient in making money with economic moat but having mixed impacts during COVID-19 stock crisis. Bonus for readers who could read every words of the entire article: 7 global IT giant stocks. 1) IT Retail Giant Stock – Challenger Technologies (SGX: 573) 2) Software Giant Stock – Silverlake Axis (SGX: 5CP) 3) Data Center Giant REITs – Keppel DC Reit (SGX: AJBU) – Mapletree Industrial Trust (SGX: ME8U) Ne