Will you give it a yawn when you hear the news that the interest rate hike is coming? You may yet to realise how deeply this will affect you and your money. For a start, when the US Federal Reserve increases their interest rates, it is not only an American thing. US interest rates matter […]
3 things you must do to invest in the modern world
There’s a popular English proverb saying: “Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves.” In another word, if you concentrate on saving small amounts of money, you’ll soon amass a large amount. When it comes to investing for retirement, this can’t be truer. We never learn to plan our retirement in school […]
Why you need a systematic way to invest for retirement
When it comes to wealth building and investing for retirement, there are two stages you will have to go through: Stage 1 – Wealth Accumulation Stage 2 – Wealth Preservation Unless you have a filthy rich parent or a massive inheritance, you probably have to work our butt off to accumulate wealth before you can […]
Should you include Absolute Return Hedge Funds in your Asset Allocation?
Are hedge funds, a form of investments journalists love to hate, worth a second look? Should your asset allocation include alternative investment such as Absolute Return funds into your portfolio? Traditionally, any forms of investment other than cash, equities and bonds are considered as an alternative investment. That includes properties, commodities and hedge funds. Although […]
Why Dividend Stocks alone is not the best Income Investing strategy
“Asset allocation can offer investors cash flows similar to dividends stocks with lower risk” Many investors buy dividend stocks. This usually means buying ‘blue-chips’ that have a track record of paying dividends. Such investors are typically ‘buy and hold’ type of investors who don’t actively manage at all. While investing in dividend yielding stocks may […]
Temasek Investment Review 2011 – Is 4.6% Return high or low?
Temasek Holdings’s portfolio reached a record high $193 billion at the end of its last financial year. Its portfolio grew from a previous record of $186 in the preceding year, and it grew its net profit from $4.6 billion to $12.7 billion for the year ended March 31. Is 4.6% Return high or low? Take […]