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My Christmas Wishlist for 2023 is as fol...

If I’ve to describe my 2022 portfolio in one word, it’ll have to be “boring”. The core and largest composition of my portfolio is in the banking sector and primarily in our local banking trio DBS, OCBC and UOB that have returned over 4%, 8% and 16% year to date respectively before dividends.
I’ve been holding DBS for the longest time, gradually increasing my stake whenever the stock was on sale, such as when investors were rushing for exits during the onset of COVID-19 pandemic.
As o...

I used to think that avid football fans would be too focussed on World Cup tournaments and too tired after staying up late to catch live matches, that they would ignore the stock markets the next day after matches of their favourite teams, especially if they became disheartened after their favourite teams lost.
I read a study that found that on average after a nation’s football team lost in the World Cup, its stock market the followi...

The greatest setback in my investment journey was my loss of over S$500K literally overnight in a stock speculation, at a time when my newborn was barely 1 month old and my company was retrenching. The stock was suspended from trading after an accounting fraud was uncovered, and eventually delisted.
The loss was the equivalence of a typical 5-bedroom HDB flat or a small private apartment then, so it still aches me whenev...

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Singapore real estate investment trusts can benefit from their safe-haven status during a time of market volatility as the U.S. Fed raises interest rates, analysts from DBS say in a research note.
The Fed's clarity on its rate-rise trajectory will likely lead to more price stability for Singapore REITs, they say.
What are Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)?
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are funds that invest in a port...

I regretted selling my global technology fund at the bottom of the market during the pandemic in 2020. I have since been building my own tech stock portfolio. I’m glad to report that I’ve so far managed to outperform the tech fund I had sold. Unlike 2020 and to a lower degree 2021 when almost all growth stocks I bought had performed rather well, this year I’ll need to perform more due diligence and be more selective in my stock picking in order to continue to do well. On...

One of my biggest investment regrets was selling my global tech fund near the market bottom last year. I’ve since been working hard to invest directly into tech stocks myself and benchmark again the tech fund which I sold. I’m now almost on par in terms of absolute returns in dollars. One learning I had was that while it was almost impossible to lose money last year as any stock one were to buy was almost sure to rise, this year has differentiated stocks with strong fundamentals which remain resilient and maintain strong growth while COVID-19 virus rages on and new variants emerge. Due diligence becomes important to identify these winners in 2021.