Focused reading
The first and most obvious method is for investors to read extensively. Being a voracious reader opens your mind up to a wide range of investment ideas as you scan through news headlines or financial blogs. But hold on. The same problem arises as there are...Investing is about generating profits from the money you put in.
However, finding a good stock is not easy.
There are 632 companies listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange at the end of 2023.
Meanwhile, the Hong Kong and Chinese markets have over 7,200 companies on their three exchanges. Over in the US, the New York Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ have another 7,300 or so businesses.
If you add them up, that’s almost 14,000 companies from these three markets alone.
The question is: how do you choose?
It’s akin to finding a needle in a haystack.
In my mind, there are three ways you can narrow down your search for the best investment ideas.