Image source: Getty Images Here are three stock market myths that beginner investors should know about. They sound plausible but can lead to trouble if taken too literally. 1: The stock market always goes up Markets have historically risen over very long periods thanks to economic growth, technological innovation demographic shifts. But long periods where returns are flat or even negative happen too. Crashes, corrections or bear markets are inevitable. Think about the time horizon and risk tolerance before assuming the market will keep rising in the short term. 2: Dividends are guaranteed Dividend shares often get called ‘safe bets’…
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The agreement provides a bilateral legal framework enabling Vietnamese organisations and businesses to register greenhouse gas emission reduction projects and generate carbon credits that are recognised and transferable to Singapore. Source link
Image source: Getty Images We often hear about FTSE shares when they hit headlines for their incredible price gains. But by then, the best profits are already behind us. It’s a classic case of chasing yesterday’s news. But what if there’s a different way? What I’m looking for is high earnings growth and a share price that hasn’t yet caught up. And I’m not just checking earnings growth. If a company’s forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio’s too high, it may be a sign that analysts feel the earnings are already priced in. So I want to find the hidden gems –…
SINGAPORE – Singapore on Sept 16 made headway in contributing to nature conservation globally by establishing contracts for carbon credits generated from nature restoration and protection projects in Ghana, Paraguay and Peru.This is the first time the Republic is sourcing for carbon credits from nature-based projects.This development, announced by the National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS) and the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI), is also significant as it marks the first tranche of carbon credits that the Republic has secured.The Republic will spend $76.4 million to buy more than two million tonnes of nature-based carbon credits from four projects in…
SINGAPORE – Singapore on Sept 16 made headway in contributing to nature conservation globally by establishing contracts for carbon credits generated from nature restoration and protection projects in Ghana, Paraguay and Peru. This is the first time the Republic is sourcing for carbon credits from nature-based projects. This development, announced by the National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS) and the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI), is also significant as it marks the first tranche of carbon credits that the Republic has secured. The Republic will spend $76.4 million to buy more than two million tonnes of nature-based carbon credits from…
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There are plenty of ways in which Sean Manaea, left-handed starting pitcher for the New York Mets, is not like you or me. He’s 6-foot-5, he can throw a baseball 90 miles an hour and make it spin and curve in fascinating ways. Also 40,000 people watch him do his job live every time he’s at work.But in one crucial way he is in fact just like you and me: he rides the subway to the office.”On the train, my routine is grab a coffee, sit down, or stand up if there’s no seats,” he told Streetsblog on a recent…
Image source: Getty Images Dividend investors need to be careful with banking shares. The prospect of falling interest rates is a real risk, but not all FTSE 100 banks are the same. Barclays (LSE:BARC) is unique in combining a strong retail presence with a global investment banking operation. And the stock is also interesting from a dividend perspective. Dividends Right now, Barclays shares come with a 2.2% dividend yield. Compared to Lloyds Banking Group (3.95%) or NatWest Group (4.42%), that’s not particularly eye-catching. In terms of dividends, however, there’s a lot more to Barclays than meets the eye. In February…
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We discuss the different ways in which you can use the Freefincal Equity Mutual Fund Screener. The screener has two pages – a rolling returns sheet and a trailing returns sheet. The Sep 2025 edition is the latest screener at the time of writing. At all times, the top link in this archive is the latest edition of the equity screener.This screener exclusively covers actively managed equity funds. We also have screeners for index funds, ETFs, Debt/Hybrid funds, stocks and NPS funds.Amusingly, this equity screener has often been used by us and many other readers to show how very few…