Singapore’s Best Conglomerates

4 Dec 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
In Japan they are called keiretsu. In Korea they are called chaebol. In Hong Kong they are known as Hongs. But the general term for these types of companies is a conglomerate. Conglomerates are essentially corporations that are made up of apparently unrelated businesses. At one time these jigsaw-like companies ...
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Five Consistent Dividend Growers

3 Dec 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
It’s one thing to see dividend checks streaming in regularly; it’s another to see these checks becoming fatter every year. For some companies, their investors have indeed had such fortune. Since 2008, these five companies have grown their dividends every year, as shown in the table below: Source: S&P ...
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Why You Shouldn’t Fear Investing In Foreign Lands

2 Dec 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Over the past 10 years, our local stock market has done fairly well as a whole. In the decade ending 2 Dec 2013, the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) has gained almost 85% to its current level of around 3,189 points. Within the blue chips, some standout performers include conglomerates Jardine Cycle & ...
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How To Double Your Dividends in Five years

28 Nov 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
If you are looking for fast-growing dividend payers, you shouldn’t need to venture too far from the Straits Times Index (SGX: STI) to find them. Consider, for example, Singapore conglomerate Keppel Corporation (SGX: BN4). In 2007, its annual payout was S$0.17 per share. Last year, it was S$0.45. That ...
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The Importance of Dividends And What To Look Out For

20 Nov 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Here’s some interesting data for you compiled by my colleague Morgan Housel from the Motley Fool. Back in 8 March 2011, the S&P 500 Index (a widely followed American stock market barometer) was at 1,319 points. Adjusted for inflation (i.e. in real terms) since 1871 however, and its value plummets to ...
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Seven Simple Habits Of The World’s Best Investors

13 Nov 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
While bad habits get all the press, it’s really their beneficial flip side we should focus on. Good habits are like superpowers that people forget they can have. Many people realize that somewhere in our subconscious lurk automations — mental patterns and rhythms that we execute regularly — but few people ...
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One Key To Diversification Investors Might Have Overlooked

12 Nov 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
In a recent article by Singapore Exchange’s My Gateway investor-education service, they mentioned that the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) is “well diversified with companies operating a wide range of businesses to an extensive range of customers across the region.” That’s true to an extent. The index’s ...
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In Investing, You Can Be Your Own Worst Enemy

8 Nov 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
In the 29 years ended 2002, the NASDAQ Index (one of the three major American stock market indices, including the S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average) returned almost 9.6% per year. That’s fantastic right? I mean, an investor who plonked $10,000 into it at the start of 1973 would be sitting ...
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A Quarter To Forget For Jardine Cycle & Carriage

7 Nov 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Conglomerate Jardine Cycle & Carriage (SGX: C07) announced third quarter earnings yesterday evening and turned in a performance that investors would likely want to forget. The company is more than 70% owned by Jardine Strategic Holdings (SGX: J37), which is in turn majority owned by Jardine Matheson ...
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Lessons From The Best Performing Stock Market In The World

6 Nov 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Come! Take a quick shot at which country’s stock market had the best performance since the start of June last year. Is it the USA, with its S&P 500 Index up 37%? Or is it the 71% jump in Japan’s Nikkei 225 Index? Well, it surely can’t be Singapore’s market, as the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) ‘only’ ...
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