The spike in market volatility due to the ongoing economic turbulence and several market challenges in relation to interest rate hikes and inflation could reign supreme once again and dominate the headlines as investors worry about the potential for more trouble rippling through the market. Trading in today’s market environment requires agility and the willingness…
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Juggling On Different Roles and Putting Multiple Hats | Tommy Talim, 32 Years, $350k Networth – Shares His Experience How He Does It
As part of the new interview series in this blog, we are bringing everyday people to share with us their journey towards career, health, wealth, hobbies and retirement. I have the privilege to bring in Tommy as our first interviewee in this series. Imagine a life where you have to juggle among a few roles…
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…
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…
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…
uSMART Review – Introducing 3 Key Features That Are Unique to Investors (Fractional Shares, Featured Strategies, and Value Stock Screener)
In my previous article on uSMART (If you have not read it, do read it here first), I introduced the latest new kid on the block who is finally here to make its own mark and highlighted a few key features such as the Daily Stock Picks and Smart Orders. During the recent market turmoil…
Trading Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) Opportunity With Futu SG (moomoo) 0% Commission For US Stocks
Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) plunged sharply after announcing its Q1 FY22 post-market hours which came in much below expectations and to the disappointment of many investors. Despite announcing an increase in Prime membership recently (monthly rate is now up from USD 12.99 to USD 14.99 and annual cost is up from USD 119 to USD 139)…
My Personal (3Fs) Experience Using the uSMART SG App
The fast and growing industry of Fintech is taking the world by storm as the world is evolving towards a digital economy – driven by technology, innovation, and new ways of doing and transacting business in a seamless way. Over the past few years, the security brokerage industries have been buzzing about the disruption it…
Executing a Game Plan on an Averaging Down Investment Strategy
In my previous article, I wrote about the importance of having the right mental mindset in order to enact a perfect execution strategy in investing. Well, literally speaking, there isn’t a perfect execution strategy or formula that we can imposed all the time but we can strive to do better from time to time. In…