Tan Kin Lian's Blog: Investing in SGX

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Investing in SGX

I am looking for a person who is experienced in investing in the stocks, REITS and ETF of SGX. I like to arrange a 3 hour course for members of FISCA. If you are interested to give this talk, please send an e-mail to kinlian@gmail.com.

The topics should include:
1. How to open an account.
2. How are the shares kept in CDP
3. What are REITS
4. What are ETFs
5. How to identify and select the blue chip stocks
6. Difference between long term investing and short term trading.
7. What are the charges for transacting and keeping shares
8. What to do with rights and bonus issues

8 comments:

Anonymous said...: Also:
1)How to do basic research
2)How to do on line transactions to lower cost.
3)How to invest in other Asian stock markets?
(Barclays i-shares?); June 27, 2010 5:04 PM
Anonymous said...: good work.

if there is a talk on this i wish to attend.

i have lost quite a lot in shares.; June 27, 2010 8:48 PM
Anonymous said...: I think Mr Tan should be the person most appropriate to give this talk.

Just buy the blue chips or reits or etf with your really spare spare cash that you don't need for the next 10 years at the appropriate time(bearish market).

Opt for electronic statement but delete them each time you received. Don't be tempted to look!

Don't read business times or any business news!

Best to stay in the mountains!

You will come out fine in the long run!

Ha Ha Ha!

That in a nut shell is the essence of long term investing!; June 28, 2010 9:37 AM
Anonymous said...: Some of the answers to the mentioned topics can be found at this blog. http://www.bigfatpurse.com/; June 28, 2010 1:05 PM
Anonymous said...: Recently there is an article how to be a really smart investor:
Buy stocks and don't read the papers on financials, nor tune in to financial news on radio or TV.
I think this makes a lot of sense, as humans are emotional and herd mentality creatures, many times we do not trust our sixth sense and analysis, and get influenced by outside opinions. There are cycles in the stock and property markets,
and this means we only make or sell investments once in a few years time. In between we should put up our legs and enjoy life, oblivious to the financial chaos outside.
The next economic cycle to invest? Looks like in the year 2012, and this means a double dip recession is more likely. Nevertheless for the more active investor, there would be pockets of opportunity to make a quick buck, that means to be a trader, not an investor.; June 28, 2010 2:26 PM
Anonymous said...: 1. How to open an account
Any brokerage or go CDP loh
2. How are the shares kept in CDP
Scriptless
3. What are REITS
Real Estate Investment Trusts
buy properties (commercial/industrial/infrastructure) and pay regular dividends
4. What are ETFs
Exchange Traded Funds
low cost index fund traded on stock exchange
5. How to identify and select the blue chip stocks.
To get market return: Buy all
To get above market return: ???
To get below market return: sell when low and buy when high

6 Difference between long term investing and short term trading.
The intelligent investor by Benjamin Graham
In Security Analysis, he proposed a clear definition of investment that was distinguished from what he deemed speculation. It read, "An investment operation is one which, upon thorough analysis, promises safety of principal and an adequate return. Operations not meeting these requirements are speculative.

7. Charges
Local shares
Brokerage fees + CDP Fees
Custodian fees if shares are kept in account by broker

Foreign shares
Brokerage Fees
Custodian Fees
Fees for dividends/rights

8. What to do with rights/bonus issue
Rights u can subscribe, give up or sell it (if someone willing to buy)
Bonus issue: no difference as all receive it.; June 29, 2010 9:22 AM
Anonymous said...: I am an active investor in shares and forex

It is best to forget about the "analyst" reports or "broker's call" etc or financial news in the trade journal, papers or website. If these chaps are so good, why are they still taking MRT to work? Are they putting in the money themselves? With CFD now readily available, these chaps can easily invest themselves and compound the returns many times and get rich quickly since they are "gurus"? Why are they still getting a fixed pathetic salary rushing to be punctual at work and pretending to work late everyday?

Personally, i have attended many investment seminar that costs S$2k, S$3k each. (NOTE it is the seminar and not the free previews that i signed up). I am afraid most of them does not work. Don't bother to spend time and money in it.

If you really wish to get educated or buy some form of assurance on these quick to get rich strategies, go buy it from ebay at a fraction of the costs

Get educated, form your own judgement, make your own decision. Get in get out, and make some money

Cheers
Jerome; June 29, 2010 12:04 PM
sgx dividends said...: Investing in providers which present a dividend payout based on profits could be quite a very good notion, especially given the current financial climate, and uncertainty in the stock markets.

Singapore dividend stocks; August 03, 2012 3:32 PM