Three Golden Rules In Investing

28 Nov 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Peter Lynch is one of my favourite investors. He was the brains of Fidelity’s Magellan mutual fund (the equivalent of unit trusts here) and the architect behind its 29% annual returns for 13 years from 1977 to 1990. To give you some perspective on the math behind such returns, every $1,000 entrusted ...
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Three Keys to Finding Great Investments

22 Nov 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Over the past 10 years, Singapore’s stock market has seen its fair share of multi-baggers. According to Yahoo Finance, blue-chips like the conglomerate Jardine Strategic Holdings (SGX: J37), stock exchange operator Singapore Exchange (SGX: S68), and casino & resort owner Genting Singapore (SGX: G13), ...
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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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The Motley Fool Singapore’s Top Three Articles For The Week

9 Nov 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Here are the three most popular articles at The Motley Fool Singapore this week: 1) Why It Doesn’t Matter When You Lose Money Come join us as we discuss why it doesn’t matter even if you lose money in the stock market over the short-term (hint: it has to do with patience and a good investment strategy!). ...
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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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Finding The Next Big Winner

6 Nov 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
My fellow Fool David Kuo recently shared a number of Singapore-listed shares that have managed to achieve 10-bagger status over the last 10 years, meaning to say they have given investors total returns in excess of 1,000%. These shares include Jardine Strategic Holdings (SGX: J37), Dairy Farm Holdings, ...
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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 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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Two Words You Have To Remember To Beat The Investing Game

2 Oct 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Would it be fair to say that most stock market participants are out looking for a miracle-pill that can grant them an instantaneous ability to beat the market? Thing is, there won’t be one. And if you’re ever offered something similar – run! But that said, there are indeed two very important words investors ...
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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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