5 best must-read sources to find new investment ideas in Singapore
One of the many common issues faced by investors is the trouble at finding new investment ideas. Some investors expect great investment ideas to appear on their laps without any effort on their part...
View Article6 things to know about Haidilao before you invest
On 26 September, Chinese hotpot chain Haidilao (HDL) shares debuted on the Hong Kong Exchange and climbed as much 10% on its first trading day. The initial public offering (IPO) raised nearly US$1...
View Article4 ways to spot multibagger stocks that could potentially grow 10x in value
The 10-bagger is a well-known term among investors and it’s used to describe an investment that has multiplied in value by 10 times. As you know, it’s not easy to find (and hold onto) a 10-bagger stock...
View Article4 important lessons I learned from investing in 2018
Do you remember what your portfolio was like back in 2017? I can remember mine when I looked at my portfolio just a year ago. Most of the stocks I owned had positive gains. The stock market had...
View Article5 things I learned from the 2019 Kimly AGM
Last December, two top Kimly directors were arrested by the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD). They are currently being investigated on the company’s proposed acquisition of Asian Story Corporation...
View Article8 things I learned from the 2019 F&N AGM
In December 2017, Fraser & Neave Limited (F&N) incorporated a new joint venture company called Emerald Brewery Myanmar to explore beer production in Myanmar. By November 2018, F&N further...
View Article5 things I learned from the 2019 Centurion Corporation AGM
I followed Centurion many years ago when it was just a worker dormitory player in the market. In recent years, the company has also ventured into the student accommodation business which looks like a...
View Article7 things I learned from the 2019 OCBC Bank AGM
Banks have always been a favourite among retail investors in Singapore. But with an uncertain global trade outlook and interest rate environment, bank stocks have been trading sideways since the...
View Article6 things I learned from the 2019 Jardine Cycle & Carriage AGM
Most investors in Singapore should be familiar with Jardine Cycle & Carriage and the other Jardine-related companies. When I chat with investors about the Jardine group of companies, many of them...
View Article5 things I learned from the 2019 Singapore Post AGM
When I lasted attended Singapore Post’s annual general meeting in 2018, the management were touting the success of their turnaround plan for the company’s ecommerce segment, where losses had halved...
View Article8 things I learned from the 2019 Singtel AGM
Shares of Singapore telcos have taken a beating over the past few years. Due to the continued liberalisation of the industry and the heightened competition, profit margins have been squeezed and...
View ArticleThe Investment Quadrant: The 4-step formula to picking the best stock...
Here at The Fifth Person, we use a 4-step formula to analyse all our stock investments. We call it The Investment Quadrant. As the name suggests, there are four quadrants to The Investment Quadrant –...
View Article4 financial ratios I use to find great companies to invest in
When I started investing 10 years ago, I can remember vividly how confused I was when it came to analysing a company’s financial statements. There are so many ratios out there and I was not sure which...
View Article5 things I learned from the 2023 DBS Group AGM
This year’s DBS Group annual general meeting (AGM) is the first physical meeting I attended since the pandemic. There was a large shareholder turnout when I arrived, and it took me 15 minutes of...
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