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

Congratulations to readers who have taken action on The Hour Glass (luxury watches stock, SGX: AGS) as Dr Tee has shared this giant stock in several educational posts over the past 1 year. The profit is nearly 50% from $0.80 (breakout) to $1.18 today.In the earlier educational article on 100 Singapore Dividend Stocks (Mar 2021), Dr Tee shared the intrinsic value of The Hour Glass is about $1.20, now the price has surged to $1.18. It could have more upside but requires market greed to drive it to higher optimism. This is value investing, buy the right stock and right price, just wait patiently for the fruit in 2 targets: intrinsic value and also possible higher optimism price target.As shown in Optimism Chart, The Hour Glass was still low optimism a few months ago, having 2X upside pot

The home of 106,600 HDB residents, Pasir Ris is a town in the northeast of Singapore. The town itself comprises four subzones: Pasir Ris Central, Pasir Ris West, Pasir Ris Drive and Pasir Ris Park. Pasir Ris also includes the Loyang Industrial Estate which encompasses three subzones: Loyang West, Loyang East and Flora Drive. Lastly, the Pasir Ris Wafer Fabrication Park completes as the 8th subzone of the entire planning area. The estimated total population size of the town is around 148,020 people, as of 2019. Aside from residential and industrial, this is also where the Changi Prison Complex is sited since its construction in 1936. It houses the most serious criminals in the country. There are also a few military camps and a ferry terminal that transports National Servicemen to Palau Teko

According to the Household Expenditure Survey, an average Singaporean household spends $112.40 monthly on private tuition. However, this number obscures the fact that this includes households without children meaning that the actual amount that Singaporean parents are spending on private tuition is much higher and probably closer to the $322.10 for households where the main income earner is aged 40 to 44 years (prime parenting years). With so much money being spent on private tuition, parents are increasingly seeking better value. This includes choosing enrichment classes that prepare their children for Direct School Admission (DSA). Read Also: 5 Free Or Affordable (Below $15 Per Session) Popular Children’s Activities And Classes That Parents Ought to Know (Run By Agencies Supported By

1. SPH Reit  --  29th Mar 2021 2. SPH  --  30th Mar 20213. Kep Infra Trust  --  19th Apr 2021  (Business Update)4. Kep Pac Oak US Reit  --  19th Apr 2021  (Business Update)5. Kep DC Reit  --  20th Apr 2021  (Business Update)6. Kep Reit  --  21st Apr 2021  (Business Update)7. Mapletreelog Trust  --  21st Apr 20218. Kep Corp  --  22nd Apr 2021  (Business Update)9. MNACT  --  22nd Apr 2021  10. Frasers Cpt Trust  --  23rd Apr 202111. Parkway Life  --  23rd Apr 202112. Ascendas Reit  --  23rd Apr 2021  (Business Update)13. CICT  --  26th Apr 2021  (Business Update)14. Starhill Global  --  26th Apr 2021 

The Straits Times Index (STI) is comprised of 30 of the largest and most liquid companies listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX). Account for nearly 80% of the entire value of all listed companies on the SGX, the STI is commonly referred to as Singapore’s benchmark or market return. We can gain exposure to the STI by investing in one of the two STI ETFs listed on the SGX. With one investment decision, we become broadly diversified to 30 high quality companies and will earn the Singapore market return. Read Also: Complete Guide To Investing In The Straits Times Index (STI) ETFs In Singapore How Did The STI Perform In Q1 2021? While many of us may be attracted to invest in U.S. or Chinese companies, the STI has been no slouch in 2021. According to SGX, the STI delivered a world-leading ret

We live in a technology world today. Technology enables many of the things we do each day – from searching for information, communicating to our family, getting our work done, and following what our friends are doing. As such, it comes as no surprise that some of the biggest and fastest-growing companies in the world today are technology companies. Unlike traditional businesses that tend to find their economic moats in just one country or region, technology companies are rarely restricted geographically. The nature of their business is such that if a company can create quality products or services that their customers will want, they can quickly scale it globally. This means that many leading technology companies tend to have a global footprint and identity. And this includes some Singap

