Alvin Soong’s Blog

The Capricorn or January effect refers to the tendency for stock prices to rise in the month of January. This is due to the result of investors opting to sell their stocks before the year-end in order to claim capital loss for tax purposes. This happens in countries such as the United States where individuals […]

Timing an investment right is everything, a successful investor will tell you. You may want to play it safe by hedging your bets by sticking to buying only blue chips.
But if you make your purchases just as the stock market is experiencing a bull run, you may find yourself staring at a loss when […]

These are some of the common economic indicators used for analysis. It was also mentioned in Straits Times. I summarised in here for reference:
1) Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
GDP (total value of goods and services produced by a country within its borders). Singapore Government expects GDP growth in ‘normal’ years to average between 4-6%. Beyond this figure, […]

A unit trust is an investment tool that can be likened to a basket of stocks. The fund is invested in many different stocks, to meet investment goals based on the fund’s objectives and guidelines. It often have a sales charge and an annual management fee. The more diversified the stocks the lesser risk; returns […]

The Buffett Investment Philosophy
Buffett has a set of definitive assumptions about what constitutes a “good investment”. These focus on the quality of the business rather than the short-term or near-future share price or market moves. He takes a long-term, large scale, business value-based investment approach that concentrates on good fundamentals and intrinsic business value, rather […]