TheCDOInvestor

Newcomers like myself must have perused through all the market events on SGX and one of the most common title that comes up is either  Company Share Buybacks  or  Disclosure of change in interest of Director . Today we are going to uncover how we can use this information to our advantage! Company Share Buyback occurs when the issuing company purchases its own stock at the current market prices using their company funds while Disclosure of change in interest of Director occurs when members of the board of directors purchases the stock of the company in their own personal capacity. Why Company Share Buybacks occur One might wonder why a company would use cash to purchase their own shares when they were issued for the purpose of raising capital for growth in the first place. Generally , companies purchase their shares on the free market to consolidate their ownership as they feel that their shares are undervalued at the current market prices . This is done for...

The year is 2017, we are in a digital age where there has been an obscene increase in information in the world and internet. Content creation is happening 24/7 and we are at the mercy of fake information and news all the time. North Korea Fired A Missile At Japan! Trump Decides to Allow Refugees Into USA! Singapore Abolishes NS! FAKE FAKE FAKE ! With all the false information going around, the average investor has to sift through tons of news and shady investing gurus around in order to get the true information he needs to make a sound investment decision! In this post, I am going to recommend(No, I am not paid to do so) a few trusty websites/ applications I use to get my daily financial news and conduct my research on! 1. StocksCafe A shout out to one man who is changing the Fintech Scene here in Singapore, Evan Koh, he created StocksCafe(aka SGXCafe) to meet a demand for a growing community of investors here. On this platform, you are able to maintain a portfolio of SGX ...

Recently, a close friend of mine shared a video with me which caused me to really reflect and change how I envisioned my life, when I make it big in the stock markets. I always thought that when I earn my first bucket of gold, I would buy that dreamy Maserati I always loved, enjoy the finest food the world has to offer, party till the world ends and do it all over again. However, after watching this particular video, I thought to myself ; would I truly be happy with all the material gains? All of us might have started this journey into investing for different reasons, be it for ego ,fame ,power or hopefully provide financial security for your loved ones. I would like you to watch this inspiring video of a man that once thought he had it all, lost it all and found a new perspective on life through his journey. Sometimes we get so consumed with improving our financial situation and gaining traction in our career, but pause to think, time does not stop for you to achieve succ...