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Market talk for the week (12 April)Apr. 16, 2021
What happened in markets this week, and what are analysts talking about? Alibaba Group China authorities imposed a record antitrust fine of US$2.8 billion on Alibaba Group, representing 4% of the Group’s 2019 revenue. This is triple of the previous US$975 million fine by Qualcomm in 2015, but far less than the maximum 10% allowed […]
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Restaurant quality food at Hawker pricesMar. 30, 2021
The joy of finding a good deal always makes my day. Here is a compilation (those that we can find) of the stores opened by former restaurant chefs, at affordable hawker prices. Disclosure: The accuracy of the material found in this article cannot be guaranteed
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10 Quick things to Know About MC Payment LimitedFeb. 22, 2021
This article is written by Small Cap Asia. Upon the RTO of Catalist-listed Artivision Technologies Ltd., MC Payment is set to become the first digital payments service provider listed on SGX. With digital payments all the rage these days, it pays (pun intended) to take a deep look at this company. Here are 10 quick […]
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My Top 3 Investment BooksFeb. 13, 2021
While I studied in Banking & Finance and Accountancy in school, the best investing knowledge I got was from the books of other investors. This is not to say that the knowledge we learnt in school is useless, but it provides us with the basic fundamentals on how to read the financial statements and value […]
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Is it really the end of the world when the market crashes?Feb. 13, 2021
We all know what went down in 2020. The world got hit with a pandemic, and global economic and trade was severely disrupted. The 2020 economic outlook took a sharp turn, and stock markets crashed globally. There were many reports about the 2020 stock market crash all across social media back then. Even if you […]
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The Long Run: Car vs GrabFeb. 13, 2021
What’s more value for money, owning a car or taking grab daily? We’re here to break it down for you. Cost of Annual Car Ownership Annual Car Installment S$11,600 (Assuming S$100,000 car, 30% desposit, loan tenure of 7 years) Annual Road Tax S$168 (1.6 liter car) Annual Insurance S$2,400 (Assuming a Mazda 3) Annual Fuel […]
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What really went down in 2020Feb. 12, 2021
The Money Matters After the “worst recessions since Great Depression”, markets are looking forward to a global economic recovery. What are the experts saying? UBS: Long Value over Growth over Defensives. Forecast S&P 500 at 4,100 at end 2021E. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management: Forecast 10% gain next 12 months, sees opportunity in smaller cap stocks […]
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Soft Truths About Investing for BeginnersFeb. 12, 2021
Investing is all the rage these days. Even if you’re not actively investing, you probably would have felt its rise in popularity with the numerous YouTube and Facebook ads by so-called “investment gurus”. I’d hazard a guess that the financial instability and uncertainty in 2020 (now spilling into 2021) has got more people thinking about […]
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