🌟🌟🌟We do not remember days, we remember moments.  My 2024 Tiger Moments have been filled with little moments that may seem small at that time but on hindsight, I look back and realise that I made the right decision.  2024 has been an eventful year.   To recap, Japan's historic decision to end its negative interest rate policy led to the dramatic Wall Street crash in August.   Due to the unexpected interest rate hike by Japan, the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite fell. Tech Giants bore the brunt of the crash with the Magnificent 7 stocks losing nearly USD 1 Trillion in market capitalisation.   Nvidia alone saw its valuation drop by USD 168 billion while Apple lost USD 162 billion and Amazon lost USD 72 billion in market capitalisation. I re

🌟🌟🌟TalkMed $TalkMed(5G3.SI)$ was the talk of the town yesterday on news that medical group Tamarind Health is offering 45.6 cents per share to privatise the company , valuing TalkMed at more than SGD 606 million. Tamarind Health has the backing of 65 Equity Partners of which Temasek Holdings has shares.  The offer is made via TW Troy, a vehicle held by Tamarind Health. TalkMed which is  founded by a group of doctors,  has  given an irrevocable undertaking in favour of the acquisition.  These Founder Doctors which include Dr Ang Peng Tiam, Dr Khoo Kei Siong, Dr Lim Hong Liang and Dr Teo Cheng Peng owns 83% of Talk Med's total shares. Upon completion of the acquisition, 65 Equity Partners will hold aro

🌟🌟🌟2024 has been an phenomenal year for me with the US and Singapore markets reaching their all time highs.  The US equities especially the Magnificent 7 - Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta Platforms, Tesla and Nvidia have led the growth and now make up about a third of the S&P500, compared with about a quarter at the end of 2023. My investment portfolio consists of 2 parts - Core and Satellite.  The Core part forms the foundation of my investment strategy.   These are predominantly quality stocks and ETFs.   The Satellite part consists of growth stocks and stocks that have a potential to grow exponentially.  These are stocks that tend to be  more volatile  in nature. Core Portfolio Singapore The best performers in my Core Portfo

🌟🌟🌟It is a great feeling knowing that my very first HK SDR $Bank of CN HK SDR 1to1(HBND.SI)$  is making slow and steady progress.  Bank of China is one of the Big 4 Banks in China founded in 1912 with its headquarters in Beijing.  Bank of China (BOC) has evolved as a central bank, international exchange bank and state owned bank with a laser focus on foreign trade business.  In fact BOC has the most extensive global reach among the Chinese banks with operations in 64 countries and regions.  For those who are new investors, an SDR represents beneficial interest in a stock that is listed overseas.  In this case it is Hong Kong.  Investors who own SDR would be eligible to receive dividends in Singapore Dollars.&n

🌟🌟🌟Investing can sometimes feel like a roller coaster ride but that is  what makes it so  exciting.  However when it is on a downward slide, just hang on tight and enjoy the ride as the next turn will see it going up! To cushion against the ups and downs of the stock market, I love to invest in Index ETFs as they help to provide me with a more steady ride due to their sheer diversification of stocks they hold.   In fact for me, Diversification is the key to having a successful long term portfolio. For those who are new, an Index ETF is a type of fund that tracks the performance of a specific stock market index.  It can either hold physical shares of the Index's constituents or products that mimic its price movement. The benefits of investing in index

🌟🌟🌟Christmas is such a special time of the year to celebrate the joy of the birth of Jesus.  Christmas is also the time  of the year to show our love for our family and friends through the joy of giving. When my kids were young, they believed in Santa Claus.  I told them that Santa Claus would visit our home when they were asleep and bring them presents.  Such is the innocence of childhood.  This Christmas the tradition continues but I would like to give them the gift of knowledge.  I bought them each an annual membership with Mindvalley.  A membership with Mind Valley is filled with an exciting plethora of programs that they can tap into so that they  can unleash the fullest potential of their mind, body and spirit. There are programs for

