Institutional investors are organizations that manage large pools of money – including mutual funds, pension funds, banks, insurance companies or hedge funds – and unlike retail investors, they are the ones which have the financial muscles and positions often large enough to dictate the direction of the markets. As William O’Neil, founder of Investor’s Business Daily and author of best-seller “How to Make Money in Stocks” wrote in his book, “It takes big demand to push up prices, and by far the biggest source of demand for stocks is institutional investors. These large investors account for the lion’s share of each day’s market activity.” Hence, savvy investors regularly look at the funds flow of institutional investors, or often referred to as the “smart money”

Highly anticipated “Avengers: Endgame” movie is opening in the box office this week! For those who are not familiar with The Avengers, they are a team of Superheroes that aims to protect the Earth (Google them!). The concept of forming a team of Superheroes is very similar to investing. In investing, you also assemble your own portfolio, albeit with fundamentally strong stocks, for the ultimate goal of growing your wealth. So, why not borrow the idea of forming Superhero teams to building your own investment portfolio? Investors Takeaway: Which SG Stock Deserves To Be Part Of “The Avengers”? Thor: Ascendas REIT Ascendas REIT (A-REIT) is the largest industrial REIT and second largest REIT by market cap. It is no surprise that we are going attribute A-REIT the title of Thor �

A look at the valuations of DBS Group Holdings Ltd (SGX: D05), Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited (SGX: O39) and United Overseas Bank Ltd (SGX: U11).

If you live in Singapore, you’ve probably heard a gazillion times that it’s never too early to start planning and saving for retirement. Take it from those with experience: 40% of retirees polled in HSBC’s The Future of Retirement study wish they had started saving for retirement at an earlier age. Worryingly, almost a quarter of working-age people in the same study said that they had not started saving for their retirement. If you belong to the latter camp, you’ll want to know about the Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS), which could help you boost your retirement savings with additional perks to boot. What is the SRS? The Supplementary Retirement Scheme is a scheme available to Singaporeans and residents to help them save for retirement. This is a supplement to the Central P

By comparing the cost-to-income ratio of three local banks, we can determine which bank has the highest efficiency. 

We compare the valuation of three local banks to determine the bank with the lowest valuation.

Dear readers, Last Fri, S&P500 logged its largest one day fall since 3 Jan 2019, due in part to the weak European PMI and the yield curve inversion between U.S. 3-month bill and 10-year note yields. At the time of writing this, Dow closed 0.55% higher on Tues as U.S. 10 year bond yields stabilise. Is last Fri’s fall the precursor to something more serious? Or it is a false alarm?   First things first, what are the reasons for the sharp rally since late Dec? S&P500 has rallied approximately 20.1%, or 471 points from the intra-day low of 2,347 on 26 Dec 2018 to close 2,818 on 26 Mar 2019. This sharp rally may be attributed to some of the following factors a) Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on 4 Jan 2019 that he would be flexible / patient on interest rate. i.e. dovish; b) Most U.S. c

Singapore is often acclaimed as one of the richest countries in the world. In fact, it was reported in by Credit Suisse Research Institute Global Wealth Report that Singapore had 184,000 millionaires (in US dollar terms) in 2018, an 11% increase from the year before. In March, the Forbes released it Billionaires report, listing 2,153 billionaires in the world. Singapore had 22 representatives on this list. We look at the top 10 richest people in Singapore, and how they amassed their wealth. Peter Lim Source: Forbes Singapore Rank: 10 World Rank: 916 Net Worth: US$2.5 billion Sector: Stock Broking According to the Forbes Billionaires list, Peter Lim is the 10th richest person in Singapore, with a net worth of US$2.5 billion. This also puts him as the 916th richest person in the world. Kn

Today, we are going to share with you how to grow your CPF investment money in a no-brainer way. The best part? You need not be financial 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 option to CPF members to invest their CPF savings in various instruments such as insurance products, unit trusts, fixed deposits, bonds and shares. The Average CPF Interest Rate is 2.5% to 4% for Ordinary Account. Check their latest interest rate here. Below is the latest CPF rate.   Share this Infographic On Your Site </p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />&l

Let's take a look at some numbers to better understand the asset utilization, profit margin, and gearing of United Overseas Bank Ltd (SGX:U11).

A comparison of United Overseas Bank Ltd’s (SGX: U11) current valuation to the market's.

A look at how DBS Group Holdings Ltd (SGX: D05), United Overseas Bank Ltd (SGX: U11) and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited (SGX: O39) performed in 2018 using some key metrics.

Here are five pieces of good news investors should know about United Overseas Bank Ltd's (SGX: U11) latest earnings update.

DBS Group Holdings Ltd (SGX: D05), United Overseas Bank Ltd (SGX: U11) and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Limited (SGX: O39) have provided growing dividends over the years.

This article looks at three reasons why United Overseas Bank Ltd (SGX: U11) might be of interest to long term investors now.

In this article, we continue to highlight another investment theme that DBS recommends for investors in 2019: Yield plays with growth potential. Investors Takeaway: 5 Yield Plays With Growth Potential By DBS ComfortDelGro Corporation The greatest concern about investing in ComfortDelgro Corporation (ComfortDelgro) is the impending full entry of Go-Jek. Go-Jek’s entry will create increased competition from the private hire cars on ComfortDelgro’s core business. However, DBS is confident that competition is unlikely to heighten back to the times when Grab and Uber were both competing in the space. Heading into 2019, DBS is forecasting positive year-on-year growth for ComfortDelgro, which may be surprising to some investors. DBS notes that ComfortDelgro has been showing positives signs of

This article looks at two reasons why United Overseas Bank Ltd (SGX: U11) might be of interest to long term investors now.

A look at how shares in DBS Group Holdings Ltd (SGX: D05), United Overseas Bank Ltd (SGX: U11) and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited (SGX: O39) performed last year.

Part 1 of the dividend track record comparison of DBS Group Holdings Ltd (SGX: D05), Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited (SGX: O39) and United Overseas Bank Ltd (SGX: U11) to determine the best performer.

The Straits Times Index (STI) is made up of the 30 strongest and most liquid stocks listed in Singapore. Comprising close to 80% of the entire market value in Singapore, the returns that the stocks on the STI provides is essentially the market returns or benchmark returns. For investors who are new or prefer taking a hands-off approach, being able to invest in the STI can be the most practical way to invest. This is primarily because it offers several advantages such as diversifying our investment portfolio with just one investment as well as receiving the market returns without requiring much knowledge or spending time monitoring and adjusting our portfolios. Currently, there are two listed STI exchange traded funds (ETFs) – the SPDR STI ETF and the Nikko AM Singapore STI ETF – that w