Chinese stocks (MSCI China index) have performed +16% over the past month compared to US stocks (S&P 500), only +4.2% so far. Why hasn’t it impacted China yet?

When the news of DeepSeek hit, if you held Nvidia stock, you may have experienced a -20% loss; a broader tech sector ETF, maybe -6%; Global stocks, maybe -1%; and with a diversified and balanced portfolio, you might actually have gains at the end of the day.

The year is 2000, IBM fell out of the top 10 list and in 2024, only one name from that list remains, Microsoft. The recent market shakedown caused by DeepSeek bears resemblance to historical changes of old.

Nvidia stock returned +171.2% in 2024, a spectacular return; but it pales in comparison by almost 16 times to this particular security.

New year resolutions and investments tend to share the same problem: People lose sight of what made them committed in the first place.

-12% and +23%. 3500 basis points is the chasm between the prediction by JP Morgan and the actual outcome of the S&P 500 for 2024.

2 of the biggest mistakes you could do in investments are, (1) trying to perform for others, and (2) copying a strategy that might work for someone else but is just wrong for you.

20% in unrealised returns. That’s what listening to 2024’s predictions, which largely urged for caution and the safety of bonds, would’ve cost you.

Over the past 10 years, the S&P 500 Index returned +13.35% per annum, but in the past century, every time this has happened, it was followed by a decade or more of lamentable performance.

Is everything in order for 2025? Now’s a good time as any to take stock.

With tech and AI dominating media headlines, it might seem like investing in the U.S. was the only option for returns. However, there are two markets that delivered returns higher than the U.S. and one of them is Singapore.

Taxes enable governments to provision themselves, distribute wealth and income, and influence societal behaviours. By contributing to SRS, you can reduce your assessable income by the same amount of your SRS contribution.

From the rise and fall of early internet pioneers to the ongoing AI revolution, history shows that once dominant companies are often overtaken by emerging start-ups. Odds may be stacked against you if you are taking large bets on any particular company in hope of its continued domination.

A $3 million portfolio may sound like a successful milestone, but not when just 3 years ago, that same portfolio was $13 million. A real-life cautionary tale for those investing based on opinions.

Goldman proudly states that their investment into Swedish battery maker Northvolt was worth more than 4 times than what it had paid, expecting it to rise to six by next year. This weekNorthvolt filed for bankruptcy.

Markets don’t go down on war worries alone. Although it could spills over and affects the global economy, the slowdown will be captured in relevant market data. This is something that we constantly keep track of.

Federer actually only won 54% of all points he’s ever played. This small advantage leads to a win-rate of 76% of sets and 82% of matches. The numbers for the stock market are strikingly similar.

“Trump trade winners” is a new emerging term used to refer to stocks or sectors that are predicted do well under this presidency. What happened the last time Trump won?