I have a strong belief that investing for the long-term in ASX shares will deliver the best returns.
Compounding is a very powerful financial force that helps grow a number into a much larger figure.
If $100 grew at an average of 10% per year for ten years, it'd be understandable to think it'd be just a little over $200. It actually comes to $259, a rise of 159%. By investing in businesses that are growing at a good pace, we're more likely to see great results ourselves.
I'm a fan of the below names for the long-term.
Tuas Ltd (ASX: TUA)
Tuas hasn't been operating in Singapore that long, yet it has already become one of the main challengers in the Asian country's telecommunications sector.
At the recent AGM update, the company revealed continued strong progress with mobile user growth of 20% to 1.34 million. It's winning customers thanks to its value offerings.
I'm expecting the business to continue gaining market share, particularly once its acquisition of competitor M1 is completed. Broadband could also become a useful contributor if the company can reach a meaningful market share.
As its scale increases, I'm predicting the company's profit margins will increase thanks to operating leverage.
I'm hoping the ASX share will look to expand beyond Singapore in the years ahead, expanding its total addressable market.
VanEck MSCI International Quality ETF (ASX: QUAL)
Over longer time periods, I think it's the highest quality businesses that will outperform and rise to the top.
This exchange-traded fund (ETF) gives Aussies an easy way to invest in a portfolio of the best businesses in the world.
It has 300 positions in the portfolio from a number of countries including the US, Switzerland, the UK, Japan, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Canada, France, Sweden and more.
The QUAL ETF is well-diversified, in my opinion, as the portfolio is also spread across a number of sectors including IT, healthcare, industrials, communication services and financial services.
The most important part is how it picks the highest-quality companies for its portfolio. Companies involved have a high return on equity (ROE), earnings stability and low financial leverage. This is a powerful combination, in my view.
Over the past five years, the QUAL ETF has returned an average of 15.5% per year. While I'm not expecting it to do as well as that going forward, I think its characteristics are highly effective and likely to unlock further good returns for investors.
I believe this is a very good investment to help investors just invest in the great businesses rather than the entire global share market.
