Author: The Smart Investor

The date was 3 November 2022. Shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), the parent company of Facebook, had plunged below US$90. By then, shares were down by a gut-wrenching 77% from their 2021 peak. The stock price had gone nowhere for seven years, cri…

Singapore’s Central Provident Fund (CPF) system is effective in helping to save up for retirement. However, the CPF Ordinary Account (OA), which can be used for housing and education, has an interest rate of just 2.5%. As a result, savers may choose to…

This week, we peek into the inner workings of OCBC Ltd (SGX: O39), Singapore’s second-largest bank by market capitalisation. With the lender recently hitting its 52-week high, investors will be curious to know if it can continue to surge upwards. Meanw…

Warren Buffett often says that the stock market is here to serve you, and not instruct you. That’s great advice. Yet, it’s rare to find an investor who will confess to being led by the nose in the stock market. No one wants to admit that they can be sw…