A policyholder consulted me. He bought a life insurance policy from company X for his daughter many years ago. A life insurance agent from company Y advised him to stop the policy when the daughter re... 29 Sep 2022, View: 210.
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Why is the property market in Singapore still strong, when stock markets in Singapore and around the world have collapsed by more than 30%? I share my views. It is a matter of time. It takes som... 20 Sep 2022, View: 894. Restricted
Country Garden is the largest or the second largest developer in China. I bought the shares 5 years ago at a price above HK$10 and sold the shares at a small profit. The stock price has since ... 20 Sep 2022, View: 388. Restricted
A year ago, my friend asked for my view about Ping An Insurance. I told him that I prefer to invest in PICC Property & Casualty (2328.HK) as it is undervalued and offer a better return. T... 25 Aug 2022, View: 174. Restricted
Once in a while, someone will ask for my views whether stock X is good for investing. I suggest that they should go to Yahoo Finance and get the key data and news for stock X. If they prefer anoth... 24 Aug 2022, View: 31. Restricted
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I hold 40,000 shares of Senseonics (SENS) at an average cost of $2.32 USD. It closed on 2 August at $1.28. I had a paper loss of $41,600. I observed that SENS stock price jumped up 20% on 3 Au... 04 Aug 2022, View: 300. Restricted
A customer (60 yo) bought a retirement policy from Tokio Marine. He has to pay a premium of $10,000 a year from 5 years. From age 65, the retirement policy has a cash value of $50,000. The po... 29 Jul 2022, View: 359. Restricted
Singapore Airlines reported a net profit of S$387 million for the first quarter of 2022 (end June). See report. If this is annualized for 1 year, the net profit will be $1.5 billion. The curr... 29 Jul 2022, View: 474. Restricted
I owned 500 shares of Tesla previously and sold them on the way down. My last 200 shares were sold at $670 USD. I bought back 200 shares at $825. So, I made a loss of $31,000 on the repurchas... 23 Jul 2022, View: 753. Restricted
The six US tech stocks shown below had dropped by an average of 39.4% since its peak during the past 52 weeks. The largest drop is Meta (58.4% drop) and the lowest is Apple (24.1%) Is it time... 02 Jul 2022, View: 550. Restricted
My friend asked my advice on the following case. a) His relative, aged 50, bought a life insurance policy. The annual premium represents more than 20% of the annual income. The policy has a 50 year... 26 Jun 2022, View: 1187. Restricted
TSM is the leading manufacturer of advanced chips in the world. It benefited from the sanctions imposed by America on China chip companies, which are their competitors. The manufacturers who need the ... 19 Jun 2022, View: 35. Restricted
I invested $475,000 SGD in 3 China tech stocks, namely Alibaba, Baidu and SMIC. They show a loss of 22.2% or $105.000. These stocks are on average about 50% down from their peak prices during the p... 18 Jun 2022, View: 419. Restricted
I invested a total of $257,000 SGD in this stock. This comprised of a portion listed in America (under EDU) and another portion listed in Hong Kong (under 9901.HK). At the worst point a few weeks e... 17 Jun 2022, View: 331. Restricted
My friend is active in investing in the global stock market. He asked for my view about the expected hike in interest rate by the US Fed. A few weeks ago, the market was expecting an increase ... 15 Jun 2022, View: 441. Restricted
I invested S$233,000 in this stock. I held 53,100 shares listed in Hong Kong and 5,000 ADR (equivalent to 50,000 shares) listed in New York. My average cost was US$17.5. The stock price dropped to ... 15 Jun 2022, View: 215. Restricted
Tesla's stock price dropped 9.22% to $903.55 on the close of 3 June 2022. This sharp drop was a reaction by investors to a Reuters report that Tesla planned to reduce its workforce by 10%. The investo... 05 Jun 2022, View: 724. Restricted
Non fungible token (NFT) uses blockchain technology to create a unique record. A person can create a NFT to represent any asset and sell it to a buyer for a large sum of money. The buyer buys the NF... 03 Jun 2022, View: 27. Restricted
