Most of us have a vague idea that we should be investing at least some of our money to make it grow, but no one ever sits us down and outright tells us how exactly to do it. If you’ve been dutifully putting money away in your savings account, yet wondering if there’s something more you should be doing with that cash, then here’s an easy answer: invest in ETFs, or exchange traded funds. But what on earth are ETFs? And how do you invest in them in Singapore? Disclaimer: This isn’t financial advice. I’m just laying out the options for you. Don’t be lazy — do your own homework! 10 popular ETFs in Singapore — have you heard of these? Here are 10 popular ETFs in Singapore. ETF in Singapore What it tracks Expense ratio SPDR STI ETF Top 30 companies on SGX 0.30%

Year End Special Offer! What a roller-coaster ride for investors! This year’s November was one of the most terrifying months in recent years for DBS Bank as it endured market’s reaction to a subpar 9MFY2021 financial result and suffered one of the worst service disruptions in the past decade. Adding the emergence of Omicron variant, we have the perfect storm for DBS share price. But as we approach 2022, DBS share price is poised for an explosive bull run that could see the counter smashing the pivotal $50 mark. Year-to-date, DBS share price surged 28%. In fact, the majestic run of DBS share price saw the counter hitting a record high of $32.60 on 8 November. However, the wheels came off the wagon after the bank reported a disappointing 9MFY2021 financial result that saw net income int

Been diligently following financial news even on your annual leave week? You would have read that this new “FOMO Pay” sprouted out of nowhere and joined the DBS Digital Exchange, allowing businesses to accept cryptocurrency payments in Singapore. Wait a minute. That’s TMI in one sentence. Can un-finance please? Who owns FOMO Pay? FOMO Pay is actually not new. FOMO Pay was founded in 2015 by Louis Liu and Zack Yang, a management associate from Visa and a Software Developer for BMW’s Future Mobility Lab (he worked on the i3 and i8) respectively before they hopped on board FOMO Pay together. There are several businesses in Singapore that are already using FOMO Pay, such as StarHub, Jumbo, Chanel, Marina Bay Sands, Club21, and SPH. How does FOMO Pay work? Basically, FOMO Pay

Year End Special Offer! Troubles come in troops for DBS Group Holdings share price. Looking back, the counter smashed a record high of $32.60 on 5 November following a splendid bull run. It certainly seemed that the sky was the limit for DBS Group Holdings share price. But unexpectedly, the wheels came off the wagon for DBS Group Holdings after the bank reported a subpar 9MFY2021 financial result that saw net income interest falling 9% year-on-year. The following Monday (8 November), DBS Group Holdings share price turned bearish. Shortly after the release of the latest financial result, the bank suffered one of its worst service disruptions in the past decade, prompting Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to mull taking regulatory actions against the bank in the coming days. The outage l

US-listed global data centre behemoth Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR) decide to list a portfolio of 10 data centres in Singapore as Digital Core REIT. A REIT listing a REIT. You know that you are a REIT supermarket when a US$46 billion REIT decide to choose you. 267 million shares will be offered to retail and institution investors at US$0.88. I shall not go into a long-winded story. I think this REIT will do well due to the whole package that will be listed: A very strong sponsor with a strong development pipeline. A property segment that will be in demand.Freehold propertiesTriple-net lease with 1-3% rental escalationWeighted average lease expiry of 6 yearsLow gearingThe committed cornerstone list is crazy The dividend yield based on IPO price is 4.75% for full-year 2022

The Straits Times Index gained 2% last week at 3,173.91 Travel and hospitality stocks in play as new travel lanes announced Early Wall St jitters because of oil spike were replaced by optimism from corporate earnings US FOMC minutes: tapering might start in Nov or Dec SGX: Interest rate expectations underpinned banks outperformance Bitcoin surged above US$61,000 on ETF optimism October is shaping up to be much better than Sep September was not a great month for local stocks, but October is shaping up to be better, judging by the performance over the first two weeks. After gaining 2% in the first week to settle above 3,100, the Straits Times Index last week added another 2% with a 61-points rise to 3,173.91, thanks mainly to more signs of economic reopening as well as a benign Wall Stree

The rise of robo-advisors is apparent not just in Singapore, but also in many other countries globally such as the USA and Canada. Here in Singapore, investors have more than 10 different robo-advisors to choose from. Two prominent robo-advisory platforms known by many are AutoWealth and StashAway, which were amongst the first in the field. Other FinTech companies competing in the robo-advisory field include Endowus, FSM MAPS and MoneyOwl. You can read up more about what these companies by following the respective links. Syfe was launched in July 2019 so they are comparatively younger compared to the rest. However, they have been extremely popular with many retail investors in Singapore. Here are 6 things to know before investing with them. Read Also: Robo Advisors in Singapore: What Y

