For those new to investing, putting your money in a benchmark country index is one of the easiest and safest ways to begin your journey. In Singapore, the benchmark index is the Straits Times Index (STI), and there are two STI ETFs – SPDR STI ETF and Nikko AM STI ETF – that we can invest in. What Is A Benchmark Index? A benchmark index of a country usually refers to the largest and most liquid stocks listed on its stock market. In Singapore, the Straits Times Index (STI) is made up of the 30 largest (by market capitalisation) stocks listed in Singapore. Combined, these companies comprise approximately 80% of the entire market value of stocks listed in Singapore. Hence, how the 30 stocks on the STI performs is representative of how the Singapore market performs. The STI is co

1.  SPH REIT  --  7th Jan 2022  (Business Update)2.  Keppel DC Reit  --  24th Jan 20223.  Parkway Life  --  24th Jan 20224.  MapletreeInd Trust  --  25th Jan 2022  5.  Keppel Reit  --  25th Jan 20226.  Frasers Cpt Trust  --  25th Jan 2022  (Business Update)7.  Starhill Global  --  25th Jan 2022 8.  Keppel Infra Trust  --  26th Jan 20229.  Keppel Pac Oak US Reit  --  26th Jan 202210.  Suntec Reit  --  26th Jan 202211.  MapletreeCom Trust  --  26th Jan 2022  (Business Update)12.  Keppel Corp  --  27th Jan 202213.  MNACT  --  27th Jan 2022  (Business Update)14. 

This post was written in collaboration with State Street Global Advisors. While we are financially compensated by them, we nonetheless strive to maintain our editorial integrity and review products with the same objective lens. We are committed to providing the best information in order for you to make personal financial decisions with confidence. You can view our Editorial Guidelines here. “Buy ETFs!” is one of the most frequent pieces of investment advice newbies tend to hear. But when Singaporeans talk about exchange-traded funds (ETFs),  a popular category often comes to mind — the Straits Times Index or STI tracking family of ETFs. The most well-known of the bunch is the SPDR® Straits Times Index ETF (ES3), or the SPDR STI ETF. You see, the SPDR fund was the first ETF known

Probably; the difference in the nature of multi-baggers hold by Panda/Koala retail investors in boring Super Terrible Index is their freehold multi-baggers generating lifelong passive income without fear of losing their money ever.Free Dividend Fallacy? No lah! It Is Freehold Dividends For Life!!!Active management and a willingness to take risks with smaller stocks easily trump the Straits Times Index's dull returnsRead? Hunting for multi-baggers in the local marketAMONG the first few books I ever read on investing were Peter Lynch's One Up On Wall Street and Beating The Street - which got me excited about "multi-bagger" stocks.Lynch coined the term to refer to stocks that appreciate by a multiple of their initial value. So, a stock that trebles in value is a 3-bagger, and a stock tha

1.  SPH Reit  --  12th Jul 2021  (Business Update)2.  Mapletreelog Trust  --  19th Jul 20213.  SPH  --  19th Jul 2021  (Business Update)4. Suntec Reit  --  22nd Jul 20215.  Frasers Centrepoint Trust  --  22nd Jul 2021  (Business Update)6.  SATS  --  22nd Jul 2021  (Business Update)7.  MapletreeCom Trust  --  23rd Jul 2021  (Business Update)8.  SIA Engg  --  23rd Jul 2021  (Business Update)9.  Keppel DC Reit  --  26th Jul 202110.  Keppel Pac Oak US Reit  --  26th Jul 202111.  Mapletree NACT  --  26th Jul 2021  (Business Update)12.  Keppel Reit  --  27th Jul 202113.  MapletreeInd

 Spur 6 August 2021 at 15:27:00 GMT+8Good timing Uncle8888!Those batch of investors who all-in during 2008/2009 will also be talking about 20+% yields in 2030 LOL.For now though, most are still into capital gains. They've been spoilt by US stocks & cryptos in the last 2 years!Logically though, we should focus on total returns. Although I get why many people prefer the psychological comfort of dividend distributions, rather than having to sell portions of their stocks. :P----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Collecting accumulated dividends always goes UP as time passes! LOL!Selling and buying back is harder than we thought!For examples:Sold but it kept going up to ATH @ $31.17!Read? DBS : Round 24 - 1 : Sold @ $24.89Read? 

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);

Just a few weeks back, we spotted some 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐇 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 in Venture Corporation, one of Singapore's Heavyweight technology stocks.. 💻It was attempting to break the KEY 17.50 resistance and some upside reversal signals were spotted..Hence some 𝐮𝐩𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 were drawn... ️🎯Joey here, Top Tier Remisier in Phillip Securities.We then saw Venture pushing higher towards our target 𝐁𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐢𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝...The profit taking came back...This was normal as it has already surged up by more than 10% in 2 weeks..So the Question is:"𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐩𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