Performance of Straits Times Index (STI) Constituents in 2020 The Straits Times Index (STI) ended 379.02 points or 11.8% lower at 2843.81 in 2020.(compared to 3222.83 on 31-Dec-2019)Top Performers in 2020: Keppel DC REIT, Venture Corp, Mapletree Logistics Trust, Wilmar International & Mapletree Industrial Trust. Least Performers in 2020: Singapore Airlines, Jardine Cycle & Carriage, SingTel, ComfortDelGro. Most Volatile: Keppel DC REIT, Singapore Airlines, Sembcorp Industries. The STI's 30 constituent stocks are: ASCENDAS REIT (A17U.SI); CAPITALAND (C31.SI); VENTURE CORPORATION (V03.SI); CITY DEVELOPMENTS (C09.SI); SINGAPORE EXCHANGE LIMITED (S68.SI); UOB (U11.SI); SEMBCORP INDUSTRIES (U96.SI); DBS GROUP (D05.SI); SINGTEL (Z74.SI); GENTING SINGAPORE (G13.SI); THAI BEVERAGE (Y92.SI);

Today, we are going to share with you how to invest your CPF Investment Scheme (CPFIS) in a no-brainer way. The best part? You need not be financially savvy to do this. A beginner can do it! And I’ll reveal the exact step-by-step process, which you can follow easily. What is CPF Investment Scheme (CPFIS)? It is to provide options to CPF members to invest their CPF savings in their Ordinary Account (OA) and Special Account (SA) in various instruments such as investment-linked insurance products, unit trusts, fixed deposits, bonds, and shares in Singapore. The average CPF interest rate is 2.5% to 4% for the Ordinary Account. Check the latest CPF interest rate here. Below is the latest CPF rate (1st Oct to 31st Dec 2020).   Share this Infographic On Your Site </p><br /&g

Global stock markets see strong light at the end of tunnel recently with confirmation of Biden as new US president and news COVID-19 vaccine over 90% effectiveness. During early phase of pandemic, Dr Tee students learned to apply defensive dividend stock strategies to consider Asian giant stocks at low optimism (average down strategy), balancing with growth investing / momentum trading (average up strategy) in bullish US giant stocks. The stock market this time is different from last 8 months of V-shape recovery limited to a few sectors (eg. Technology / Software, Healthcare / Glove, etc). There are sectors rotation, focusing more on cyclical stocks (eg. banks and oil & gas) and COVID-19 affected stocks are recovering quickly, resulting in global surge in share prices, over 10-40%

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During crisis, a consumer may not able to afford luxury products but still need to eat and drink to survive. Therefore, an investor may consider 48 Food & Beverage (F&B) stocks in Singapore, especially those defensive growth stocks. In this article, you will learn from Dr Tee on 9 Singapore F&B Giant Stocks which are efficient in making money with food as essential products (consumer staples) but having mixed impacts during COVID-19 stock crisis. Bonus for readers who could read the entire article: a strategy to eat and drink for free for lifetime. 1) Supermarket F&B Stocks – Sheng Siong (SGX: OV8) – Dairy Farm International (SGX: D01) 2) Restaurant F&B Stocks – Japan Foods Holding (SGX: 5OI) – Old Chang Kee (SGX: 5ML)

This article was originally published on 6 March 2020 and updated on 12 October 2020 to reflect the changes to the $100 top-up credit. In the recent Budget 2020, Minister Heng announced a one-time $100 top-up to the PAssion Card of all Singaporeans aged 50 years and above as part of the Care and Support Package. This benefit extends to the Pioneer Generation and Merdeka Generation seniors. [Update]  As announced on 6 April, the $100 top-up to the PAssion Card for all Singaporean aged 50 years and above was converted to a cash payout. This was paid out in June or July 2020 as part of the overall Care and Support Package. Eligible Singaporeans will receive a letter notification by April 2020, with instructions and further details on how they can redeem the top-up from May 2020 onwards. S

The Straits Times Index fell on Friday but still managed a 36-points or 1.4% gain for the week at 2,532.96; The main driver was Wall Street, where movements were driven by President Trump’s confusing stand on fiscal stimulus; DBS recommended investors take stock; SGX gave its take on what will drive the market in 4Q; IMF latest World Economic Outlook: faster recovery if governments take the short-term pain of lockdowns US President Trump’s Monday discharge from hospital helped push stock markets in this part of the world up on Tuesday; his surprise order on Tuesday to stop talks on a fiscal package until after next month’s Presidential election then sent markets down on Wednesday. Then on Wednesday, signs that his administration would consider limited, targeted aid for certain are

It has been a while since I wrote so often. While I talked about the Risk of Investing in ETF in the last post, I particularly mention about STI ETF. So I thought I should clarify my position and also address a particular question that I believe members of my Fundamental Scorecard Telegram Group will be interested (And maybe you who are reading this post). While everyone is busy looking at the US market tonight, I am writing about STI ETF. While everyone is raving about S&P 500 rising from the dead, here I am writing about STI ETF which is trying to go lower everyday. To start off, I don’t disagree in investing in US markets now. In fact, I encourage it. But one must make the purchase with the mindset that “this could be a permanent loss of capital” (Atas sentence cause I watch

STI fell 1.5% over the week to 2,579.51; Singapore’s factory output was -6.7% y-o-y in June; Flight to safety pushed gold near all-time high; EU leaders agreed on a historic stimulus package; Temasek reported one-year return of -2.3%, portfolio at S$306b; Best World’s shares to remain suspended: SGX Virus developments, economic news provide main drivers There were no surprises last week as news about virus named COVID-19 continued to drive market movements. Support for stocks came from announcements that trials have started on a possible vaccine, though by most estimates, even if one is found, it would only be available next year at the earliest. Pulling stocks lower was the release of weak economic news and surging infection numbers around the world. The outcome was a 39-points or

Our world is highly complex. History is filled with examples of how seemingly unrelated events led to unexpected outcomes. The interaction between humans and their physical environment has second and third order effects that aren’t easy to understand. This makes the business of forecasting challenging, and the outcomes of various events difficult to model. American sociologist Robert K. Merton popularised the term ‘Unintended Consequences‘ to describe the phenomenon of unexpected outcomes. In our modern era, the phrase ‘law of unintended consequences’ is used as a warning that an intervention in a complex system tends to create unanticipated and undesirable outcomes. A prime example that comes to my mind is an episode during the Vietnam War. After inheriting

Performance of Straits Times Index (STI) Constituents in November 2019 The Straits Times Index (STI) ended 35.96 point or 1.11% lower at 3193.92 in November 2019.(compared to 3229.88 on 31-Oct-2019)Top Performers: Wilmar International, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, Golden Agri Resources, ST Engineering, SingTel. Least Performers: Jardine Cycle & Carriage, Ascendas REIT, Sembcorp Industries, City Developments, UOB. Most Volatile: Golden Agri-Resources, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, Dairy Farm International, Wilmar International, Mapletree Commercial Trust. Advertisement Continue Reading »

Performance of Straits Times Index (STI) Constituents in October 2019 The Straits Times Index (STI) ended 109.89 point or 3.52% higher at 3229.88 in October 2019.(compared to 3119.99 on 30-Sep-2019)Top Performers: Keppel Corporation, Sembcorp Industries, City Developments, Jardine Cycle & Carriage, Jardine Strategic. Least Performers: Golden Agri-Resources, Dairy Farm International, ComfortDelGro, CapitaLand Mall Trust, Hongkong Land. Most Volatile: Keppel Corporation, City Developments, Sembcorp Industries, Golden Agri-Resources, Jardine Matheson. Advertisement Continue Reading »