It never feels good when we are in this kind of market, it is hard to find any optimistic news. From interest rate hikes to inflation fear, from Russia Ukraine tension to global recession. The financial market is upside-down and many cracks are spreading. How should you position your investment to protect your downside and […]
What Is China Evergrande Debt Crisis and Why It Rocks The Global Market
The biggest worry in the financial market now is not the US tapering or China tech crackdown, but the possibility of default of China Evergrande Group (中国恒大集团). The report of China Evergrande’s situation is on the news every day, but many Singapore investors are not even familiar with the name. This article gives you a […]
How Should You Handle A Recession?
If you are worried about recession in your retirement years, you should read this. In the course of my work as an independent financial adviser, I have done retirement planning for many people. In our initial discussion, most people tend to plan their retirement using very optimistic assumptions. But I always share with my clients […]
Why invest in Gold
There are fears that the massive monetary and fiscal policy stimulus plans that have been pumped into the global economy will generate inflation. Gold acts as a hedge against such an eventuality. Dr Shane Oliver, head of investment strategy and chief economist at AMP Capital Investors, said gold is seen as a good alternative to […]
Dubai Crisis
So much so has been talked about Dubai’s crisis. Below jumping into panic selling, let’s look at what happened in Dubai. Dubai is one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula. The Dubai Municipality is sometimes called Dubai state to […]
AIA policyholders get assurance
Source: Straits Times By Lorna Tan, Finance Correspondent THE world’s largest insurer, New York-based American International Group (AIG), is rushing out details of plans to turn around the firm, which has been hit by the United States financial crisis.But Singapore policyholders of its subsidiaries AIA and American Home Assurance Singapore (AHA) have been reassured that […]