What You’ll Need To Endure To Enjoy The Stock Market’s Best Gains

23 Feb 2015 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Stock market crashes are as common as night follows day. Going back to the 1920s, the S&P 500 in the U.S. (a broad market index akin to the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) here in Singapore) has on average, crashed by 20% or more once every four years. But yet each time this happens, investors start ...
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Investors Take Note: The Stock Market Will Always Crash

23 Feb 2015 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Earlier today, I wrote about how volatility in the stock market is a given and that investors would have to endure short-term price declines in order to earn out-sized long-term returns. I had used Vicom Limited (SGX: V01) and Raffles Medical Group Ltd (SGX: R01) as examples in the article, but the experience ...
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The Danger of Waiting for a Market Crash Before You Invest

16 Feb 2015 - The Motley Fool Singapore
If you, like most investors, like to scoop up bargains in the stock market, you’d probably prefer to wait for the market to crash before investing. But here’s the thing – that wait for a substantial crash (say a drop of 20% or more), can be harmful to your portfolio at times. Let’s assume for instance ...
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Is Singapore’s Stock Market Really a Lousy Place for Investors?

13 Feb 2015 - The Motley Fool Singapore
“Why are a lot of great companies in Singapore facing falling share prices despite having great financials, solid earnings growth, and positive corporate news?” The question above, while not a direct quote, aptly sums up the feelings of some members of an Internet stock market forum which I visit occasionally. ...
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ComfortDelgro Corporation Limited's Latest Earnings: More of the Same Steady Growth

12 Feb 2015 - The Motley Fool Singapore
ComfortDelgro Corporation Limited (SGX: C52) reported its fiscal fourth quarter earnings yesterday evening for the financial year ended 31 December 2014. The reporting period was for 1 October 2014 to 31 December 2014. ComfortDelgro is a global land transport giant with operations mainly in Singapore, ...
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3 Things You Need To Know About the Singapore Share Market Today

11 Feb 2015 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Welcome to Wednesday! Here are three things about Singapore’s share market you might want to look at today and over the weekend. 1. For investors in Singapore, the past few weeks have been a busy time because we’re in the midst of the earnings season. Catch up on the latest earnings releases for DBS ...
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VICOM Limited’s Latest Earnings: Boringly Good

10 Feb 2015 - The Motley Fool Singapore
VICOM Limited (SGX:V01) reported in its fourth quarter earnings yesterday. The reporting period was for 1 October 2014 to 31 December 2014. VICOM is a leading provider of technical testing and inspection services with operations primarily in Singapore. The test and inspection outfit is majority-owned ...
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This Company Could Be a Rock-Solid Dividend Share after 6 Consecutive Years of Dividend Growth

10 Feb 2015 - The Motley Fool Singapore
When it comes to investing for dividends, a common mistake amongst investors would be a focus on a share’s yield alone. But, that can be dangerous since a share’s future dividend – which is what’s important to us as investors – is entirely dependent upon the strength of its business performance in the ...
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How to Find Winning Companies

9 Feb 2015 - The Motley Fool Singapore
In order to find the best share to invest in, the first thing an investor has to do is to gain an understanding of the company. And, one way to gain that understanding is by reading the company’s annual report. Looking back at the past to find out what helped drive highly successful companies to lofty ...
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This Is 1 Share That Has Checked Off All the Right Boxes to Potentially Be a Quality Investment

23 Jan 2015 - The Motley Fool Singapore
The use of checklists can help save time and effort – and also aid in reducing errors – for many different activities, investing included. And when it comes to useful investing checklists, we can turn to Pat Dorsey, who’s currently the head of the investment firm Dorsey Asset Management. Dorsey, who ...
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