In this Dr Tee 2hr video education (4 Growth Investing and Momentum Trading Stocks), you will learn:1) US and Singapore Stock Market Outlook – Short term, medium term & long term2) LOFTP Investing Strategies for Growth Investing and Momentum Trading – Level Analysis (L1 Stock, L1 Sector, L3 Country, L4 World) – Optimism Analysis (0-100%) – Fundamental Analysis (Strong / Weak) – Technical Analysis (Follow-trend / Counter-trend) – Personal Analysis (Short Term Trading / Long Term Investing) 3) 4 US & Singapore Giant Stocks from 4 Promising Sectors – US Giant Finance Stock: BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) – US Giant Technology Stock: Alphabet / Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) – Singapore Giant Luxury Stock:

LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP It could be an event that will move Heaven and Earth, at least for DBS Group Holdings share price (SGX:D05). In a bombshell revelation, DBS CEO Piyush Gupta mentioned in the transcript of DBS second quarter 2021 conference call that the bank is looking at unlocking one of its assets, Remit, through IPO for an eye-popping $10 billion. If the plan does materialize, it will be one of the largest IPOs to grace the Singapore stock market in recent years. In 2019, I wrote that DBS Group Holdings share price (SGX: D05) will hit $50. Though that day has not arrived, I do think that it is only a matter of time that DBS Group Holdings share price (SGX: D05) reaches this incredible milestone. On 10 August 2021, DBS Group Holdings share price (SGX: D05) hit a record $31.70 after Mo

Sinktel - Home-grown CEOs since Day 1; but its share price is way below Singtel IPO @ $3.60 for donkey years despites keep changing home-grown Cats! Time to change to a Black Cat?As investors; who care whether Black Cat or White Cat? Cat which puts more money into our bank account is Good Cat!Read? Singaporean Cat Or Homegrown Cat???Read? DBS : Highest paid CEO in SingaporeMr Shanmugam brought up how Mr Leong, in his maiden speech in Parliament last year, had professed his "deep disappointment" that DBS Bank was still without a home-grown chief executive, and asked if the PSP NCMP still believes that naturalised Singapore citizens should not hold top positions.

On 2 September 2021, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) placed Binance.com (Binance) on the Investor Alert List. This has garnered the attention of investors as Binance is currently the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world with a 24-hour trading volume of US$29 billion, more than 5 times that of Coinbase, the second-largest crypto exchange. The MAS Investor Alert List is a list of unregulated persons (or companies) who may have been wrongly perceived as being licensed or regulated by MAS. For most people, it effectively acts as a list to avoid scams and shady financial institutions. For example, in the recent billion-dollar nickel trading fraud case, the company – Envy Asset Management – was listed on the investor alert list since March 2020. Naturally, this has draw

Many readers have benefited from Dr Tee past 200 educational articles during pandemic, including making over 50% profits from 3 Singapore major bank stocks: DBS Bank, OCBC Bank and UOB Bank, which continue the strong momentum of prices with growing business. However, the big money is usually with hidden giant stock (无名小卒), Dr Tee Graduates could see the opportunity 1 year ago in Signature Bank (NASDAQ: SBNY) with 3X potential profits gained so far, outperforming 50% rally of 3 Singapore major bank stocks. Let’s learn further from Dr Tee on the journey of successes for these 4 giant bank stocks, including how to position in other remaining Top 100 global giant bank stocks. A review of latest financial reports, stock prices, Ein55 intrinsic values and Optimism levels wil

LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP It seems that DBS Group Holdings share price may have peaked. During the report of 1QFY2021 financial result, DBS Group reported first quarter net profit doubled from the previous quarter. That feat set DBS Group Holdings share price on fire. However, recent 2QFY2021 financial revealed 15% decline of net profit on quarter-to-quarter basis. In this regard, is this the end of an era for DBS Group Holdings share price? Make no mistake. The local bank is not facing any crisis. In fact, DBS Group is still raking in healthy level of profit. Year-to-date, DBS Group Holdings share price had also increased by a whopping 21.35%. Notwithstanding these, it should be noted that the powerful surge of DBS Group Holdings share price was built upon the bank’s recovery from the low “

