Last Friday, US and China trade negotiators have met for the 13th time since the US imposed trade tariffs on China. The markets were initially buoyed by the news of a "love fest" between the two nations and commodity prices like soybean and cotton soared. However, the more I read into the "trade deal" and … Continue reading Second Thoughts
September came and flew past. Events, both life and work, stacked up so closely that everything seemed to happen so fast. I had my 2 weeks reservist and it felt like a much needed vacation. The low point is when I had to fork out $2k for my car repair cost and my root canal … Continue reading September 19 Review – Big Win for REITs
Anyone can be an investor. Select a strategy, approach, strategy or model and put in your money to create your portfolio. Depending on the performance, you may get returns that beat whatever index you bench-marked your portfolio against and be considered a "good" investor. But what does it takes to be elevated into "great" status … Continue reading The Difference Between a Good Investor and a Great Investor
Today marks the end of August 2019 and wow, it has been one of the most volatile month for stocks that I've seen. The direction of the market is overly reliant on presidential tweets and demonstrations in Hong Kong. The biggest news in SGX would probably be the missing Yangzijiang CEO incident, which sparked a … Continue reading So Long, August
It was 2016, right in the middle of the China liquidity crisis. The poor investment sentiment that time was also aided by low oil prices. DBS (SGX:D05) reported poor financial results, mostly due to provisions made for loans to O&G companies. Everyone got worried that another financial crisis is here again. The stock price has … Continue reading How to Catch A Knife
Last week, we had a little drama in Singapore's investing landscape when Yangzijiang Shipbuilding(SGX:BS6) plunged more than 20% from $1.29 to hit a 2.5 year low at $0.86. It has then recovered to about $1.01 currently. For more info, you can click on the link below; https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/yangzijiang-hits-rough-waters-amid-beijings-probe-into-individual-linked-to-firm It has stirred up tons of discussions among … Continue reading Math is the Simple Part
So the recent dip in the markets has a few investors panicking. Some that bought during the run-up in the previous months are starting to see their portfolios going into the red. Most probably, they were thinking if it is a good idea to hold on and average down or just sell. Over the years, … Continue reading Nobody Likes Losing
