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description: "🌟🌟🌟As the Straits Times Index drifts lower today, do you hunt for value or flee the storm?   If you are a patient long term investor, this is a great time to accumulate $STI ETF(ES3.SG).  The STI isn't a speculative tech bubble.  It is an index dominated by massive, cash rich banking monopolies and blue chip stocks.The Big 3 local banks $DBS(D05.SG)$OCBC Bank(O39.SG)and $UOB(U11.SG)have fortress balance sheets.  They also pay great dividends too.Singapore remains the premier wealth sanctuary in Asia and it is backed by stable government.  A good strategy is to dollar cost average STI ETF for the long term.  Slow and steady wins the race."
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# 🌟🌟🌟As the Straits Times Index drifts lower today, …


### Related Stocks

- [D05.SG](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/D05.SG.md)
- [O39.SG](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/O39.SG.md)
- [U11.SG](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/U11.SG.md)
- [STI.SG](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/STI.SG.md)
- [ES3.SG](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ES3.SG.md)
- [DBSDY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/DBSDY.US.md)
- [UOVEY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/UOVEY.US.md)

## Comments (1)

- **orange · 2026-08-20T08:12:35.000Z**: ES3 is about 54% just the three banks, so DCA-ing it is more a bank bet than diversification. i hold it but count it as my financials sleeve.


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