Investing Advice for the Star Wars Fan

6 Dec 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
The much-anticipated Star Wars: Episode VII teaser trailer was released over the last weekend. It quickly garnered views from its legion of fans, clocking up almost 40 million views on Youtube in the last four days. Needless to say, the Star Wars franchise still remains stunningly popular. We may even ...
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These Shares Might Be the Strongest Oil & Gas Shares Around

2 Dec 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
The ongoing rout in the price of oil is a great reminder of how volatile – and unpredictable – the commodity can be. Brent crude was at US$115 per barrel only in June this year; it is currently sitting near US$70 per barrel after OPEC (Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) had recently refused ...
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This Investing Master Will Help you Find the Next Winning Shares

1 Dec 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
John Neff’s an investor who not many outside of investing circles might know of, but he’s actually one of the greats in the business. Neff made his name while managing the Windsor fund in the U.S. from 1964 to 1995. During his tenure, he successfully posted a 57-fold increase for every dollar invested ...
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The Most Important Thing in Investing

20 Nov 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Investor Bob Rodriguez had recently gave a speech at a Chartered Financial Analyst conference. In it, he spoke about an encounter he had with investing maestro Charlie Munger in the 1970s. At that time, Rodriguez was still very early in his investment career and he wanted to seek advice from Munger. ...
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All You Know About the Stock Market May Be Wrong

6 Nov 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
If you’ve ever read academic papers or journals about the finance and investing industry, thinking you’ve finally understood all the exotic variables that govern stock market returns, chances are you’d be wrong. That’s because, as Duke University Finance Professor Campbell R. Harvey argues, most of the ...
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How to Turn A Doomed Market into Booming Share Prices

16 Oct 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Last Friday, the S&P 500 – a US market tracker – fell pass the 5% mark. The day before, a CNN news report started to bet on the idea that the share market had “plunged”, and even commented that October was shaping up to be a scary month. Furthermore, the newswire described that investors were left trying ...
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Invest For the Long-Term – It’s Your Best Bet

23 Sep 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
About a week ago, my colleague David Kuo pointed out how tough it is for investors to invest based on short-term predictions. In his words, “it is nigh on impossible to predict what shares might do in the short term.” I agree with him. One of my favourite examples concerning the futility of short-term ...
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How Ignorance might Save You from Losing your Money

5 Sep 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
In 2011, a survey was conducted by American car insurance provider AllState for drivers to rate their own driving ability and driving habits. The completed survey revealed some interesting bits, including an amusing one below: “American drivers believe their own driving knowledge, ability and safe driving ...
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This Share Has Doubled Over the Last 4 Years: Can It Continue Growing?

2 Sep 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Oil and gas equipment and services companies are often referred to by some investors as the “picks and shovels play” of the oil and gas industry. The term “picks and shovels” may have been inspired by the California gold rush in the 1850s, where the folks who eventually profited from the mad rush for ...
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2 Shares Near 52-Week Highs: Can They Go Higher?

10 Jul 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Many people have the misconception that when a stock touches or reaches close to its 52-week high, there’s a barrier to how high it can eventually climb. However, what they miss is that any share that had recorded gains in the range of hundreds or even thousands of percent would have to exceed many record ...
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