While negative returns are part and parcel of investing, it happens less often than you think. The past four years are actually very representative of how markets work in general — positive returns 75% of the time, and losses, 1 out of 4 times.

At our recent client event, we were happy to have an overwhelming response to our 5-question quiz. Within these answers include important tidbits for investors and Singaporeans — How many of these would you have guessed correctly?

For the the first time in nearly 50 years, both stocks and bonds were down by double digits (2022). Over the past few years, from lockdowns to re-openings and adapting to drastic changes in our lifestyles and behaviour. Now we’re in 2023; how’re you doing?

As the year comes to end, we will see financial institutions and managers publishing their predictions and outlooks for 2023. How reliable are these forecasts?

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?

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?

It may be difficult to get a good return these days, but doing nothing only guarantees you'll get even less.

The key to investing is embracing uncertainty, because it’s never going away

Stock prices are soaring as the economy struggles. Does this mean the market is overvalued and about to fall? What should you do?

hat are some things NOT to do when the markets suddenly fall?

Looking to the past can provide insightful lessons for the future.

Stock market returns are commonly driven by just a few stocks. The problem is knowing which ones.

What would happen if you followed the advice of well known investors, hedge fund managers and strategists - supposed experts in their field. Are they really able to beat the market?

As we head into 2020, it helps to look at financial forecasts with the hindsight gained from 2019.

Markets have reached new highs. Should you sell in case they fall?

There will never be a perfect time to invest. But the longer you wait, the more it will cost you.

Volatile markets can be a time of opportunity rather than devastation.

The yield curve inversion may not be the disaster it’s being made out to be