Amid recent volatile markets, many financial media are advocating investing in REITs. REITs became the synonym of high dividend income, downside protection, asset diversification, blah blah. However, the dark side of
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US Super Committee fails to agree on deficit reduction, What is Next?
When Euro Debt Crisis is still in a deadlock, US Supercommittee, who are responsible for coming up with USD1.5 trillion in budget deficit cuts, admitted that they would not reach
Where would CPF money go if it is nominated to a bankrupt?
When Madam Lim Lye Kiang sought to claim the $102,000 from CPF which her late sister had left her, she would never have expected that the CPF Board
Guernsey, IoM downgraded! The Puzzle of Credit Ratings
According to International Adviser, “Credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s has downgraded Guernsey and the Isle of Man from AAA to AA+, outlook stable, owing to concerns over
Should Young Adults Take Higher Risk Investments?
Just a couple of months ago, the newspapers started to publish articles advocating the use of CFDs amid volatile markets. The Pros and Cons have been discussed, but
Why Does Equal-Weighting Outperform Value- and Price-Weighting
Why Equal Weighting Outperform Yesterday, I attended a seminar hosted by EDHEC-Risk Institute. The speech was given by Raman Uppal, Professor of Finance, EDHEC Business School. The topic was
SGX’s Online Initiatives for Retail Investors
Specified Investment Products have terms and features that require more knowledge to understand. They include: Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs), Futures (Extended Settlement contracts), Structured
The Collapse of MF Global and its impact
Street Fighters When I was reading “Street Fighters – The last 72 hours of Bear Stearns, The toughest firm on Wall Street” by Kate Kelly, the news broke
Medisave for 2 more Chronic Disease
With effect from today, people can use Medisave to help pay for outpatient treatment of dementia and bipolar disorder under the Chronic Disease Management Programme (CDMP). The programme