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?

Buster Douglas: name that may not be known to many now, but for a moment in time, the entire world knew his name. Overcoming 42 to 1 odds, he knocked out the reigning heavyweight champion of the world, Mike Tyson. What odds are you betting in your life?

Markets are a funny animal and has notably risen 10% since our last few articles about bear markets and recession worries. Given what is going on around the world now investment strategists are calling this current market condition a “bear market rally”. So which is it? Bull or Bear?

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.

Usually important headlines and events are delivered straight to your phone’s notification centre — urging you to click on them to read more. But the media, no matter how learned and talented, is not always right, nor has it the ability to definitively predict the future.

Human beings are wired to have emotions — but relying on them to guide decisions may not always pan out. Here are some steps you can take to help you set your emotions aside and build confidence in your investing approach, no matter how the markets are doing.

It seems like every month, the financial industry churns out an endless array of fresh investment options. Amidst the multitude of products, the choices can seem overwhelming. Fortunately, there is a simple process of evaluating their merits, even if the themes or names of these products change.

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.

Barely two years out of the pandemic recession, we are met with negative market returns and an aggressive interest rate hiking plan by the US Federal Reserve. Knowing how markets work during these circumstances can provide some perspective and allow you to make the right decisions for your portfolio.

When markets go up, many investors always claim that they can stomach volatility. After all, volatility that pushes the prices of assets upwards is always welcomed. Only when we experience downward volatility, our true investment stomach is revealed!

Many investors may feel uneasy over news that the US is currently in a bear market, but what exactly is a bear market? What does that mean for your goals and dreams? Is it a signal to sell or buy? The uncertainty and the weight of not knowing what to expect is very often too much for many investors to bear.

Cryptocurrencies have gained traction as one of the hottest and most speculative investments on the market. While there are stories of great and quick success, lawsuits involving angry crypto investors are piling up following the latest collapse of the wider crypto market.

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.

Sometimes past success from the concentrated investing in well-known companies discourage investors from diversifying their assets. Unfortunately, this can lead to one of the most well-known cautionary tales in finance:
Tragic declines in wealth resulting from losses in single securities.

How should investors react to market declines? Should they prevent losses by selling or buy more stocks at a favourable discount? Even then, when is the best time to do so?

You’ve probably experienced that wave of relief before, when you manage to narrowly avoid a disaster. Now that the market is very choppy, it makes sense to take a step back, assess your investments and perhaps take some extra precautions — after all downturns are only a matter of time.

You’ve done everything right: You’ve set a long investment horizon to ensure positive returns, and reduced your equity allocation to make room for bonds to absorb shocks in the market. So what should one do when the invested assets suddenly don’t seem to behave anymore?

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?