Did you know that recession announcements tend to be extremely late? Often by the time they are called, the stock market would already have bottomed and is on its way to recovery.

News cycles can be negative, while the stock market continues to trend upwards in 2023. Market sell-offs tend to feed upon itself, culminating in a few days of intense losses — but this is always temporary. Most of the time, bad years are followed by good recovery years.

An overwhelming number of recession forecasts do not necessarily mean a recession is certain, but if major recessions of the past has shown us anything, it’s that investments still can make decent and even better returns.

In the movie Back to the Future II, Biff travelled back in time to give himself a copy of a sports book which listed the results of every major sporting event for 50 years. How often have we wished we had something similar for investing — would having such an object enable you to invest better though?

The stock market has seen its worst start in 50 years — people are asking: Are there more declines coming? What about recession? When’s the best time to invest? Perhaps past events can provide some perspective.

Women outlive men in every major economy and their education rates are higher than men in most developed countries. It is no wonder that their influence on productivity and stock market performance are significant.

National debt is rising everywhere around the world with the US sitting at the top at $22 trillion dollars (at end 2020). However, in terms of debt to GDP ratios, it is not the most indebted country in the world.

Articles and investment outlooks from Bloomberg to The Straits Times seem to suggest that the spectre of inflation is one to be worried about. With inflation-beating investment solutions being pumped out by institutions like DBS and Schroders, one has to wonder, how big a problem is inflation to my investments?

We can’t dispute that rising costs and inflation are at our doorstep; we could however, argue against the claim that a doomsday outcome on stocks is certain whenever interest rates rise. Let’s see what the data has to say.

When it comes to investing, the biggest elephant in the room is the word — “uncertainty.” No one can say for certain what the markets will do nor is there a crystal ball that’ll show you the outcome of any situation. However, we have provided some pointers that can help you keep things in perspective during this “uncertain” period.

Interest rates will eventually rise and when they do, the transition from a low-yield to a higher-yield environment can lead to capital losses in portfolios and also put pressure on those who have taken up new levels of debt. Are you prepared?

One of the best times to plan for an economic downturn is when markets are behaving normally, investors are feeling bullish, the economy is on the mend, and we have clarity of thought.

Have you read the market outlook for 2021 yet? For as long as financial institutions have been around, you can be sure that they always have some sort of an investment outlook for the coming year. Why is that so?

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Bank interest rates have been at rock bottom for years. Is this something investors should worry about?

The US presidential elections are around the corner. As market speculations heat up, what does the actual historical evidence show?

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