There should only be one reason why anyone would dislike a bear market – and that is if you are on the verge of retirement or old enough to not be able to wait for the next up cycle. If you are young and time is on your side, this bear market is right for…
Author: brianhalim
Fixed Home Rates Last Call 2.25% Will End On 23rd Jun Before Rising To 2.6% Thereafter. Refinance Or Simply Check Your Rates Now!
The Fed has raised interest rates by 75 basis points during this past week which sends market spiralling downwards strongly towards an expectation that another consecutive 75 basis point rate hike is on the cards. In fact, if we look at what the market is expecting towards the end of 2022, we are today pricing…
Optimising Your Return With Limiting Your Downside Risk Through A Vertical Spread Options Strategy
First on the disclaimer, Vertical Spread Options is a relative intermediate options strategy so please understand the mechanics and exercise it with care. A vertical spread is sometimes called a credit spread – which involves simultaneously buying and selling of options of the same underlying at the same expiration date with a different strike price….
Jun 2022 – Portfolio Transactions & Updates
I am having my off-month visiting my parents during this school holiday so I will make the updates quick. Another roller coaster month – one month up another month down and this month another month up again. It seems like volatility has been the sole theme this year with many unpredictable event happening. Any bit…
Frasers Hospitality Trust (FHT) Privatised at $0.70. Is It A Fair Deal?
More delisting are on the way to our precious REITs arena as the latest news that Fraser Hospitality Trust (“FHT”) will be privatized after a strategic review comes in to decide to delist the REIT. The Scheme Consideration of $0.70 in cash per scheme stapled security represents: 1.) a premium of 43.8% and 16.7% over…
3 ETFs You Can Buy To Protect Your Wealth In An Inflationary Environment (or Worse If We Are Heading Into A Stagflation)
Inflation – also known as the silent assassin of cash or deposits – is raging across the globe. This phenomenon seems to be a trend everywhere, from the consequences of the excessive money printing from the already buoyant economy of the US to the resilient sector of the UK. For instance, the US inflation for…
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: Baba) – Have You Still Got Any Wool Left + Free Cash Flow and Updated Intrinsic Valuation
It’s been a while since I last wrote an article on Alibaba even though it remained one of my highest conviction positions to date with it alone taking up 27% of my entire portfolio. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: Baba) reported Q4 and full year earnings recently which closed off what for them as one…
Hyphens Pharma International Ltd (SGX: 1J5) – Unlocking Value Play at 60% Potential Upside
Hyphens Pharma International Ltd (SGX: 1J5) – is a specialty pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare company with a diversified ASEAN footprint. It markets and sells a range of specialty pharmaceutical products in key ASEAN countries through exclusive distributorship or licensing agreements with brand principals mainly from Europe and United States. It also develops, markets, and sells its…
Syfe Trade: A Brokerage For Everyone
Sometime around this time last year, I wrote an article on Syfe Investment Portfolio highlighting the Core Portfolio which provides investors with a balanced mix of equity, bond, and gold ETFs. If you have bought them, you would fared pretty well above the market average at an annualized return of -8.1% for the past 1-year…
Property Guru (NYSE: PGRU) – Q1 2022 Earnings Review. How Has This Company Fared Since Going Public?
I am pretty sure Property Guru (NYSE: PGRU) needs no further introduction in our local SEA context as most of us would be familiar with the company and how it operates. For some who are not aware, Property Guru began trading on 18th March 2022 this year, raising gross proceeds of approximately USD 254m after…