Get Smart: Expand Your Investment Horizon

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as DBS Group (SGX: D05) and Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX: S68) also resonated with me and I included them in my expanding portfolio.\nBut even after all these additions, I felt that something was missing.\nREITs are categorised as real estate stocks while Singapore’s Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) of blue-chip names has the three local banks making up slightly more than half of its total weightage.\nThis fact meant that the local market could only provide me with limited exposure to certain sectors.\nBroadening my scope\nArmed with this knowledge, I ventured forth to read up more on stocks outside of Singapore.\nThe first and most obvious destination was the US market as it is one of the largest in the world with an impressive range of businesses.\nBy broadening my scope, I was able to pick companies in wide-ranging sectors that I could never find in Singapore.\nAlthough I started late in investing in the US market (2020), it is a case of “better late than never”.\nMy portfolio now contains stocks of Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), a worldwide coffee chain, Visa (NYSE: V), a global payments provider, and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), a social media behemoth.\nThese companies are in sectors that are not present within the Singapore stock market.\nHence, broadening my investment horizon has also given me additional choices to fill up my portfolio with different stocks to help further diversify it.\nInto the unknown\nOnce I realised how limited I was in just focusing on local stocks, the sky became the limit.\nI started reading up and researching stocks that I had not encountered before.\nBy venturing into the unknown, I could further open up my mind to different types of businesses and industries to which I could allocate my capital.\nThere are up-and-coming businesses such as Toast (NYSE: TOST) that run a software-as-a-service platform to supply food and beverage businesses with everything they need to operate smoothly.\nAlong the same lines, cybersecurity firm Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) operates a platform that protects its customers from cyberattacks and data loss.\nIt doesn’t have to be unfamiliar companies.\nUS-based Rollins (NYSE: ROL) which provides pest control services and protection against termites, rats, and insects to more than 2.8 million customers globally.\nTermites are not only a problem overseas but also in Singapore.\nRollins entered the Singapore market via the acquisition of Aardwolf Pestkare (Singapore) Pte Ltd back in 2018. \nThe termite exterminator may be in Singapore, but there is no option to invest in its business on the Singapore exchange. \nIn fact, the above are just a few examples of businesses in sectors that you cannot invest in Singapore.\nWith this expanded scope, you can then find many more places to park your money to enjoy both growth and dividends.\nBountiful rewards await\nIt has been a rewarding journey for me since I started investing in US stocks.\nMy positions in both Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) have more than doubled in share price since I purchased them.\nOverall, my US portfolio is displaying a healthy capital gain while also enjoying increasing dividends from companies such as Nike (NYSE: NKE) and Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO).\nWhat did I do to achieve the above?\nIt’s nothing different from what I have been doing all along with my Singapore stocks. \nBuying and owning solid growth stocks with great long-term prospects that can help you to grow your portfolio at a faster clip.\nOf course, you must select the right US stocks to include in your investment portfolio.\nWe have just revealed the top 7 US tech stocks poised for remarkable growth. In today’s fast-paced market, betting on these giants could mean more money in your pocket. With a focus on solid fundamentals and innovative prowess, these selections should earn a place in your portfolio. Click here to grab your FREE report now and start investing in the future, today.\nFollow us on Facebook and Telegram for the latest investing news and analyses!\nDisclosure: Royston Yang owns shares of Suntec REIT, DBS Group, Singapore Exchange Limited, Keppel DC REIT, Mapletree Industrial Trust, Nike, Starbucks, Visa, Meta Platforms, Apple, Alphabet, and Tractor Supply Company.\n\n\n\n]","kind":null,"is_publish_news":null,"is_publish_highlight":null,"is_publish_live":null,"is_publish_wemedia":null,"editions":null,"symbols":[],"gpt_button":0},"commentList":[],"isCommentEnd":true,"newsSizeData":{"likeSize":1,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"favoriteSize":0,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false},"APP":{"userAgent":"Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)","isDev":false,"isTTM":true,"deviceId":"web-server-community-laohu8-v3","version":"4.22.5","shortVersion":"4.22.5","platform":"web","vendor":"web","appName":"ttm","isIOS":false,"isAndroid":false,"isTiger":false,"isTHS":false,"isWeiXin":false,"isWeiXinMini":false,"isWeiBo":false,"isQQ":false,"isBaiduSwan":false,"isBaiduBox":false,"isDingTalk":false,"isToutiao":false,"isOnePlus":false,"isHuaWei":false,"isXiaomi":false,"isXiaomiWebView":false,"isOppo":false,"isVivo":false,"isSamsung":false,"isMobile":false},"href":"/m/news/2436936335"}