Market Journal
In today’s internet of things, we hardly need to type “www” when we surf the internet. However, the World Wide Web or ‘www’ had in truth sparked off a revolution, leading to many innovations we see today, powering the global economy beyond brick-and-mortar, unconstrained by space nor time. In 1989, the World Wide Web was…Read More
What this report is about: The Rule of 40 is a metric investors use to sieve out quality software companies. Shortlisted stocks that may have the potential for long-term capital appreciation, based on the Rule of 40. How to incorporate the Rule of 40 with other traditional metrics like the price-to-sales ratio. Investors are constantly…Read More
What are they and how do they affect an Investor? What is a Corporate Action? A corporate action is any activity that brings material change to an organisation and impacts its stakeholders including shareholders, both common and preferred, and bondholders. Types of Corporate Actions 1. Types of Dividends 2. Capital Repayments 3. Stock Splits/Reverse Stock…Read More
What is a DLC? Daily Leverage Certificates (DLCs) were first introduced in Europe in 2012.In July 2017, SGX became the first in Asia to offer DLCs products for trading on its exchange. Issued by a third-party financial institution, DLCs are traded in the secondary market. They are exchange-traded financial derivative products which enable investors to…Read More
The following lists some of the more popular stocks – not in any order of ranking – traded by POEMS customers amidst with major stock announcements in the month of September. At a glance: After a long rally, the three major indices closed lower in September.. Market sell-offs were a result of poor job market…Read More
What this report is about: Understand what a Stock is Difference between Common and Preference Stocks Where and how to purchase Back in March 2020, the investing world got into a frenzy during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, retail and institution investors hurried to purchase shares on the cheap. As one without any prior…Read More
What this report is about: On this day that celebrates the lustrous yellow metal, we look at what makes gold so special as compared to other asset classes throughout history, even till today. Understanding the factors that really drive gold prices as the factors that correlate with gold prices may not be as intuitive as…Read More
Summary Unprecedented fiscal and monetary stimulus may have averted a global economic crisis, but it comes with its own set of issues in the form of potential runaway inflation. Inflation is explored in three parts and may not be as transitory as the US Federal Reserve would like us to believe. We explore negative yields…Read More
What this report is about: Understanding Evergrande’s business developments. Diving into earning financial result. Learning lesson from Evergrande In recent weeks, we have seen countless news headlines on Evergrande’s crisis. The share price has collapsed through this year from HKD$14.14 on 4 January 2021 to a year low of HKD$2.06 on 21 September 2021. Although…Read More
The following lists some of the more popular stocks – not in any order of ranking – traded by POEMS clients along with major stock announcements in the month of August. At a glance: After moving down sharply, all three major indices trended higher in the second half of the month, to record highs. US…Read More