Cathie Wood of ARK invest did extremely well in 2011. Her ETF funds were the top performers globally. I agreed with her bullish assessments of Tesla. I followed her on several genomic stocks ... 30 May 2022, View: 530. Restricted
My approach towards investing can be summarized by one key principle - to invest in undervalued stocks. They fall in the following categories: a) Blue chip stocks with price earning ratio ... 30 May 2022, View: 546. Restricted
It is important for the policyholder to pay special attention to the terminal bonus. Some insurance companies increased the terminal bonus by a large amount on the 20th or 30th anniversary of... 28 May 2022, View: 329. Restricted
Mr. Y received a post sale benefit illustration (PBSI) for his policy in 2014 and an updated one in September 2021. There was a big difference in the surrender value for the 30th anniversary,... 28 May 2022, View: 40. Restricted
Mr. Y received a post sale benefit illustration (PBSI) for his policy in 2014 and an updated one in September 2021. There was a big difference in the surrender value for the 30th anniversary,... 28 May 2022, View: 13. Restricted
I invested a total of HKD 1,862,460 (SGD 323,605) in Alibaba and Baidu. I bought the shares at a price of 43% and 22% lower respectively, compared to the 52 weeks high for these stocks. Based on th... 27 May 2022, View: 561. Restricted
I suggested to a policyholder to write to the insurance company to ask for an explanation of the drop in the surrender value. Dear My name is xxxxxxxx. I bought a life insurance poli... 27 May 2022, View: 254. Restricted
Mr Y bought a life insurance policy 30 years ago and paid an annual premuim of $2,794. He obtained a post sale benefit illustration (PSBI) in Sept 2021. It showed a cash surrender value on th... 27 May 2022, View: 488. Restricted
We are experiencing a bear market. The stock prices keep falling, way below their fair values. What is happening? Many investors hold stocks on margin or leverage. When the stock prices... 25 May 2022, View: 1239. Restricted
I analyzed the China stocks that I have invested in currently, or in the past. I present these stocks in the order of the forecast PER. This is based on the projected EPS of analysts covering... 22 May 2022, View: 710. Restricted
I just bought 20,000 shares of Sembcorp Industries at $2.93. The stock price was at a low of $1.85 on 13 Sep 2021. It has increased by 58% over the past 8 months. The increase in stock pri... 19 May 2022, View: 419. Restricted
Dear Mr Tan I would like to seek your advice on this 3 yrs saving plan. Is this a good plan? REPLY Can you ask the insurance adviser, who earns a large commission, to explain this plan to you. ... 18 May 2022, View: 300. Restricted
The Medishield plan pays for hospital expenses above a deductible of say $3,000 and for the co-insurance of 10%. The rider pays for a certain percentage of the the deductible and co-insurance. ... 16 May 2022, View: 361. Restricted
Dear Mr. Tan I have bought NTUC Income`s Enhanced Incomeshield Preferred Plan for years. After age 55, the yearly premium is SGD1834, but the rider Premium is SGD2077. I think the rider prem... 16 May 2022, View: 754. Restricted
Microsoft stock price dropped by 10% over the past 4 weeks from a high of $291 on 21 April 2022 to the current price of $261 on 13 May. It dropped $200 billion in market value. The financial news s... 15 May 2022, View: 360. Restricted
An insurance company levied an additional premium of $40 to cover trip cancellation. In the event that the passenger cannot travel due to any medical condition, this cover will compensation the passen... 14 May 2022, View: 158. Restricted
Bitcoin reached a high of $67,000 on 5 Nov 2021. It has dropped by 53% over a period of six months to the current price of $31,700 on 11 May 2022. The current level is at the bottom of the range fo... 11 May 2022, View: 507. Restricted
The Nasdaq dropped by 4.29% on 9 May. ARKK, which is the flagship ETF managed by Cathie Wood, dropped by 9.86%. This is twice the drop of the Nasdaq index. I have observed on several past occasions... 10 May 2022, View: 392. Restricted
A policyholder bought a participating policy 36 years ago and paid an annual premium of $800. The surrender value is now $57,389. He is now age 65 yo. Should be continue the participating policy? ... 09 May 2022, View: 588. Restricted
