Touch your CPF/SRS for SGX shares plays—yes or no?
Whenever the topic of investing comes up, one recurring question is: Should I use CPF or SRS funds for SGX stocks? For me, the answer has mostly been no when it comes to CPF. CPF vs. SRS: Two Different Stories My SRS account is easy—there’s literally $1 sitting there, so it’s not even a consideration right now. CPF, though, is trickier because technically I can use it for investments. But I choose not to. The reason is simple: CPF is my safe corner. The interest rates are fixed and predictable, which means I can calculate the yearly growth with certainty. That kind of assurance is rare, because almost nothing else in investing works in straight lines. Stocks, on the other hand, are full of uncertainty. One year can bring soaring profits, the next can wipe out years of gains. Recessions, fi
Weekly Buybacks:IFS Capital, Singtel & Credit Bureau Asia Professional directors raise stake
Over the five trading sessions close to 70 director interests and substantial shareholdings were filed. Across 30 primary-listed stocks, Directors or CEOs reported 12 acquisitions and four disposals, while substantial shareholders recorded four acquisitions and two disposals. 1. $IFS Capital(I49.SI)$ On August 8, IFS Capital Chairman and Non-Executive Director Lim Hua Min increased his deemed interest from 60.36% to 67.22%. The married deal saw Phillip Assets Pte Ltd acquire 25,773,280 shares at S$0.180 per share. The stockbroking pioneer and Executive Chaiman of the Phillip Group of Companies was first appointed Chairman of IFS Capital in May 2003. On August 12, Executive Director and Group CEO Randy Sim Cheng Leong also acquired 900,
Will HL sustain growth through core asset optimization?
U.S. stocks ended higher and the $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ notched a record closing high for the second straight day on Friday as technology-related shares, including $Apple(AAPL)$ , gained and as investors were optimistic about potential interest rate cuts. The three major indexes also registered solid gains for the week.The best-performing concepts is Silver. Considering the different perceptions of the stock, this time TigerPicks chose $Hecla Mining(HL)$ to have a fundamental highlight to help users understand it better.$Hecla Mining(HL)$$Hecla Mining(HL)$ is a silver producer in the Unite
Can $TEM Maintain Impressive 118% YTD Stock Growth?
U.S. stocks edged back from their records, led by drops for technology companies, but Wall Street still closed out another winning week.The $S&P 500(.SPX)$ fell 0.3% last Friday, slipping below the record it set a day earlier. The $Dow Jones(.DJI)$ edged up 0.1%. The $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ composite fell 0.4%.The best-performing concepts is AI Healthcare. Considering the different perceptions of the stock, this time TigerPicks chose $Tempus AI(TEM)$ to have a fundamental highlight to help users understand it better. TEM stock rose by 21.21% last week and has increased by 118.54% year-to-date.
Stocks Mostly Rallied on Powell’s Dovish Remarks at Jackson Hole – What’s Next?
From Monday to Thursday, the $S&P 500(.SPX)$ and $NASDAQ 100(NDX)$ fell 1.2% and 2.38%, respectively, as investors feared a hawkish Powell speech at Friday’s Jackson Hole meeting. However, Powell’s dovish remarks on Friday sent the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 higher by 1.52% and 1.55%.Market participants now see a 75% chance of a 25bp rate cut at the September FOMC meeting, according to CME FedWatch, after Jerome Powell hinted that a long-awaited cut could help support the weakening labor market. Investors welcomed his greater emphasis on labor conditions, which was timely given the recent downward revisions to jobs data. While Powell acknowledged the risk of prolonged inflation pressures from tariffs,
Beginner Options Strategy: Practical Tips for Short Put | #OptionsHandbook EP033
A Short Put can be a steady way to earn premium—as long as the stock doesn’t crash. But where are the risks? And when’s the best time to close the trade? 📘 The Options Handbook sums up the key points you need to know about the Short Put strategy— ▶ Review: What Is a Short Put? 🤔 A "Short Put" means selling a put option—also called a "Sell Put" strategy. It's a way of getting paid to potentially buy a stock at your preferred price. ▶ When This Works Best? 📈 This approach makes sense when you're happy to buy the stock, but only at your price. And you're fine owning it or earning a yield while waiting. It's beneficial if you're holding cash and want to boost returns without jumping in too early. ▶ Wh
$AMAT 20250905 155.0 PUT$ AMAT: collect $90 (0.55%) premium from this short put with strike at $155. Contract will expire in 2 weeks on 5th Sept. After a 14% drop on earnings, price seems to have stabilised. The key issue is expiry license to China and these type of hurdles can be cleared once some effort to pacify the commander in chief just like INTC.
