Many investors worry that the present market environment of rising interest rates will decrease equity valuations and therefore lead to relatively poor equity market performance over the next year or more. From a theoretical perspective, how do these rate hikes affect the market?

Many people would say stocks are risky. However, if properly diversified, risks can be reduced substantially and the probability of stocks giving you gains is as close as guaranteed as your time horizon increases.

The lure of successful trading strategies is seductive, and looking at your portfolio shrink in value during a market downturn can be painful. But many times investors seeking to circumvent the pain or trying to get a leg up in their investments by temporarily shifting away from their long-term strategy will end up trading one source of anguish for another.

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.

In early April, investment strategists and the financial media were buzzing with what they determined to be a recession signal. In this data-rich world, we find ourselves asking, this yield-curve-inversion, is it important?

When the US Federal Reserve committed to raise interest rates in the face of rising inflation, investors and financial media like Bloomberg, Morningstar, and Yahoo Finance were quick to predict that bonds will underperform cash. Looking at over 30 years of International Government Bond data, we examine the validity of these forecasts.

With the end of easy money policies from central banks around the world and expectations of rising interest rates, you may be wondering — Should bonds play a role in my investments? In this environment, why hold bonds at all?’ In addition to the wealth of existing peer reviewed academic evidence, a recent machine learning analysis by Vanguard may help to provide some insights.

Investopedia defines ‘Home Bias’ as the tendency for investors to invest the majority of their portfolio in domestic equities. However, putting too much of your money into homegrown companies doesn’t pay off all the time. Diversification spreads your investments among more components and reduces risk in your portfolio.

History was made when a young Isaac Newton discovered the law of gravity when he was was hit on the head by a falling piece of fruit. Does the law of gravity have any bearing on financial markets?

With investors scrambling to add different asset classes into their portfolios to equal their returns to that of 10-20 years ago, they may be exposed to higher volatility than the past as well.

Stocks are one of the few key asset classes that can help you beat inflation in the long run, but with the possibility of growth and returns, come risk and volatility. So, how much of your investments should you allocate to stocks?

The market will eventually pull back — while there are some indicators that allow us to gauge the probability of a correction, we suggest that the best time to prepare yourself for such an event is now.

You don’t need superior intellect to be an intelligent investor. The best chance for investment success is to take ownership of your finances in a sensible way — with balance, discipline, and diversification.

Over the past 10 years or so, investors managed to get away with poor investing habits. Whatever they threw their money at seemed to work out pretty well. However, it may appear that the tide may finally be turning.

The Singapore Green Plan, is a national movement and whole-of-society effort to build a sustainable Singapore for all generations. However, sustainability goes beyond reduce, reuse, and recycle.

Given the rise and interest in passive investing, here are some things you should know about Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), reconstitution, and daily portfolio management.

Close calls, their consequential behavioural biases, periods of volatility, and some tips to attain some peace of mind.

Cut out short-term noise and keep sight of long-term benefits. Headlines are crafted to catch attention, not to provide education. Adopting a long-term perspective can help investors look beyond them to reach their goals.