Singapore Reinsurance Corp. Sees 81% Jump In Profits

27 Feb 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Singapore Reinsurance Corp (SGX: S49) is the only reinsurance company listed in Singapore’s stock market. Besides reinsurance, the company also organises conferences and provides consultancy, publishing, and advertising services as its secondary businesses. Business performance For the year of 2013, ...
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Two Shares with the Key to Growing Dividends

27 Feb 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Consistently growing dividends are a wonderful thing as it can really help propel an investor’s long-term returns to greater heights. But the thing is, it isn’t that easy to find shares that are able to grow their dividends dependably. For every Jardine Matheson Holdings (SGX: J36) with a 10-year long ...
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How to Identify Small Cap Performers

13 Jan 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Many retail investors have the misconception that small caps are risky shares. Thus, they might prefer to stick with shares with big market capitalisations in exchange for a peace of mind. In fact, it reminds me of the words of my father: “Even though they [the big caps] might not appreciate in value ...
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The Healthcare Industry - Medical Equipment and Medical Suppliers

22 Aug 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Most of us have been in a doctor’s office at some point in our lives. We would have seen the doctor with his stethoscope and other medical equipment in the room. How many of us have you wondered about the companies producing the stethoscope, rubber gloves, and other medical equipment? There is more ...
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Three Shares That Beat the Market Today

8 Jul 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
It was relatively downcast for Singapore’s stock market today as the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) slipped by 0.5% to 3,155. Last Friday, the United States released a better-than-expected job report, signalling that the country’s economy might be improving and thus fuelling concern that the Federal ...
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Three Shares That Lost to the Market Today

19 Jun 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
The Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) had burst out of the gates this week, clocking total gains of 2.5% to 3,230 over Monday and Tuesday. Unfortunately, the index wasn’t able to continue the winning streak as it slipped 0.5% today to 3,213. Despite the index’s fall, the number of winners and losers were ...
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Three Shares with Inflation-Beating Dividend Yields

10 May 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Last month, the Department of Statistics announced that the Consumer Price Index (CPI), or more popularly known as the inflation figure, was at 3.5% in March. That was significantly better than February’s 4.9% but with the interest rates we are getting in our CPF accounts (2.5%) and savings deposits ...
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What You Can Learn from the Greatest Investor You’ve Never Heard Of

13 Mar 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Ask for names of investing greats and you should hear the likes of Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham and Peter Lynch being given. But, mention Shelby Cullom Davis and the likely response you’ll get is “Shelby who?’’ Meet Shelby Cullom Davis – the best investor you’ve never heard of. He turned US$50,000 ...
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3 Dividend Stocks with Healthy Yields

4 Mar 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Dividend paying shares are a dime a dozen. A good dividend yield is likely to attract strong investor attention but the dividend yield alone cannot tell us much. So how do we tell if a dividend can be sustained? Generally, there are some simple financial figures we could look at: Motley Fool Singapore’s ...
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