📊 13x Forward PE! PDD or BABA: Which Will Lead the Consumer Rally? Chinese tech earnings are back in focus, and two giants — Alibaba ($Alibaba(BABA)$ ) and Pinduoduo ($PDD Holdings Inc(PDD)$ ) — are about to face the market. On the surface, their valuations look similar: Alibaba trades at ~16x forward PE, PDD at ~13.5x. But when you look deeper, investor sentiment couldn’t be more different. BABA feels like the undervalued veteran; PDD feels like the hot hand. The market has already picked a favourite — but should you? --- 💡 China’s Consumer Recovery: Who Benefits Most? The backdrop matters. China’s consumer recovery is still fragile, but there are green shoots: restaurant sales up, l
<Part 4 of 5> sell signals, delinquency & tariffs - News and my thoughts from the past week (25Aug25)
News and my thoughts from the past week (25Aug25) Image Rising Delinquencies... Credit cards: >12%, highest since the Great Recession. Student loans: back above 10% after payments resumed, likely to continue higher. Auto loans: near 5%, approaching a 14-year high. The debt stress is piling up. - X user Charlie Bilello Image ACCORDING TO WALL STREET GOOGLE’S 6 MAIN BUSINESS ARE WORTH $3.5 TRILLION ON A STAND ALONE BASIS THE $3.5 TRILLION DOZENS EVEN INCLUDE DOZENS OF SMALLER UNITS GOOGLE IS CURRENTLY WORTH JUST $2.5 TRILLION - X user Gurgavin Image Bull markets have lasted 5x longer than bear markets on average. Bulls: +254% over 5 years. Bears: –31% over 1 year. Markets spend far more time growing wealth than destroying it. Why is interrupting compounding the biggest risk of all? - X us
<Part 5 of 5> Energy, rise & fall of AI and my investing muse (25Aug25)
My Investing Muse (25Aug25) Layoffs & Closure news Store closings in 2025 have totalled about 5,822 as of June 27, significantly surpassing last year's mid-year total of 3,496, Coresight Research reported. - The Street You survived the layoffs. Now you’re doing 2 people’s jobs. Attrition follows a Layoff. How fast can the slump follow? Meta is freezing all AI hiring, per WSJ. This comes just days after Meta offered compensation packages exceeding $100M for some AI engineer hires. Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Google: $320B planned to spend this year on AI. MIT: 95% of companies saw zero returns. Zuck just burned $31.8B in 6 months and is hitting the brakes. Now even the CEOs who lit the fire are yelling “bubble.” Ya don't say? Insiders are finally pre-warning about this now… glad they caugh
Ethereum $ETH just climbed over $4,900 for the first time ever
Ethereum Price Tops $4,900; BMNR and SBET Valuations Re-examined $SharpLink Gaming(SBET)$ provides a clear per-share metric based on their diluted share count—about 0.00387 ETH per share. $BitMine Immersion Technologies Inc.(BMNR)$ holds more than double the total ETH compared to SBET, and on a per-share basis, it offers roughly 2.3× more ETH per share (~0.00878 vs 0.00387 ETH). This comparison uses basic shares outstanding for BMNR, while SBET uses a more comprehensive assumed diluted share count, so be mindful—the metrics aren’t perfectly apples-to-apples but offer a strong directional comparison $2X ETHER ETF(ETHU)$
Overall Market Overview Global equity markets closed mostly higher as investor sentiment turned positive following Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s signal that monetary easing could be on the horizon. The US led the rally with fresh record highs, while Europe posted modest gains and Asia ended mixed ahead of Powell’s speech. US: Fed Signals Lift Wall Street US markets surged strongly with the Dow Jones $DJIA(.DJI)$ jumping 846.24 points (+1.8%) to 45,631.74, hitting fresh highs. The S&P 500 $S&P 500(.SPX)$ climbed 96.74 points (+1.5%) to 6,466.91, while the Nasdaq Composite $NASDA