Investing Knowledge Base

How to invest in stocks? These are ever-green content from The Good Investors that can serve as your knowledge base as you navigate the world of investing. The content here can serve as a good place to start learning about the stock market and the actual act of investing.

How We Invest

A series of videos explaining in detail how we invest.

Saying Goodbye: 10 Years, a 19% Annual Return, and 17 Investing Lessons

Ser Jing will stop managing his family’s portfolio soon (as of 1 June 2020). Here are 17 investing lessons he has after running the portfolio for nearly 10 years and producing a 19% annual return.

The Key Mindsets You Need To Invest Well

Having a good framework to find investment opportunities in the stock market is important. But it’s equally important – perhaps even more important – to have the right mindsets. Without them, it’s hard to be a successful investor even if you have the best analytical mind in the world of finance. This contains six key mindsets that have served Ser Jing well in the stock market over the years.

Taming Our Ego When Investing

Preventing ego from getting into our heads is of utmost importance. Without ego, we can invest in a safer manner by not falling prey to overconfidence.

24 Things Every Investor Should Know About Investing (To Become Better)

Ser Jing started investing in October 2010 and has learnt a lot along the way. This article contains the lessons he has picked up that can make you a better investor.

24 Facts About The Wild World Of Finance and Investing

Wild facts and surprising things about the world of finance and investing that can help shape your investment behaviours for the better. This article is a work-in-progress, with additions to be made over time.

Originally published on 11 November 2019; latest version as of 11 April 2024

My Investment Framework

Ser Jing’s underlying philosophy for stock market investing, and the criteria he uses to select his investments

My Family’s Portfolio

The returns of an investment portfolio that Ser Jing has been managing for his family since October 2010. To serve as inspiration for what’s possible by applying a long-term, business-focused mindset to investing in the stock market.