This week’s Smart Reads explores Singapore’s SGX board lot reduction, blue-chip dividend growth, and mid-cap stocks outperforming the STI. We also examine debt-free income stocks, new global ETFs, and opportunities after strong market rallies.
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We look at a hospitality group taking control of its REIT’s managers, a five-year high in Singapore’s investment banking fees, and how investors took to smaller board lots on their debut.
S$3,000 a month in passive income sounds like an attractive retirement target, but what does it actually take to get there?
We highlight four solid Singapore companies that have dished out reliable dividends to investors for two decades or more.
Three more dividend blue chips outperformed the STI in 2026, with SGX, ST Engineering and UOB combining faster profit growth with clear dividend visibility.
A S$1 million Singapore condo may seem like a wealth-building asset, but REITs could offer a more flexible and cost-effective way to invest in property.
Four SGX small-cap stocks outperformed the STI in 2026, delivering returns of up to 70.5% as faster profit growth helped drive their gains.
A stock hitting a 52-week high can signal strong momentum, but it can also make investors wonder whether the easy gains are already behind them.
OCBC, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding and DBS beat the STI by up to 41.6 percentage points so far in 2026, driven by strong earnings and growth prospects.
A US$22.4 billion order book provides strong revenue visibility, but investors should look beyond the headline figure.
The Fed’s latest rate hike puts S-REITs back under the spotlight, but the pace of future increases may matter more than the final rate.
Four mid-cap SGX stocks outperformed the STI in 3Q2026, but their cash flows reveal important differences beneath the strong headline returns.
Three cash-rich SGX blue chips hold more cash than debt and pay dividends, giving investors a closer look at their financial strength.
Three US stocks have doubled in a year, but investors must weigh their fundamentals, valuations and growth prospects before deciding whether to buy, hold or sell.
SGX investors will soon be able to access tax‑efficient S&P 500, NASDAQ-100 and MSCI World exposure directly in SGD.
VICOM, HRnetGroup and Credit Bureau Asia raised dividends despite lower interest income. Can their cash-rich balance sheets support future payouts?
Three Temasek-backed blue chips are in focus after recent results, with quarterly dividends rising by up to 25% and DBS adding a capital return.
SGX is reducing board lots from 100 shares to 10 for 11 securities, making eight Singapore stocks more accessible to investors from 5 October 2026.
Three Singapore stocks have raised dividends consistently over five years, but investors should examine whether earnings and cash flow can support another five.
CICT, CLAR and MLT raised their DPU in 2026, giving investors higher income while showing three very different paths to distribution growth.