SCRIP Dividend Scheme – Cash or Shares?
The Scrip Dividend Scheme has been employed by multiple companies in Singapore this year to preserve cash and many investors were given the choice …
What should investors do in a pump-and-dump situation?
Recently one of my friends asked me about contra-trades, i.e. trades made before settlement and that led me to reconsider if these practices are …
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Investing is like looking through a peephole to draw a portrait
Regardless of our investment strategies, I guess we all can agree that predicting price movement is the ultimate method for making maximum profits. However, …
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Stop trying to outplay the market
This post is not an easy one to write, on one hand, it might sound like I am suggesting to investors to buy index …
How to and why be a contrarian investor?
Investing can be easy by copying others whom you feel are excellent to emulate. Although that might work if you are indeed following an …
Why did I continue to invest in STI constituents?
This post is made deliberately after STI had a significant spike after the first 90% effective vaccine was announced but it is not meant …
Do trend followers always lose in investments?
Buying stocks at the right time (otherwise known as timing the market) is arguable difficult or impossible to do therefore some people resort to …
Why Capitalism leads to higher debt? (with illustrations)
Capitalism is only possible when people believe that they can possess more private property and capital over time. However, it is not possible for …
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Lies about Social Mobility (with illustrations)
It has been quite awhile since I did a Sociology centric post but I think these is a real need to cover this topic …
How to be a good financially savvy friend?
Finance is a touchy topic to talk about with another friend. This is made worse when your friend is from a different age group, …