Is the Market Efficient?

10 May 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
The Efficient Market Hypothesis, or EMH for short, is a concept that has gained a following over the past few decades. It is an investment theory that postulates that the stock market is efficient enough in pricing the share price of all companies that it is impossible to achieve returns greater than ...
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Warren Buffett’s Incredible Investing Insight That’s Applicable for Anyone

4 May 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
“Can you really explain to a fish what it’s like to walk on land,” Warren Buffett once asked. He then added, “One day on land is worth a thousand years of talking about it, and one day running a business has exactly the same kind of value.” For me, that describes everything regarding how I feel about ...
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What You Can Learn from Warren Buffett’s Estate Planning

23 Apr 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Warren Buffett, one of the most successful investors of our generation, recently shed some light on his will in his latest Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A)(NYSE:BRK-B) 2013 shareholder letter. While describing parts of his will, he managed to reveal a shocking but easy-to-follow piece of investment wisdom ...
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Dividends boost STI return to 3.1% in 2014 YTD

21 Apr 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
In the first 16 weeks of 2014, the Straits Times Index (STI) gained 2.7% on a price basis with another 0.4% added to this return by dividends. Seven STI stocks have distributed dividends in the year thus far. Over the next two weeks, as many as 13 STI stocks will go ex-dividend. STI Stocks with upcoming ...
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You Might Be Smarter Than Your Financial Advisor

14 Apr 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Have you ever bought a financial product from your financial advisor only to realise a few years later that it had been a mistake to have bought the product? In such instances, would you have felt cheated or even being dumb for buying the product – which can be unit trusts or insurance policies – in ...
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The Dangers of Having an Overly-Diversified Portfolio with Too Many Shares

10 Apr 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
The benefits of having a diversified portfolio have long been espoused by most in the financial industry: Diversification allows you to be exposed to many industries and helps lessen the risks of your portfolio getting dinged badly from a downturn in any one particular sector. However, too much of a ...
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Straits Times Index ETF generated 8.4% annualised returns over past 10 years

25 Mar 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
The Straits Times Index (SGX:^STI) is tracked by two Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) – the SPDR® STI ETF (SGX:ES3) and the NIKKO AM Singapore STI ETF (SGX:G3B). The SPDR® STI ETF has been listed since April 2002 and the NIKKO AM Singapore STI ETF has been listed since February 2009. Impact of Dividends ...
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Why it’s Important to Invest with an End in Mind

17 Mar 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Studies have shown that people who pen down their goals have a higher chance of achieving said goals as compared to people who don’t. It’s likely the same goes for investing; the unfortunate thing is that many tend to start investing without any objective in mind. If you know why you are investing, it ...
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Investing Terms Made Easy For You – Part 2

5 Mar 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
We had earlier looked at some of the commonly used terms in investing and finance. But now, I’ll like to up the ante and introduce less commonly used terms that might just impress any dates you have who happen to be investing geeks (like us here at the Fool!). Bo Derek This term was more prevalent in ...
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So You’ve Decided To Start Investing: What Comes Next?

9 Feb 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
If you’re an investor who has recently decided that you want to be in charge of your finances and start investing, congratulations! At The Motley Fool Singapore, we feel that the best person to manage your finances, is you. But, at the same time, it’s not difficult to recognize that the second step of ...
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