With 2026 fast approaching, investors are focusing on income, retirement planning, and growth opportunities for the next market cycle. This week’s Smart Reads highlights cash-rich stocks paying more ...

It has been a painful year for The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD). The stock has plunged roughly 67% year-to-date, falling through two major sell-offs, including a brutal 39% drop in August after the ...

As the year winds down, companies are not slowing down. This week saw a flurry of major corporate activity, from billion-dollar acquisitions to strategic portfolio reshuffles, even as the US Federal ...

Announced as part of Budget 2023, the Central Provident Fund (CPF) Ordinary Wage (OW) monthly salary ceiling will be gradually raised to S$8,000 by 2026. To the employees, it means higher CPF savings ...

Today’s investment landscape is dominated by trillion-dollar companies such as Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL), which are riding on the excitement of the artificial intelligence ...

I heard this again at a recent gathering. We were chatting about holiday plans and year end shopping when someone leaned over and said: “ Wah the stock market is very high now. Maybe better to be ...

Several Singapore-listed stocks are hitting fresh highs on the back of strong earnings, improving fundamentals, or renewed investor confidence. But buying at new highs can feel risky. Investors worry ...

2025 was a year of restraint. High borrowing costs torpedoed distributions, chilling investor sentiment, leaving REIT valuations flat. Everything changed as the year closed. Rate cuts weren’t just ...

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Blue chips grab the headlines. But this year, some of Singapore’s best performers flew under the radar. Where did the big winners come from? Not from the usual suspects. Three small caps with market ...

A number of real estate investment trusts (REITs) have experienced strong rallies over the past year, but that does not mean all of them are fully valued. Some high-yielding names continue to trade ...

More Singaporeans are starting to wonder if the old formula of CPF and property will be enough. Costs climb, ambitions grow, and the idea of living off a portfolio feels like freedom in its purest ...