Recently a lot of my clients and subscribers have asked if there is any investment opportunity given the collapse of oil prices. Is it time to buy oil ETFs or energy companies, or is a recession imminent? We all know the world has become chaotic, and 2020 is a year of miracles in financial markets. […]
How to dig below the sales pitch and choose the right unit trust
For most Singaporeans, unit trust is the best investment instrument to start with. But why so many people lost money in unit trust investment? Because most people chose the wrong funds. If you want to make money, you need to know how to choose the right unit trust for yourself. It is unlikely that you […]
What do ETF Investment and Ribena have in common
Ribena has long been sold as a healthy drink based on advertisements that black currant juice has more vitamin C than orange juice. However, two science students found Ribena contained no detectable vitamin C and the multinational company was fined. Does it take a professor degree to find out the truth? People just believe what […]
Are your ETFs lent to hedge funds?
Billions of dollars have been poured into ETF in recent years. Many investors misunderstood the products and only learned it the hard and expensive way. Japan earthquake and recent meltdown of silver price have caused various pitfalls of ETF exposed to daylight. ETF was also scrutinized lately with numerous regulatory warnings and concerns raised by […]
Easy Money in Silver Is Over
CNBC : Sentiment turned quite bearish after a reports suggested that billionaire investors George Soros, as well as Carlos Slim and some other influential investors had started paring down positions in silver as well as gold. Adding to the downward momentum, the CME again raised margin requirements Interestingly, this event put another pitfall of ETF […]