Investing Internationally Through The STI

5 Nov 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
The Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) is the likely investment choice for many investors who wants a broad slice of the stock market in our country. And to do so would be easy, given the choice of two exchange-traded funds that tracks the index, the SPDR STI ETF and Nikko AM Singapore STI ETF. But, for ...
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5 Things You Should Know About Mandarin Oriental

30 Oct 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
If you know your five-star hotels then the Mandarin Oriental, Singapore, run by Mandarin Oriental International (SGX: M04) will be a familiar name. But the original Mandarin Oriental Hotel is located on Connaught Road, Hong Kong Island. In 1958, Hugh Barton, chairman of the Hong Kong conglomerate Jardine ...
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Why You’re Wrong About Diversification Through Index Funds

30 Oct 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Diversification is an important concept for investors. Despite the importance of concentration that some prominent investors such as Warren Buffett and Philip Fisher preach, there are also many other equally successful professional investors like John Templeton who make diversification a cornerstone ...
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Six Exceptional STI Dividend Payers

24 Oct 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
The Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) comprises 30 of the largest companies in Singapore. Within the group are seven companies that have either maintained or raised their dividend payout since 2000. Of the seven blue chips, six have increased their payout by 10% or more over the 12 years. Industrial conglomerate ...
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5 Things You Should Know About Dairy Farm

23 Oct 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Though you may not know the name of retail behemoth Dairy Farm International Holdings (SGX: D01) you will undoubtedly know its Singaporean brands – Cold Storage, Giant, Guardian, Jason’s Marketplace and 7-Eleven, to name but a few. Dairy Farm also operates supermarkets and health & beauty stores throughout ...
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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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If Buffett Can, So Can You

8 Oct 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
During the Great Financial Crisis of 2007-2009, I don’t think I’d be too far off the mark if I said that most investors were essentially scared off investing by the drastic falls in stock markets around the world. But of course, there were a select few that saw opportunity while others were cowering, ...
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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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The Singapore Market This Week

5 Oct 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
The Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) shed 72 points, or 2.2%, to close at 3,138 points for the week. According to Bloomberg, the current PE ratio of the STI is 12.9 and the market capitalization is S$512 billion. STI component stocks such as Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited (SGX: J36) and Thai Beverage ...
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What A US Shutdown Means To You

1 Oct 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
The US government has failed to agree on a federal budget so it has effectively stopped providing all but essential services. The technical term for this is a shutdown, which sound more terminal than it really is. That’s because since 1976, the US government has shut down on 18 separate occasions. Six ...
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