How to Master Risk and Find Value in Mid-Caps
Mid-caps are overshadowing blue chips; Singapore's iEdge Next 50 is significantly outperforming the STI. Howie Lim finds out how to navigate this segment.
Singapore’s mid cap stocks have been quietly stealing the spotlight while everyone else was still fussing over the STI’s usual blue chip suspects. The newly launched iEdge Next 50 Indices have climbed more than 24 per cent year to date, outpacing the STI and signalling that investors are finally looking beyond the same old household names. The question is whether mid caps are the undervalued workhorses they appear to be, or simply enjoying a moment before reality tamps down the excitement.
In this week’s Money Hacks, host Howie Lim speaks with Chong Yik Ban of Phillip Securities Research and Daphne Tan of CMC Markets Singapore to unpack what is really going on in the mid cap universe. Both are clear eyed about the opportunities, the traps and the fact that mid caps sit in that rare sweet spot between too small to trust and too large to move the needle.
Why listen
Where the real growth is hiding The Next 50 covers companies that often grow faster than blue chips, without the wild swings of small caps.
What fundamentals actually matter Earnings consistency, balance sheet health, governance and sensible valuations. The basics, but applied properly to companies with less analyst coverage.
How to integrate mid caps into a real world portfolio Diversifying across sectors, watching liquidity, building positions slowly and treating mid caps as the complementary growth sleeve, not an STI replacement.
The behavioural traps to avoid FOMO when you see a 24 per cent return, overconfidence that every mid cap is the next blue chip, and the illusion that holding five Reits counts as diversification.
What gives this episode its punch is how practical it is. There is optimism about Singapore’s market maturing, but there is also a reality check on volatility, liquidity and the simple truth that mid caps need time to prove themselves.
If you want a grounded guide to spotting real value in Singapore’s mid cap rally; Listen now.
And as always, host Howie Lim invites your feedback or suggestions at btpodcasts@sph.com.sg.
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Written and hosted by: Howie Lim (howielim@sph.com.sg)
With Chong Yik Ban, equity research analyst, Phillip Securities Research and Daphne Tan, head of business development, CMC Markets Singapore
Edited by: Howie Lim & Claressa Monteiro
Produced by: Howie Lim
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Money Hacks is a crisp, weekly podcast hosted by Howie Lim. Every Monday, it unpacks personal finance strategies and investing insights through conversations with expert guests. Whether it’s navigating employee perks, finding resilient sectors, or exploring value-based investing, listeners get actionable financial wisdom without the waffle.
