2022 was one of the worst years for bond returns. Conservative investors with larger bond allocations in their portfolio would have suffered large paper losses in the face of the fastest interest rate hiking cycle in history. But these losses could mean additional future returns.

One of the key themes that defined 2022 has been high inflation —something foreign to many investors over the past 2 decades. Is your investment portfolio suitably positioned if there’s a prolonged high inflation regime?

How is your net worth distributed now, and is it inflation-proof? Inflation is dubbed ‘the silent killing of retirement planning’. GYC weighs in on an article that was featured on Channel News Asia (CNA).

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.

In April 2022, Singapore’s core inflation rate reached new heights — the highest it's been in a decade — with this in mind, sometimes playing it too safe in your investments can be a risk in itself.

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.

The recent increase in the cost of some goods and services due to the return of demand after closures and lockdowns has surprised some of us and made the news. How exactly does inflation affect stock returns? Let’s take a look at the data.

When investing, very often we concern ourselves with more visible risks, but inflation is a silent killer. If you do not manage your money and savings well, it will slowly push your desired/ideal lifestyle out of reach. What steps can we take to combat the inflation risk?