Each of us would reach retirement age one day, sooner or later. Life after retirement should be the most meaningful, we could live in our preferred ways, engaging in activities of interests. However, some may not be ready financially, retirement fund is not sufficient to support the longer lifespan, ending up has to continue to work with lower pay or depending on children for financial support. In this article, you will learn from Dr Tee on 100 Dividend Stocks and REITs in Singapore for Retirement, some may be considered for longer term investing and / or short term trading with COVID-19 recovery stock rally. Bonus for readers who could read every words of the entire article, learning unique strategy to position in 6 giant dividend stocks for both passive incomes (dividend) and cap

US Treasuries rose on Fed chief’s comments, sparked selloff in stocks; Markets stayed firm after a wobble, strong US jobs report helped Wall St recover; STI regained the 3,000 level when it added 64 pts or 2.7% at 3,013.85; Singapore’s Feb market cap rose 0.6% to S$843b; Oceanus saw heavy trading as it crashed, drew SGX query; Aviation stocks surged, some analysts expressed scepticism; China set 6% annual growth target Rising US Treasury yields sparked selloff but markets quickly stabilised The benchmark US 10-year Treasury yield climbed back above 1.5% last week after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reiterated that there is “long way” to go before the central bank meets its goals but didn’t signal any imminent plans to address the recent rise in yields. Wall Street u

1. SPH Reit  --  13th Jan 2021  (Business Update)2. First Reit  --  14th Jan 20213. CICT  --  21st Jan 20214. Frasers Cpt Trust  --  21st Jan 2021  (Business Update)5. SGX  --  22nd Jan 20216. Kep Reit  --  25th Jan 20217. Mapletreelog Trust  --  25th Jan 20218. Parkway Life Reit  --  25th Jan 20219. Kep DC Reit  --  26th Jan 202110. Suntec Reit  --  26th Jan 202111. Kep Pac Oak US Reit  --  27th Jan 202112. Kep Infra Trust  --  27th Jan 202113. Ascott Reit  --  27th Jan 202114. MapletreeCom Trust  --  27th Jan 2021  (Business Update)15. Kep Corp  --  28th Jan 202116. Starhill Global Reit  --  28th Jan 202117. MNACT&n

“A lot of people died fighting tyranny. The least I can do is vote against it.” — Carl Icahn. Shareholder activism has arrived on our shores. Sunningdale Tech Limited has become the latest battleground between insiders looking to take the company private and activists looking to get a better deal for themselves and other minorities. Are the insiders at Sunningdale bullying minority investors? Or can this be a case of David rising against Goliath? If you are a shareholder of Sunningdale, what can you reasonably expect next? For the rest of us retail investors, besides an entertaining dose of reality soap, what lessons can we draw? What is going on at Sunningdale Tech? Sunningdale Tech Ltd is a precision plastic engineering company with manufacturing plants in eight co

Explosive end to the week saw the STI gain 5.3%; The push came from the US, where Democrats won control of Senate; Market now hopes for more US stimulus, Wall St at all-time high; Bank stocks in play as US Treasury yield curve steepens; Share buybacks in 2020 rose 75% versus 2019 to $1.03b; A week of two halves as the STI nears 3,000 Football matches sometimes play out in two contrasting halves, the first sometimes dominated by one team and the second by the other. As far as stock markets were concerned, the same description applied for the first week of 2021. Certainly, that it was a week of two halves was very much the case for the Singapore market – the first half was a quiet and sedate few days during which nothing much happened, the second, an explosive surge brought on by unexpe

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);

