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

Challenger Technologies Limited (SGX: 573) is an operator of the Challenger chain of IT retail stores and online tech marketplace, Hachi.tech. Currently, the group has a total of 38 stores comprising one flagship Challenger megastore store, 25 Challenger superstores, 11 small format stores and one PIT.money store in Singapore. On Friday (2 November), Challenger announced its financial results for the third quarter ended 30 September 2018. Let’s look at the main takeaways from the earnings announcement below: 1. Revenue for the reporting quarter climbed 6% year-on-year to S$82.5 million. The increase was mainly on the back of revenue growth from both corporate sales and trade shows. Lower contribution from retail and online sales partially offset that growth. 2. Net profit surged by 44% t

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

Some of the best dividend shares call the Singapore stock market home. To help income investors glide through their passive income stream, we have compiled the best articles on dividend shares that have appeared on our flagship website, Fool.sg. The articles cover a wide variety of topics, from income stock ideas to analysing the sustainability of a company’s dividend. We also have an ingenious solution for the lazy income investors out there. So, sit back, relax and let’s cruise. Dividend stock ideas Unsure which income stocks give you the best bang for your buck? Fret not. We have some stock ideas just for you: 4 Blue-Chip Stocks That Have Consistently Increased Their Dividends in the Last Five Years Singapore’s Top 5 Blue-Chip Stocks with the Tastiest Dividend Yields Singapore’

The retail scene in our Lion City is still alive, if the performances by some of the Singapore retail stocks are anything to go by. Earlier this week, the Singapore Exchange (SGX: S68) released a report showing the five best-performing retail stocks which averaged a year-to-date total return of 21.5%. The shares are part of SGX’s cluster of 23 retail stocks (excluding distributors). Of the 23 shares, there are some which are selling at low price-to-earnings (PE) valuations. Let’s look at six of the cheapest stocks (the first three can be found here; data as of 7 September 2018). Company #4: Moneymax Financial Services Ltd (SGX: 5WJ) Moneymax is a pawnbroker, retailer and trader of pre-owned luxury items which opened its first outlet in 2008. The company has since expanded its operation