By The Smart Investor • August 7, 2026
Having S$50,000 to invest is a whole different ballgame from starting with S$5,000. More capital means instant diversification. You can build true...
By The Smart Investor • August 7, 2026
On 5 October this year, blue-chip stocks will become more affordable for retail investors with smaller capital. The reason? That’s when the...
By The Smart Investor • August 7, 2026
Imagine getting a S$1,000 monthly payout without working. That’s S$12,000 in passive income, money that can fund vacations, pay the mortgage, or...
By The Smart Investor • August 6, 2026
Would I hold a stock for 10, 20, or 30 years? My answer is simple: Yes, I would hold a stock forever. Before that makes sense, you must accept why...
By The Smart Investor • August 6, 2026
When global central banks pivot and interest rates begin to ease, bank investors naturally wonder if the golden run for financial stocks is coming to...
By The Smart Investor • August 6, 2026
Investing often gets framed as a choice. You’re either chasing the next big AI winner, or you’re the “boring” one collecting dividends. But...
By The Smart Investor • August 6, 2026
The SPDR STI ETF (SGX: ES3) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that mimics Singapore’s Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI). For the year to date up till...
By The Smart Investor • August 6, 2026
Both Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (SGX: O39), or OCBC, and United Overseas Bank (SGX: U11), or UOB, release results tomorrow morning, 7 August...
By The Smart Investor • August 5, 2026
The SPDR STI ETF (SGX: ES3) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that mimics Singapore’s Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI). The ETF turned in a 9.5%...
By The Smart Investor • August 5, 2026
When investors think about the AI boom, chip companies such as NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA), Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) and Advanced Micro...