2020 was an unprecedented year. Many of us never expect that the medical advancement of mankind would ever face another pandemic like the Spanish flu 100 years ago...   Well, time to do a final review on my portfolio's performace in 2020.Top 30 positions of my portfolio at end 2020:1. SGX2. ParkwayLife Reit3. UOB4. FCT5. Keppel DC Reit6. OCBC7. CICT8. Frasers L&C Tr9. SATS10. AIMS APAC Reit11. Keppel Corp12. Mapletree Com Tr13. Ascendas Reit14. CDL HTrust15. Suntec Reit16. SingTel17. SPH Reit18. Capitaland19. Keppel InfraTr20. Starhill Global Reit21. VICOM22. Bukit Sembawang23. Netlink NBN Tr24. Sembcorp Indust25. ST Engg26. SIA Engg27. ARA LOGOS Log Tr28. Cromwell Reit Euro29. Frasers Property30. AstreaIVB4.35%Total dividends collected in 2020: $15,399.93Average monthly

STI closed at 2843.81DBS  ($25.04)UOB ($22.59)SPH   ($1.13)NetLink Trust ($0.965)SingTel ($2.31)StarHub ($1.31)CityDev ($7.97)Keppel Infra Trust ($0.545)Olam ($1.53)SIA ($4.28)SIA MCBZ300608 ($0.972)Keppelcorp ($5.38)SembCorp ($1.71)Sembmarine ($0.143)SIA Engineering ($1.97)CDL Trust ($1.27)AsiaPay TV Trust ($0.119)Capital China Trust ($1.39)Ascendas India Trust ($1.38)Lippo Malls Trust ($0.062)SuntecReit ($1.49)OUE Comm Trust ($0.385)StarHillGlobal Reit ($0.505)MapleLogistics Trust ($2.01)SATs ($3.98)First Reit ($0.235)KReit ($1.12)SoilBuild Trust ($0.535)HPH Trust ($0.26)AscotReit($1.08)SingPost ($0.705)Comfortdelgro ($1.67)Dutech ($0.24)Ezion ($0.046)*SunningdaleTech($1.53)Kimly($0.315)UOL ($7.71)ST Engineering($3.82)SBDEC17 GX17120W (25,000)SBOCT18 GX18100V (13,000)ATREA

 This part of investment journey ahead is likely to be my weakest link, monitoring and documentation. In my work, I am quite weak in documentation and monitoring of the effectiveness of various programs or ideas I had, the only exception perhaps is my pupils' exam competence, although I do not do detailed documentations, there is enough "tests" and assessments that gave me insights about their capability. In 2020, I went from the peak of 60% cash to 15% cash, and activated my CPF for investing several times. I have kind of done with building up my portfolio. What I need now, is monitoring, and decide when to hold, sell, and perhaps buy more. I have put down the various criterias I used to screen a stock. I now assigned a nummerical score to it, but I will still use it as a g

 After reading the book "Market Masters" a  few times, there are at least 2 "Masters" that swear by free cash flow yield. In fact, they both mentioned 8- 10% yield as a very attractive proposition. Hence, I did a scan of all the companies in my portfolio, excluding the reits and financial companies, and discovered several such companies. I calculated FCF yield by using 5 years average OCF minus  5 year average PPE minus 5 year Purchase of Business (If regular and significant), then divide by number of shares and then finally the price. Data drawn from FSM Screener. I gave Sembcorp Industries a miss, since it is considered a "new" business after demerger and Keppel, because its number are too volatile, for the numbers to be meaningful.They are:1) Lung Kee (HK 0255) (15%)

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%

  Over the past 2 weeks, we are still seeing strength in many of the blue chips in the SG market and ST Engineering is one of them.   We have the banks continue to push higher and this counter also came into our watchlist.   Joey here, Top Tier Remisier in Phillip Securities.     It seems like all the talks about a vaccine being rolled out soon is a huge positive for the markets and that has kind of brought some 𝐇𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐒 of an eventual economic recovery. 💉💉   Many has returned to catch the rebound for fear of being left out in the recovery..   We have had some 𝐮𝐩𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐧 for this counter last week and clients were alerted