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A running reference of where Iggy’s forensic screen currently stands on covered SGX names. Elite Investors exclusive.
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Three Things Every Singaporean Investor Must Check Before Buying Any Stock | Masterclass 101
Most Singaporeans can tell you the price of a stock. Almost none of them can tell you whether that stock is actually safe to own at fifty-five.
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How MAS Wants Small-Cap Trading to Cost Less: S$20 Million for Market Makers, Explained.
The grant covers around 80 small and mid-cap stocks and new listings until 31 December 2028. Here is what a market maker does, what tighter spreads…
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Where to Park Your Cash for Higher Yield: T-Bills vs Fixed Deposits vs SSB (Updated for 1.92% T-Bill Yields)
Fixed deposits haven’t kept pace. Here’s where S10KtoS100K actually earns the most right now.
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Four New ETFs Land on SGX in October, Fees From 0.03%. What 'SGX-Listed' Doesn't Actually Mean.
Buying in Singapore dollars on a local exchange feels like buying local. Every dollar in these four funds is actually invested overseas, and that…
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US Treasury Yields Just Hit Their Highest Level Since 2007. Your CPF Statement Won’t Show It.
There’s exactly one place in a typical Singapore portfolio where this genuinely bites. It’s not where the headlines are pointing you.
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The US Just Shrank Most of Singapore's Tariff Edge Over China. Almost Nobody Noticed.
A Supreme Court ruling flattened tariffs on China and Southeast Asia to the same 12.5 percent rate, down from a gap that used to run as wide as forty…
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10:51
DBS Gets Ten Times Cheaper From October. What Lower Lot Sizes Actually Do to Trading Volume
These 11 stocks already account for about a third of all SGX trading activity, before the price of entry even drops.
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UOB Kay Hian Puts an $11.85 Target on City Developments. Its Operating Profit Doesn’t Cover the Interest Bill.
The bet is that Friday’s strategic review unlocks the RNAV discount. The balance sheet says CDL can’t currently service its own debt without it.
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6:20
The T-Bill Auction Just Had Its Biggest Jump Yet. What That Means for Your CPF and SRS Cash.
The cut-off landed at 1.92%, two weeks after the Fed's first hike since 2023, and the Savings Bonds window closes today.
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The Real Price of a Debt-Free $4,500 a Month in Retirement Is $711,000, Not $1.8 Million.
The Real Price of a Debt-Free $4,500 a Month in Retirement Is $711,000, Not $1.8 Million.
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Three Out of Four Singapore REITs Trade Below Book Value. Here's Why Almost Nobody Is Merging Them
External managers earn their fees on the size of the REIT they run, so a merger that fixes the discount also erases someone's income. That's why nobody…
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8:57
The Fed, the ECB, and the Bank of Japan Are All Raising Rates. The UK, India, and China Are Not. Here's What That Means for Your CPF and…
SORA-linked mortgages, T-bill yields, and fixed deposit rates all take their cue from this. MAS doesn't set a policy rate directly, but Singapore still…
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Singtel’s Yield Looks Like 4.3%. Strip Out the One-Off Dividend and It’s 3.1%.
Singtel’s Yield Looks Like 4.3%.
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Chip Controls, a Boeing Deal, and a Taiwan Arms Sale All Converge on One Meeting. Here's the Singapore Read.
AEM and UMS carry direct exposure if chip export terms shift. ST Engineering carries the adjacent risk if the Boeing order doesn't survive the summit…
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An ETF Can Cost 0.03%. A Unit Trust Can Cost You a 5% Sales Charge First.
CPF and SRS ETF Holdings Grew 380%. Here's What's Still Eating Into That Growth.
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Grab Shares Are Near a 52-Week Low. The SGX Version Isn’t Just a Nasdaq Copy.
The $1.49 billion Atome deal already moved the price. The actual payoff is over a year away.
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