Playing the China card Spooked by S-chips?

Sunday Times Singapore, December 6, 2009, Sunday There are other ways to gain exposure to the fast-growing mainland market   By Goh Eng Yeow Spotting a promising firm and investing in it early can be akin to winning a licence to print money.  Take legendary investor Warren Buffett. He has held for decades the shares of companies he invested [...]

Er, what is a CDP account?

Sunday Times Singapore, Novemember 29, 2009, Sunday  FINANCIAL QUOTIENT Where do you see this? In articles and websites that refer to the stock market in Singapore. What does it mean? You need to open an account with the Central Depository (CDP) – a subsidiary of the Singapore Exchange – if you wish to invest in [...]

Er, what is earnings per share?

Sunday Times Singapore, Novemeber 15, 2009 Sunday FINANCIAL QUOTIENT   Where do you see this? In stock investing articles and websites. What does it mean? The earnings per share (EPS) is derived from a firm’s total profit divided by the number of shares. For instance, a firm with $1 billion in earnings and 500 million shares would have [...]

Er, what are small-cap stocks?

Sunday Times Singapore, Novemeber 8, 2009 Sunday FINANCIAL QUOTIENT   Where do you see this? In stock investing articles and websites. What does it mean? Small-cap stocks belong to firms that have few issued shares and are traded at a low price. Generally, these tend to be firms whose total outstanding shares are valued at less than $1 [...]

Chartered sold despite investor angst

Straits Times Singapore, Novemeber 5, 2009  Thursday   Majority shareholders vote for $5.6b offer from Abu Dhabi firm By Chua Hian Hou PHOTO: CHARTERED SEMICONDUCTOR A DECADE ago, investor Lui Chee Meng sank $30,000 into what he thought was a safe blue-chip company backed by Temasek Holdings. Now, he has lost almost all the cash he put into [...]