Last month, my Foolish colleague, Chong Ser Jing, revealed the 30 best stocks to buy in Singapore for 2019. The shares were discovered with the help of the Magic Formula, an investing strategy made famous by Joel Greenblatt in his book, The Little Book That Beats The Market. From that list of 30 shares, I picked out three companies that look interesting. Here they are. Company #1 The first company on my list is Boustead Singapore Limited (SGX: F9D), a global service provider of infrastructure-related engineering services and geo-spatial technology solutions. It recently added a healthcare business to its suite of services. Boustead Singapore’s share price has fallen from a high of S$1.93 in April 2014 to S$0.80 right now. The slowdown in the global oil and gas industry and Singaporeâ€

Investing in the Malaysian stock market is not for the faint hearted. After the coalition opposition Pakatan Harapan toppled the Barisan Nasional in the General Elections, many past deals made by the former administration were scrapped or reviewed. Investors became increasingly risk averse and many MY stocks declined significantly to depressed valuation by the end of 2018. However, UOBKH thinks that investors can look forward to a better year ahead given the trough in valuation of Kuala Lumpur Composite Index. To help investors beat the broader index, UOBKH recommends investors to look at two strategies: Sustainable yield plays, and Oversold counters with potential catalysts. Investors Takeaway: 2 Investment Strategies To Beat KLCI By UOBKH Investment Strategy 1: Sustainable Yield Plays On

The Trump effect that had buoyed global markets has ironically turned to take its toll on as tensions with China ratcheted up a notch. Despite the underperformance of the Straits Times Index in 2018, UOBKH’s top picks managed to outperform the broader market last year. Given UOBKH’s good track record, it may pay off to heed UOBKH’s top picks for 2019. Investors Takeaway: 4 Investment Ideas For Alpha In 2019 By UOBKH Recovery Of Thai Beverage According to UOBKH, with the dismal share price performance in 2018, there is a good chance Thai Beverage (ThaiBev) will fare much better this year. Since the start of the year, the stock has already risen over 20 percent to $0.735. With a $0.80 price target, UOBKH sees almost another nine percent potential upside, with limited downside risks.

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