Can I say something to the contrary? At this point in time when smart investors like Warren Buffet are hoarding cash not only avoiding the rollercoasting losses in stock markets and waiting to pound when bull takes over. That's probably why money market is on the roll. Just look at the interest earned while waiting is suffice to support that the bear is still around. Tesla, overwhelming undervalued? Nope, it's hard to bite when its BVPS is at $14+ and trading over 100+ (P/E). When a company starts selling cars at great discounts and recalling sold units recently what can one expects from its earnings and financial performance? It's obvious, isn't it. There's other push factors to consider too but I'm not elaborating as the information is widely available.  I reckon we'll be

Why are the prices so low huh!?  This time, we're referring to the local trio banks which produce amazing financial gains and record profits. Is this flute? In my opinion and analysis of their financial records and historical performance, they're NOT. All 3 banks possess prudent management skills as well as strategic foresight as they work efficiently both at home and in the region they know best and any expansion outside familiar grounds is threaded cautiously to the benefits of us - the investors big or small. They operate differently from their US counterparts and think long term instead of short term and riskier endeavours which are proven wrong in recent financial banking crisis in the US, albeit the small and medium regional banks. In conclusion, it's astonishingly amazing

What actually matters more to an investor, shares outstanding or confidence? Apple is one of the most valuable stocks in the world after Steve Job's re-engineering and definition of smart phones. And it helps propelled the company to today's huge market cap.  While we can't say much about the future movement of its share price and market value, we can be sure that the stock upward trajectory is limited by its own doings vis a vis in terms of declining technological prowess and limited creativity, rather than stock buyback as suggested which I find this rather astonishing - the argument of market cap being limited due to stock buyback and shares outstanding. I would rather say that generally the market cap is dependable more on the confidence of the market and

Which bank? May I share my little view? Some may called the banks old fashioned stocks and unexciting. Generative AI, electric cars, are some favourable new fad. So, should we ignore the banks or just choose one? My take is to get all if you can. Or else in ascending alphabetical order I e DBS, OCBC and UOB.  Btw, I own all 3 and looking to add whether price is right. Without the banks, generative AI or electric car ventures cannot operate efficiency as funds come mainly from the banks and financial transactions are carried out with the banks, right? All 3 local banks unlike those in the US, particularly regional and rural ones are safe with their prudent strategies and reserve requirement.  N Being a small island state, Sg cannot afford failure of the banking system and hence th

Arbitrary estimates of Citi are below consensus estimates as revealed by its own statement.  This strengthens my belief that estimates used to forecast future performance is not entirely scientific but more an art than anything else.  I'm also surprised that the writer is defending his argument that the views of majority analysts are "bullish" when everyone including him based their future forecasting on arbitrary estimates. So, he is saying his is better than the others and then the next moments the others would come with another article commenting on the contrary, not forgetting that it's the investors money that's at stake not theirs unless they stake their money on their predictions, not like a fortune teller who has his cake and eat it.  Having said all this I have to q

An interesting read and just that - interesting with no supporting arguments why these 3 stocks benefit. If the 3 hurdles are unresolvable in the near future, what do you think will happen to the 3 stocks especially Ford and GM. They're still there primarily because of their sheer sizes built up during the great American industrial revolution and they're bleeding. Tesla which is the greatest hope America ever have in today's automobile world is resorting to cheap price war to make the numbers and this definitely is not what a growth company should be doing unless it's a seasonal marketing campaign. Outside USA, the automobile industry is working on EVs long before Biden's plan which bore ulterior motive,primarily is to contain China and to build or transform a dynamic local industry. Until

Individualistic talents vs Collectivism, which is better? Individual icon has been the forefront of most if not all westernised enterprises with the likes of Henry Ford, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Jack Ma, etc. However, there's Collectivism success stories too. In between, it's undeniable that most hugely successful businessman rely on both a CEO with good foresight and an active board with multi- discipline expertise. In Singapore, while the corporate worlds emulates US and western corporate governance, the country especially its GLC linked companies look towards collective consensus that is fronted by a helm man with the backing of Temasek or the country's sovereign fund. Hence, it's seldom that drastic failure of successor CEO and the company if a highly successful CEO leaves the company. I

Sometimes too many information can disrupt our investment strategy and plan. Although it's useful to know but it's another thing when come to trading. I would rather filter all the noises and concentrate on what I know about the company and making decisions vis a vis market sentiment vs actual market conditions. However, it's not easy and 1 advice I get from experienced investor is to be calm and firm once you make up your mind. Just my 2-cent worth 

Scary, isn't it? Fret not, not all the banks in the world are affected by the'disease' and  going busts overnight. This reminds me that not all apples (or bank stocks in this case) in a basket are bad. Apart from all those banks with similar shortsighted and unsustainable strategy, all other major banks would not be affected, whether they are headquartered in US or not. Perhaps, we may see one or two more of this dominos in either US or Europe, as the bad apple surfaces. Unless the banks have similar bad practices and/or are linked to these bad apples, nothing untoward like a bank run would happen, especially when they are strong with excellent fundamentals and sustainable practices like DBS. If I can, I would scoop more of such fundamentally strong big bank stocks

May I say my piece about this financial situation.  I'm wondering why speculate which bank will fall next when one should know what's he or she is investing in in the 1st place. If ones buy into any bank without trust credentials and/or fundamental financial numbers and ample backings the worry begins the day you part with your $. Fair enough if the bank loses its credibility after one has bought the stock. The immediate reaction then would be to dislodge all your holdings asap. For Swiss Credits the writing is on the wall when the Swiss took part in sanctioning Russian's rich and lost her trust credentials during the Russian-Ulkraine  war early 2022. By its own doings, the Swiss banks become just another banks out there and are no longer impartial a

//@Deshost: Are some retail Investors more savvy or just plain... Its interesting that as reported non professionals pumped arecord $1.5 Billion on single stocks in a week, mainly on Tesla, Apple and Nvidia. While the professionals are trading cautiously amid the volatile and uncertain market environmennt, the non professionals think otherwise buying like there's never a tomorrow. There's 2 possibilities, either they are seeing something that the market professionals are not or it is just a classic case of mom and popw joining the bandwagon. If it's the latter, you better run before the musical chair stops. Otherwise, should all of us join in for fear of losing out? Hold on, hold on! S&P has risen almost 15% recently and can t

Not surprising, isn't it? Tesla was once the darling of tech stock and it miraculously shot up sky-high due to potential high growth and it's prowess in EV. Today, as it's stock PE is in extremely high ratio and the rise of many worthy competitors in EV industry such as BYD and the likes, to continue buying into Tesla I'd no longer a reliable source of high growth.  And worse, with intense competition in the EV arena, Tesla has been shedding RSP of its offering and thus driving down margins and high gains.  Cybercoin like Coinbase similarly is no longer the darling of its industry and in fact it's unsafe to buy onto such shares. Letting go and take profits if there's any would be a wiser choice. My take is to focus elsewhere likes the financial banking and consumer discretionary