Should You Buy Warren Buffett's Next Stock Pick?

28 Oct 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Last week, newswires were awash with reports of Warren Buffett’s US$2.5 billion in paper losses which happened in quick succession. Shares of technology service provider International Business Machines Corp., and global beverage giant The Coca-Cola Co. declined following disappointing financial results. ...
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Can This Share Build Upon Its Market-Beating 900% Gains?

23 Oct 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
If you’d like to meet a market-beater, you probably would not stray too far-off with Sarine Technologies Ltd (SGX: U77). Since its listing in April 2005, the Israel-based diamond-cutting equipment and technology provider has increased by close to 900% (893% to be precise!) in price. Meanwhile, Singapore’s ...
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A Happy Diwali For Sarine Technologies Ltd

22 Oct 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Happy Diwali, everyone! Also known as the Festival of Lights, Diwali is an Indian celebration of hope over despair and knowledge over evil. In keeping with theme of light over darkness, we will, today, be shining the spotlight on Singapore shares with an exposure to India. In particular, we will be focussing ...
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Investing Lessons From A Chef

19 Oct 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Over the weekend, I came upon a heartwarming story of two chefs with very different backgrounds. Apparently, Japanese Chef Asai Masashi (from the yakitori bar, Bincho) enjoyed an octopus dish at the Moosehead restaurant so much that he wandered into the kitchen to ask the chef for a personal cooking ...
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The Hardest Part about Investing Might Surprise You

13 Oct 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
When investing, we tend to focus a lot of our energy on finding the companies that are worth investing in. However, finding the right companies is only one small part of the equation in achieving outsized returns. It’s only after you’ve bought the shares of a company when you’d face the hardest part ...
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Why Do Some Businesses Trade Above Their Book Value?

8 Oct 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
When Warren Buffett bought a chocolate manufacturer back in 1972, he and his partner Charlie Munger offered a price tag of US$40 million for the business, which turns out to be the famous See’s Candies. At that time, Buffett’s offer was US$25 million above See’s book value. He felt the price he was paying ...
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Want To Know What Type Of Investor You Are? Then Come On In

7 Oct 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Are you unsure of what type of investor you are? Fret not. Here’s a little exercise which can help you discover the type of investor you are and in the process, find out which investing style might suit you the most. First, let’s go through some common styles. The list I provide below might not be complete, ...
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This Company, Can Buy ?

4 Oct 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
“This company, can buy?” is the most common question I get whenever I am chatting with someone about investing. The answer I invariably give is “It depends”. I am not trying to be a smart alec, but I genuinely feel that the answer to such a question is indeed, “It depends”. What does it depend on? Well, ...
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How to Turn this Simple Investing Concept to Your Advantage

2 Oct 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Previously, I wrote about how diversification over time may help the new investor to ease into the market. This investing concept is a simple way that might help individual investors manage their risk as they ease into the market on their chosen companies. Let’s take this concept one step further, and ...
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Can this Growth Share Continue to Shine Brightly?

25 Sep 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Sarine Technologies Ltd (SGX:U77) has been a big winner over the last five plus years. The share price for the company has risen 2,650% from 1 Jan 2009 to the closing price on 17 September 2014 (excluding bonus issue). By comparison, the capital gain returns of the SPDR STI ETF (SGX:ES3), a proxy for ...
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