(Image source: https://www.singapore50.sg)
From our ever changing skyline, we can see that our nation has been developing at a rapid pace. The stock market, which is one way for us to participate in this growth of the economy, has also grown by leaps and bounds, weathering storms such as the Asian Financial Crisis, the 2008 Depression and others before that. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) has been able to ......Happy National Day, Golden Jubilee and SG50! :)
Looking at the special section of the Straits Times today, with the different companies that have a local presence and some of the home-grown local companies, such as Crocodile and OCBC, it seems hard to dispute that our nation has been able to grow tremendously over the past 50 years since its independence. I'm going to share some of my reflections on SG50 in the post (writing this while watching NDP)