You might have friends who keep complaining to you that it can be such a challenge saving money. These are the friends who frustrate you the most because you know the solution to their problem is very simple and implementable, yet their habits and psychology is a huge impediment for them to successful saving. I was introduced to this new fintech platform called Hugo. Hugo will systematically make you save by putting some money during many of your spending transactions into a gold vault. Instead of just telling you about it, I decide to keep using Hugo for one month. Here is my experience with Hugo. How Hugo Wealthcare Works One of the main goals of Hugo is to help us develop healthy saving and spending habits. I will talk about the former later but let us t

Seasonality or Monthly Effect (stock index vs month/year) is strong for months of May and August for Singapore stock market, especially 30 STI component stocks. This is mainly related to Ex-dividend dates for 30 STI in Singapore but may not apply to smaller cap giant stocks which continue to be bullish in month of May. Learn further from Dr Tee on details of this unique Singapore stock myth.For recent May 2021, STI ends with only 1+% lower but still it is a mini “bear” month, aligning with myth of “Sell in May and Go Away“. As we could see from the Seasonality Chart (2009 June – 2021 May) for Singapore stock market, over the past 12 years, for the month of May, 10 years were down (including this month, May 2021), only 2 years were bullish. For month of Au

The STI lost 27 points or 0.8% at 3,151.04 last week; Trading was cautious as the market waited for Friday’s May US jobs report; The Fed mid-week said it will start selling off corporate bonds; The lower-than-expected jobs figure eased inflation concerns; In the local market, CFM’s shares more than doubled after purchase announcement that drew SGX query; CDL sprang into play on Thurs – but fell back on Friday; MKE said it’s positive on the tech sector; Hyflux to be liquidated. US jobs, inflation concerns and the Fed The US May jobs report played a key role in an otherwise uneventful week during which the Straits Times Index fell 27 points or 0.8% to 3,151.04. Up till Friday when the report was actually released markets traded cautiously, the chief concern being whether a strong

LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP Has DBS Group Holdings share price fulfilled its destiny? On 14 April, I wrote that DBS Group Holdings share price could smash past $30 following the release of the first quarter business update. Indeed, DBS Group Holdings share price did not fail to disappoint investors. Recently, the counter hit the record high of $30 on the back of a stellar financial result. For perspective, the Group’s first-quarter 2021 net profit doubled from the previous quarter and increased 72% from a year ago to $2.01 billion. Thus, the buoyant form of DBS Group Holdings share price is not unexpected. To put the icing on the cake, it was the first time that DBS’ quarterly earnings crossed $2 billion. The solid financial result is amazing given that global economy is still in the doldrum a

This article is for education purposes only, and not to be taken as advice to buy/sell. Please do your own due diligence before committing to any trade/investment. Singapore blue chip stocks with notable upgrades/downgrades by analysts [end-May 2021] Can we trust analysts’ reports? Throughout the years, we occasionally see analysts flip-flopping between buy and sell calls within several weeks. As investments are highly subjective to one’s view, the difference in perspective is understandable. However, it can lead to controversies as investors argue that there may be a hidden agenda behind them. A recent example would be in March 2021 when the market was hit with fears of higher interest rates. Analysts at JP Morgan issued an “underweight” position on both S-REITs and industrial REI

Investors managed to shrug off US inflation and Fed tapering worries; The STI rose 61 points or 1.95% at 3,178.55; Positive local economic news helped, including new S$800m package; GDP strength translated to market performance: SGX; Singtel, SembCorp Industries announced restructurings. Economic optimism edged out inflation and Fed tapering worries The local stock market last week was subject to the same forces that have driven it and other global equities for several months now. On the one hand there was positive local and US economic data to provide support and optimism for what lies ahead after the COVID-19 pandemic ends. On the other hand, there was a drag from US inflation worries and concerns that the fresh waves of COVID-19 infection being experienced globally will retard the f

2021 has been a spectacular year for cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin (BTC) reached its all-time high of US$64,899 on 14 April 2021 while Ethereum (ETH) reached its peak of US$4384.43 on 12 May 2021. As cryptocurrency prices soared, many new crypto-millionaires and billionaires were created and mainstream public and institutions started paying more attention to this previously niche field. According to DBS Bank, which launched its digital exchange for cryptocurrencies in December 2020, daily trading value has increased more than 10 times since its launch. The digital assets under custody totalled over $80 million, while there has been a strong momentum in the growth of investor base with close to 120 investors. Considering that DBS Digital Exchange is only limited to accredited investors, these n