Impact Of Dividends On Long Term STI Gains

5 Nov 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
The Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) returns over the past 12 months have been in line with its longer term annualised gains. The STI generated an 88.1% price gain in the ten years ending October 2013. This makes a 6.5% average annualised price gain. Including a 3.0% dividend yield, the total return comes ...
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The Singapore Market This Week

2 Nov 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
This week, the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) closed at 3,201 points – shedding 4 points or 0.1%. Even though the broader market fell slightly, some STI constituent stocks gained ground. Golden Agri-Resources Limited (SGX: E5H), Fraser and Neave Limited (SGX: F99) and Jardine Cycle & Carriage Limited ...
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Singapore’s Fastest-Growing Blue Chips

25 Oct 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Probably one of the biggest misconceptions about large-cap stocks is that they don’t grow quickly. Hence the well-trodden but, nonetheless, inappropriate stock market saying that “elephants don’t gallop”. Admittedly, large cap stocks generally don’t grow as quickly as more nimble small caps. That is ...
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Bad News For Income Seekers

23 Oct 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
First some good news. Singapore consumers expect the rate of inflation to fall next year. The latest Singapore Index of Inflation Expectations (SInDEx) reveals that the public believes that the inflation rate could fall from 3.99% to 3.92%. That’s the good news. The not-so-good news, though, is that ...
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Two Simple Things To Help You Do Well At Investing

11 Oct 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Nate Silver is a statistician and political forecaster with The New York Times. To describe his ability in political forecasting as top-notch would be a severe understatement. In 2012, he cemented his reputation by accurately predicting the outcomes of the presidential election in the USA in 50 out of ...
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The Men Behind Jardine Matheson

9 Oct 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
The Jardine Group, which includes Jardine Matheson Holdings (SGX: J36) Jardine Strategic Holdings (SGX: J37) Jardine Cycle & Carriage (SGX: C07) and Dairy Farm International Holdings (SGX: D01) form a large chunk of Singapore’s Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI). However, this behemoth had pretty humble ...
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Nine Notable Blue Chip Dividend Stocks

7 Oct 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Dividends are the lifeblood of the income investor. And thankfully for yield-hungry investors there are plenty of income shares in the Singapore market to choose from. For instance, over the last ten years, nine Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) companies have not only dished out regular dividends but ...
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That Eternal Debate: Fundamental Analysis vs. Technical Analysis

2 Oct 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
For those who are a tad more observant, you might realise there are quite a few questions around our daily life that might spark eternal debates. Star Wars or Star Trek? Manchester United or Liverpool? Batman or Superman? Cats or Dogs? And in what might be the fiercest debate of all time… chili crab ...
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Three Shares That Lost To The Market Today

2 Oct 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Last night, the American stock market shrugged off worries about the economic impact from the shutdown of the US government. The S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average posted gains of 0.8% and 0.4% respectively. However, the Singapore stock market did not follow suit. The Straits Times Index ...
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Holding Stocks For A Long Period Works – Here’s Why

26 Sep 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
We at The Motley Fool Singapore received a brilliant question from a reader during our recently-concluded Ask A Foolish Question exercise. The reader asked: “You have always prescribed to buying good stocks and holding it for a long period. I think that is a good strategy. Seeing a good stock increasing ...
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