Singapore-based financial blog that aims to educate people on personal finance, investments, retirement and their Central Provident Fund (CPF) matters.

Saturday, 31 December 2016

Top World News in 2016

As we near the end of the year, it is the time we recap the major news that occurred during this period. It is probably not a very good year. We started with Zika and ended with President Barrack Obama leaving the White House (bad to worse). But of course, there are some moments in 2016 that are worth...

Wednesday, 28 December 2016

ShopBack: Save with Coupons, CashBack and more!

While I was googling for alternatives to reduce my expenses, I realised that apart from reducing takeout and preparing my own meals, there was an on-going trend of online retailers dealing in all kinds of products. They vary from groceries to mass e-retailer Amazon. With the introduction of these...

Monday, 19 December 2016

Singapore Stocks Market: Outlook

I was browsing through the different stock prices as usual. Given the recent spate of local M&As and delisting manoeuvres, it seems to me that the number of quality stocks have decreased in our local bourse. With well-known local companies such as OSIM, SMRT and Eu Yan Sang International delisting, is the local market valuation truly too low as compared to the global valuations? A simple Google...

Friday, 16 December 2016

Hu Li Yang's Half by Half Theory

Hu Li Yang's theory: 1) If an index's price drops by 50% from its peak, it has entered an "fair value" price point 2) If an index's price drops to around 25% from its peak, it has entered a "extremely undervalue" price point 3) When recovering from the bottom, the index will always face selling pressure...

Friday, 9 December 2016

Thursday, 8 December 2016

Wednesday, 7 December 2016

Major news last week, what it means for Singapore stocks: #ICYMI

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Last week, oil rallied to its highest level in the year at $54 a barrel. This was mainly due to the OPEC's agreement to cut its output by almost 1.2 million barrels. The oil price rally was also due to the expectation where the market did not expect an agreement to be reached, as well as the more-than-expected...

Thursday, 1 December 2016

The next big rally

As the Malaysian Ringgit drops to record lows, it may imply a lack of economic stability in the country. However, there seems to be an opportunity that lies within this cheap currency, and as all standard economics students would tell you that cheap currency valuation would tend to highlight cheaper...