🌟🌟🌟Nvidia $NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$  is up 3% on Friday's trading after Morgan Stanley issued a Bullish report on AI Semiconductor stocks calling Nvidia stock a Top Pick for 2025 with a Target Price of USD 166.  That is an upside potential of 23%!  After reaching its all time high of USD 152.89 in November, Nvidia's share price has been in a slump and is down 8% in the past month.  However Nvidia is still up 179% year todate.  Is Nvidia still a good buy? Let's check out Nvidia's Q3 24 Earnings report.  For the quarter, Nvidia's revenue is up 17% to USD 35.1 billion from previous quarter and a massive 94% from a year ago.   GAAP earnings per share was 0.78 cents, up 16% from

I opened $Grab Holdings(GRAB)$  ,The recent price correction of Grab makes it a compelling Buy for me as I believe that it is undervalued and oversold for its dominant position as the leading ride hailing and food delivery  app in South East Asia.    In addition to that, Grab has a digital full bank licence in Singapore through its collaborative partnership with Singtel.    Grab has been making great progress with its earnings performance as it delivered its 2nd consecutive positive Profit for Q3 24 and the highest quarterly Adjusted Free Cash flow to date of USD 76 million for the business.  Grab even raised its full year 2024 Group Revenue and Group Adjusted EBITDA outlook with the strong momentum acr

🌟🌟🌟 $Cboe Volatility Index(VIX)$ VIX is the Volatility Index also known as the Fear Index.  VIX measures the implied volatility rate of the S&P500 Index. VIX spiked whenever there is negative news.  On Thursday Jerome Power delivered hawkish comments which implied that they will be fewer interest rates cut next year.  He also said that Bitcoin will not be included in the Feds Reserve. That sent VIX sky high!

🌟🌟🌟OCBC $ocbc bank(O39.SI)$  has recently reached its 52 week high at SGD 17.00 but has since retraced to SGD 16.68 on Thursday's closing.    This is due to the Bearish sentiments after the US Feds forecast for fewer interest rate cuts in 2025 due to sticky inflation. OCBC has a sterling year with its shares up 29% year todate and 33.9% in 2023.    It reported Net Profit of SGD 1.97 billion for Q3 24 which was 9% than the previous year quarter of SGD 1.81 billion.   This is also 2% higher than Q2 24 when OCBC reported SGD 1.94 billion.  Net Profit for the 9 months of 2024 has increased 9% from a year ago to SGD 5.9 billion. OCBC's strong year on year performance for Q3 24 was

I opened $Schwab US Broad Market ETF(SCHB)$  ,SCHB covers the entire spectrum of the investable US market from Large cap, Mid Cap and Small Cap.  That is 2500 stocks in just 1 powerful ETF.  I bought SCHB as it is on sale, having dropped 3% in the past 5 days.  Nonetheless SCHB is still up 22% year todate.  However if we look back to 5 years ago, SCHB has risen 77%.  That is pretty good returns!  In the meantime I get to collect dividends.  The current dividend yield is 1.2%.  I like SCHB as it is low cost and offers great value for my money  with fantastic diversification.  Minimum cost, Maximum value!  That how I like to invest. @Tiger_

I opened $Schwab US Large-Cap ETF(SCHX)$  ,It is Action Time when the markets are down!  SCHX is one of the best low cost ways to tap into 750 stocks of the largest US companies.  It tracks the Dow Jones US Total Stock Market Index, and has an expense ratio of only 0.03%.  SCHX even pays dividends every 3 months.  The current dividend is 1.33%.  SCHX has just paid its dividend on December 16.  The next one will be due in March 2025.  The stock market is currently on sale and this is the best time to go bargain hunting.  @Tiger_comments  @TigerStars

I opened $Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF(QYLD)$  ,When the markets are down I seek comfort from dividends and QYLD does this so well.   The current dividend yield is a nice juicy 11.46%.  QYLD has been paying dividends for 10 consecutive years!   QYLD does this by using a Covered Call Strategy on the Nasdaq 100 Index.  QYLD goes ex dividend on December 30 2024 just before the New Year.