I show below the financial indicators for a few large industrial shares in Singapore, ranked by the forecast price earning ratio (PER). Sembcorp Industrial and Keppel Corp looks quite attractive, a... 09 May 2022, View: 426. Restricted
Elon Musk wants to purchase 100% of Twitter and to make it into a private company. He plans to buy the entire company for $44 billion, to be funded partly (about 50%) by equity and the balance by loan... 05 May 2022, View: 335. Restricted
Here are the performance of the auto stocks for the past 12 months, up to 30 April 2022. Some stocks are purely in electric vehicle (shown in the table as EV). The others are legacy auto manu... 30 Apr 2022, View: 268. Restricted
Here are the performance of the large cap stocks for the past 12 months until 28 Apr 2022. The global stock markets were badly affected by the rise of interest rate in America, the conflict in Ukra... 29 Apr 2022, View: 278. Restricted
I have a large holding in this stock. It has a small market cap of $65 m. So, my holdings of $112,000 represent almost 0.2%. I invested in this stock because its book value per share is $0.70, cash... 29 Apr 2022, View: 266. Restricted
Here are the performance of the large cap stocks for the past six months until 28 Apr 2022. The global stock markets were badly affected by the rise of interest rate in America, the conflict in Ukr... 29 Apr 2022, View: 322. Restricted
I sent this letter to the MD of MAS Dear Mr. xxxx I enclose a marketing brochure for a "leveraged annuity" product. Please ask your officer to see if this marketing brochure meets the MAS stand... 28 Apr 2022, View: 273. Restricted
A 65 yo woman was offered an annuity that pays a guaranteed monthly income of $834 for 10 years from age 70. There is a non-guaranteed portion of between $ and $. The insurance company did not explain... 27 Apr 2022, View: 417. Restricted
A policyholder, aged 65, was offered a life annuity policy. She pays a single premium of $100,000 and receives an monthly income of $843 (guaranteed) from age 70 for 10 years. There is a non-guarantee... 26 Apr 2022, View: 1097. Restricted
The stock price of Twitter over the past 52 weeks was in the range of $31.30 and $73.34. The price close on 25 Apr at $51.70 which is 65% above the low and 30% below the high. Elon Musk of... 26 Apr 2022, View: 488. Restricted
Tesla jumped up 5.57% ($54) following the release of its results for Q1 of 2022. I expect (hope) that the stock price will increase more when the market opens tonight. Tesla's stock price has been ... 21 Apr 2022, View: 76. Restricted
Facebook is now trading under the name of Meta Platform, but it keeps its symbol as FB. The stock price was $340 in Nov 2021. It has dropped to $200 in Apr 2022. The stock price dropped by 41% over... 21 Apr 2022, View: 199. Restricted
The price of Netflix stock dropped from $682 in Nov 2021 to $226 in Apr 2022. It is a drop of 67% over the past five months. At the current price of $226, the PE ratio is 20.12 times. This is an ac... 21 Apr 2022, View: 372. Restricted
Mr. Tan, Can I have your comments about the decision of the insurer to reject certain types of treatment under an integrated Shield plan? See this report. Is this fair, as the consumers has ... 21 Apr 2022, View: 304. Restricted
X sent me the text of his conversation with Y, who offered an attractive loan at a low rate of interest. Y asked for details to process the loan, which X provided. Towards the end, Y asked for a... 10 Apr 2022, View: 165. Restricted
Dear Mr. Tan, With interest rates rising to curb inflation, I am concerned about the debt-ratio of companies. Due to low interests, many investors are driven to buy perpetual bonds which pays h... 07 Apr 2022, View: 163. Restricted
A policyholder bought a life insurance policy 36 years ago. He paid an annual premium of $799. At the end of 36 years, the surrender value is $56,035. The policy gave him a yield of 3.5% per ... 07 Apr 2022, View: 226. Restricted
I received this loan offer on WhatsApp. Take $10000 Pay $180x60Months Take $20000 Pay $360x60months Take $30,000 Pay $540x60months $50K-$100K Above Monthly Repayment Term Up To 60 Months The... 06 Apr 2022, View: 37. Restricted
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