Focused minority shareholders grp (stock specific) e.g. Top 20 shareholders

[dreamybear]

Comparing the STI vs S&P charts, we can see that 1998 to 2000 / 2003 to 2007 were the "golden period" for STI. While I am not exactly sure what were the actual factors, I am guessing one of them could be the increase in our population. Comparatively, the STI was range-bound for the last 10 years or so. I wonder if this is related to the relatively lesser discussions in this forum in recent years (I noticed some buddies that used to be pretty active were no longer so). But ultimately, I believe there needs to be a sufficiently high reward to risk for the mkt to be attractive to investors.

Interesting enough, even though the S&P has done very well e.g. over the last 20 years, the protegee of WB seems to favour taking majority stakes in businesses with a hands-on approach, rather than picking stocks and investing in the stock market for the long term.

Thus, even as we accept and make the most of the circumstances we are in, it does make me wonder if we are playing the right game or playing it correctly or have the rules of the game changed, particularly when it comes to stock business value investing.

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STI
https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/quote/%5ESTI/

S&P
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/%5EGSPC/

SG Population Growth
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP....cations=SG

A Warren Buffett protegee strikes out on her own
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/wealth-...on-her-own

Kanbrick
https://www.kanbrick.com/