It may be hard to imagine, but there are businesses that are still growing amid a pandemic. With all the bad news in the media, you’d be forgiven for thinking that all businesses are struggling to stay afloat. This crisis is somewhat unique, though. Not all companies have...
Investors may have noticed that the technology sector has been resilient in the face of extreme economic volatility due to the pandemic. However, for a non-technical person, understanding jargon like artificial intelligence (AI), big data and cloud computing may seem daunting. The task gets harder with the...
Regardless of investment style, we as investors share a common goal of growing our wealth over time. For income-seeking investors, the Singapore stock market is an attractive option, with its broad offering of real estate investment trusts (REITs) and blue chips that provide consistent and high...
By Royston Yang, Senior Analyst With all that's happened in the world within the last ten years, you may be forgiven for thinking that it is tough to build your wealth. After all, we had the Global Financial Crisis back in 2008-2009 which decimated banks and financial...
The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed many companies to digitalise their operations and processes. Traditional cash payments, in particular, could be on its way out. Many countries have adopted digital payments to reduce the need for physical cash. The pandemic has made it even more urgent for this trend...
By Royston Yang, Senior Analyst During our webinar “3 Rising Stars”, we discussed three rising US stocks and their potential for growth. We ended up picking one of these stocks for our Smart All Stars portfolio. A snippet of the video is shown above. You can view...
A smaller and lesser known company has dethroned Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) as the best performing tech stock during the COVID-19 pandemic. With a market capitalization of US$8.7 billion, Fastly (NYSE: FSLY) is a mere one-tenth the size of Zoom but it is rapidly gaining...
As Singapore enters phase two of the reopening of the economy, people and businesses are adjusting to a new normal, that of safe distancing measures in places where we work, learn and play. One new trend that is expected to persist is remote working, also known...
Welcome to our All Stars microsite! We first started this site to introduce readers to a very special style of investing - growth investing. The Smart Investor team has been working on The Smart All Stars Portfolio for over 3 years...
Thank you for joining us on 6 May 2020 for the 3 Rising US Stars webinar. Here's the recording. ...