Wealth & Investing

Two decades ago, DBS shares were changing hands at around S$14 a pop. Now, they are around S$75.

DIARY OF A PRIVATE INVESTOR

The best time to buy bank shares

A heavy weighting of banks within a portfolio could be considered unnecessarily risky

2026-08-18T07:30:00.000Z

DBS, OCBC and UOB posted strong results for the first six months.

INVESTING GLOBALLY & PROFITABLY

The next chapter for Singapore’s banks: From resilience to growth

They are moving from defending earnings to a more supportive phase of wealth-led growth and stabilising margins

2026-08-18T07:30:00.000Z

Retrenchments in Singapore climbed to their highest level in more than five years in Q2.

SENSE & CENTS

Salaried workers should learn from entrepreneurs to ensure career longevity

Income from work is a key building block of investing for retirement financial adequacy

2026-08-18T07:00:00.000Z

Will positive earnings surprises drive equities prices higher?

CIO CORNER

Why global equities can continue to rally as bond yields rise

The expected earnings growth following capital deployments in key markets is seen as a driver

2026-08-18T07:00:00.000Z

The main sticking point in any manager-internalisation proposal at Sert is likely to be the valuation of its manager entities.

MARK TO MARKET

Manager internalisation isn’t the solution to Stoneweg Europe Stapled Trust’s problem

It should focus on ensuring its portfolio pivot boosts its DPS instead of wading into a potentially contentious overhaul

2026-08-16T13:57:31.000Z

Many Singaporeans could struggle to build enough wealth for retirement if they continue to keep too much of their money in low-growth assets.

Financial planners urge investors to consider other options as T-bills yields lose steam

Investment advisers caution that more needs to be put into equities

2026-08-16T11:05:30.000Z

Markets have climbed a wall of worries, ranging from geopolitical conflicts to inflation. This breeds confidence, but can easily tip into overconfidence.

MONEY WISDOM

Why the best time to build buffers is when everyone is confident

An emergency fund will help tide you over periods of income loss

2026-08-14T07:00:00.000Z

Longer life expectancies mean financial and long-term care planning are becoming increasingly interconnected.

BRANDED CONTENT

Planning for a longer life means thinking beyond savings

Findings from Manulife’s Asia Care Survey 2026 highlight the pressures of a longer retirement, underscoring the need for earlier preparation to preserve independence

2026-08-11T21:50:00.000Z

Eric Kong (left) and Kevin Tok, co-founders and executive directors of Aggregate Asset Management. The firm pursues an “ultra-diversified” approach aimed at downside protection.

This fund uses AI to pick stocks – and avoids concentration risk

It evaluates more than 150 indicators across technical analysis, company fundamentals and academic research

2026-08-11T11:00:09.000Z

Robotics and AI are augmenting the capacity of an ageing and shrinking workforce while elevating the contribution of experienced talent.

CIO CORNER

Investing in an age of cycles, halos and moonshots

In a world that wields choke points as bargaining chips, transparency and trust will be the most reliable currency

2026-08-11T09:07:04.000Z

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