A smart look at investing

A SMART LOOK AT INVESTING

The stock market will eventually fall. Here are your options

Your success isn’t measured against the market or your neighbour’s portfolio; it’s measured against your own goals

DBS Research has predicted that the Straits Times Index could hit 10,000 by 2040, but just 10 companies control 77 per cent of STI's weight.
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STI at 10,000 by 2040: Which companies will do the heavy lifting?

Pretty much the same 10 companies doing it now. The question is if they can continue to do well, doling out steady, growing distributions

You need to understand the business first, make your judgment, then use the checklist to confirm that you haven’t missed anything crucial.
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The successful investor’s checklist

A good checklist won’t make you Warren Buffett, but it will prevent you from being consistently wrong

Sats, Singapore's ground handling and catering services provider, organised a Capital Markets Day in 2024 to provide insights into strategy. This was better than any quarterly report, says the writer.
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What Trump’s semi-annual reporting push really means for investors

It is not the frequency with which results are posted that matter; the real issue is whether one has chosen companies that can be trusted even when they go quiet

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos embraces the brutal math of innovation. Given a 10% chance of a pay-off of 100 times, you should take that bet every time, he argues, even though you’ll be wrong nine times out of 10.
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From flops to fortune: How tech’s biggest failures create tomorrow’s winners

This holds lessons for patient investors too: today’s billion-dollar write-off may be tomorrow’s trillion-dollar business

Investment performance shouldn't be measured in weeks or months. A five-year period is often long enough to smooth out short-term noise caused by economy cycles or shifting investor sentiment.
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Lessons from 20 years of investing

It is a marathon, not a sprint – each smart decision becomes part of the foundation for something greater

The S&P 500 has surged nearly 80% since its 2022 low.
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The market will fall; here’s why that shouldn’t scare you

[SINGAPORE] Here’s what few would tell you about market declines: They’re not the exception; they’re the rule. When we look at Singapore’s Straits Times Index (STI), history gives us a sobering realit...

The key to achieving long-term returns is to invest in strong, growing companies and hold them for the long haul. But keep some cash on hand to scoop up bargains if the market takes a dip.
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How to maximise investment returns

Your portfolio’s returns are closely tied to how much of it is invested, versus how much you keep as cash

Nvidia was expected to lose the most with the emergence of DeepSeek. But since then much of the spending on data centres has flowed to Nvidia, whose shares have risen by 39% from a January low.
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Investment myths in a fast-moving stock market

By watching daily stock price movements, you may be receiving the wrong signals and end up learning the wrong lessons

Savvy investors harness the power of compounding, reinvesting dividends back into the same stocks, allowing their returns to generate even more returns.
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Five dos and don’ts when investing in the stock market

Stocks are one of the most effective tools for growing your money and securing a comfortable retirement