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Sophisticated Investor Profile: Goh Geok Khim
A bona fide blue whale with big fish to fry. Mr. Goh Geok Khim is the founder and Executive Chairman of investment holding company, G.K. Goh Holdings, and Managing Director of Goh Stockbrokers. No stranger to the boardroom of several major companies, Mr. Goh is also Non-Executive Chairman of
How to Become a Sophisticated Investor
We look up to them. We hope to become one of them. Spiking features one of them in this blog every week. But what exactly does it take to become a “sophisticated investor”? We’ll take a look at what exactly a sophisticated investor is, and how you can rank
Taking A Bird’s Eye View: Catalist
Launched in 2007, the Catalist is not “just” the Singapore Exchange’s secondary board. It’s the go-to board for investors looking for shares from dynamic, new companies. In this post, Spiking takes a bird’s eye view of Catalist and the kinds of companies that it hosts. We’ll
Hot Investment Profile: Koda Limited
SGX Stock Code: BJZ / Stock Price: 0.530 The pride of Singaporean furniture design, Koda Limited was one of last week’s top five gainers on the Singapore Exchange. Founded in 1972 by Mr. Teng Kwee Koh, Koda is an original design manufacturer that exports its furniture lines to 50
Sophisticated Investor Profile: Goi Seng Hui
The role model for Singaporean entrepreneurs, Mr. Goi Seng Hui, or Sam Goi, is celebrated for having his built up his fortune out of a humble business. He is now №13 on Forbes’ Singapore’s 50 Richest list, as well as №11 in Singapore on its 2016 Billionaires list. Dubbed
Heard at the Annual Stockholders’ Meeting…
Keeping track of the action at the stock market can be pretty stressful. There’s every stock spiking on the Mainboard, blue whales buying and selling all trading day, and make-or-break investment decisions waiting to be made. Let Spiking help make investing easier by putting the latest updates from the
Remember These Stock Market Headline-Makers?
While we’re all singularly focused as investors on tracking the latest market updates, it can be good (and maybe even fun) to take a look back once in a while. We can see how far we’ve come, if you will, as one, big, stock market society. But more
Hot Investment Profile: Singapore Airlines
SGX Stock Code: C6L / Stock Price: 10.770 The national flag carrier and one of Fortune’s most-admired companies in the world, Singapore Airlines (SIA) was one of last week’s top five gainers on the Singapore Exchange. On top of being one of the world’s leading airlines, SIA
Sophisticated Investor Profile: Lee Bee Wah
Member of Parliament, Er. Dr. Lee Bee Wah adds another feather to her distinguished cap as a sophisticated investor at the Singapore Exchange. On top of being MP of the Nee Soon GRC, she is also Chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee for National Development and Environment. To find and
Are You Investing In A Bubble?
It’s a word that seems to be floating around a lot more often, these days. But just what is a stock market bubble? And how do you know you’re not investing in one, right now? As an app that helps you become a better investor at the Singapore
Discover SGX Securities: Structured Warrants
We now come to the last in Spiking’s series on discovering securities available at the Singapore Exchange, which began with a bird’s eye view of ADRs. This time, we’ll be taking a look at Structured Warrants, which Money Sense says are becoming increasingly popular. What warrants are,
Making Sense of Stock Market Trends
If real estate is all about location, location, location, timing could probably be the magic word for the stock market. The right time to buy and sell your stocks is what spells the difference between profit and loss. While the importance of timing is understood easily enough, determining what the
