What Winning The Lottery Really Means

3 Feb 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
For a simple illustration, let’s imagine you have a friend named John who’s a casual gambler in some of Singapore’s regular lottery draws. Over the past three years, John has spent up to $75 per week (a reasonable amount for an average salaried employee) on the lotteries, which works up to a total of$10,800 ...
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Are Bigger Dividends From ComfortDelGro On the Cards?

31 Jan 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
The earnings season is rolling along nicely and transport outfit ComfortDelGro (SGX: C52) would soon be revealing its full-year results on 13 Feb 2014. The company has international operations spanning seven countries, namely Singapore, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, China, Vietnam, and Malaysia. ...
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Would This Share Give Bigger Dividends Soon?

27 Jan 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
We’re in the midst of the earnings season and there would be a fair share of companies reporting their latest full-year results soon. One such company is commercial testing and inspection firm Vicom (SGX: V01), which would be announcing its full year results for 2013 on 11 Feb 2014. Since 2008, the company, ...
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Two Easy Ways to Lose Your Money

24 Jan 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Charlie Munger, the famous side-kick of billionaire investor Warren Buffett, is famous for his investing wisdom. But there’s one quote of his that I find particularly insightful: “Tell me where I’m going to die, that is, so I don’t go there.” When applied to investing, it simply means that we should ...
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An Investor’s Greatest Enemy.

22 Jan 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Over the past 11-plus years from 11 April 2002 to 31 Dec 2013, Singapore’s stock market has grown by an annualised rate of 8.36% a year after factoring in reinvested dividends. I got this figure off the performance records of the SPDR Straits Times Index ETF’s (SGX: ES3), an exchange traded fund that ...
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Why It Pays To Be Patient

21 Jan 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Guess what is the toughest thing for many investors to do? Yeah, this article’s title is a big hint. The toughest thing an investor can do is being patient and doing nothing. But what does “doing nothing” even mean, actually? Turns out, when people buy into stocks, their innate behavior tends to tilt ...
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Why You Shouldn’t Care About Where the Market Is Heading

24 Dec 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
I’ve been busy with gatherings and dinners during this holiday season. It’s great fun to be able to enjoy the company of family and friends while polishing off plate after plate of splendid dishes. And, it’s even more fun if I get to talk about investing (What? Discussing annual reports and financial ...
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Best of the Fool: Top Three Articles of the Week

15 Dec 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Here are three of the most popular articles at The Motley Fool Singapore this week: 1. How To Be As Successful As Warren Buffett Ever wondered how American billionaire investor Warren Buffett has managed to absolutely trounce the market for decades? We reveal his secrets. Some shares discussed in there: ...
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How to Invest in the Transport Sector Through ComfortDelGro

12 Dec 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Other than cars, there are various other ways to get around Singapore; there is the MRT, buses, and of course taxicabs (though some may argue that you can also use your own legs). Over half of Singapore’s population utilises the public transport system. One quick way to invest in the Singapore transport ...
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One Key to Finding Growing Dividends

10 Dec 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Yesterday, I shared why it’s important that investors should focus on a company’s free cash flow in determining its ability to maintain its dividends. Given the importance of a company’s free cash flow in helping investors sieve out attractive dividend-plays, it thus makes sense to look at companies ...
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