In the first edition of our 4 Stocks This Week column in 2020, we zoom into the new companies that have been added into Singapore’s benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) in the past two years. When we invest in the STI, we are gaining exposure to a diverse and strong group of companies – or more commonly termed the 30 largest and most liquid companies – listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX). Often, this is part of a passive investing strategy and to achieve market returns. While investors can take a hands-off approach and just let their investments grow over a long horizon, the STI itself is regularly reviewed and updated if there is a need. Read Also: SPDR STI ETF VS Nikko AM Singapore STI ETF: What’s The Difference Between These 2 Straits Times Index ETFs Listed On The SGX? Precis

The weekly 4 Stocks This Week column on DollarsAndSense was started in 2017 with a simple objective was simple: to provide a convenient read each week for busy investors to stay updated with what is happening on the Singapore Exchange. 4 Stock This Week is not a recommendation from us to buy or sell any of the stocks that wke feature. Its purpose is to highlight interesting stocks that investors should be aware of, rather than to analyse these stocks. For this week’s edition, instead of the usual coverage of four stocks, we’ll do a year in review of the other 51 instalments of 4 Stocks This Week that our team has written in 2019. Over the past year (51 weeks), we’ve covered 123 SGX-listed stocks, 4 ETFs and 8 Daily Leverage Certificates. The most covered stock was Sas

1. SPH REIT  --  10th Oct 20192. Kep Infra Trust  --  14th Oct 20193. Kep DC REIT  --  15th Oct 20194. Kep Pac Oak US REIT  -- 15th Oct 20195. MapletreeCom Trust  --  15th Oct 20196. Kep REIT  --  16th Oct 20197. Kep Corp  --  17th Oct 20198. SPH  --  17th Oct 20199. CapitaMall Trust  --  21st Oct 201910. Mapletreelog Trust  --  21st Oct 201911. MapletreeInd Trust  --  22nd Oct 201912. FrasersCom Trust  --  22nd Oct 201913. Frasers Cpt Trust  --  23rd Oct 201914. Suntec REIT  --  23rd Oct 201915. CapitaCom Trust  --  23rd Oct 201916. SGX  --  24th Oct 201917. MNACT  --  25th Oct 201918. CapitaR China Trust  --  25th O

Today, we are going to share with you how to invest 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 your Ordinary Account (OA) and Special Account (SA) in various instruments such as insurance products, unit trusts, fixed deposits, bonds and shares in Singapore. The Average CPF Interest Rate is 2.5% to 4% for Ordinary Account. Check their latest CPF interest rate here. Below is the latest CPF rate (1st Oct to 31st Dec 2019).   Share this Infographic On Your Site </p><br /><br /><br /><br /&

Singapore has a long-term vision of being a Smart Nation, and Prime Minister (PM) Lee Hsien Loong spoke on this at the Smart Nation Summit held in June this year. This vision was outlined five years ago as Singapore transitioned to a wired and connected economy, and with a technologically-literate population, easy access to smartphones and laptops, as well as good IT infrastructure, the vision has progressed well over the years. PM Lee also outlined three important characteristics for Singapore in order to make the Smart Nation initiative a reality: strong engineering capabilities, more leaders and managers who can differentiate between what is real and what is fluff, and a society that embraces science and technology instead of fearing it. On the first point, I believe we have many compa

No, silly. That’s not my performance. I wish. As my posts get far and infrequent, each would naturally be a mish mash of several stuff that’s unrelated. So, of course, I’d choose the 1 with the most attention grabbing headline. It’s not scammish though… I’m featuring a friend’s performance. More on that later… @Homan (From the comments section) Here’s the screenshot that I couldn’t attach to the comments section then. So I’m attaching them here for you: So yea, pretty far OTM. All obviously expired now. (In fact, I could’ve doubled my premiums earned if I was a tad more adventurous and sold nearer to the money options, but I prefer to sleep better.) At the point of typing this, the following are the current outstandi

The impact of the ongoing trade war between China and the US can be seen in 2Q19 results of which 16 out of 61 stocks that were under RHB Invest’s active coverage reported earnings that were below estimates. Meanwhile, earnings revisions for the Straits Times Index (STI) have turned negative again. On top of that, there exist risks of further downgrades to consensus estimates if China-US trade tensions escalate. Despite a 7.4 percent decline from its 2019 peak, the STI is trading at a very reasonable valuation – 12.6 times one-year forward price-to-earnings (P/E), which is at its minus one standard deviation band. Meanwhile, the 4.4 percent forward yield remains attractive and is the highest amongst Asian markets. In the face of slower economic growth in Singapore and an uncertain

If you are looking for a Singapore stock to buy for the long term, look no further than Micro-Mechanics (Holdings) Ltd (SGX: 5DD). The company is involved in the designing, manufacturing, and marketing of consumables and precision tools that are used in the semiconductor industry. Let’s look more closely at why Micro-Mechanics should be a keeper in your stock portfolio. FY2019 report card Micro-Mechanics’ latest financials were anything but spectacular. Revenue for its full year ended 30 June 2019 (FY2019) declined by 7.3% to S$60.3 million thanks to a slowdown in the global semiconductor industry. This fall in the top line, together with higher depreciation costs from capital investments, caused the company’s earnings to plummet 24.5% to S$12.9 million. Even though earn