If you want to build a portfolio and invest for retirement, should you buy more stocks during a financial crisis? To many novice and professional investors alike, it sounds like a good idea. After all, stocks always go up higher in the long term, right? So buying stocks at a hugely discounted price seems to […]
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 […]
What are Hedge Fund Billionaire Ray Dalio’s investment principles about being wrong
Did you ever doubt yourself even if you feel you are right? I do. Whenever I had some new investment ideas, no matter how much research I’ve done, I always felt worried that I might be wrong. This is especially true when my idea is unconventional or against the consensus. I was always searching for some sound […]
Two Lessons to learn from Bill Gross
In Mar this year, the world most prominent bond fund manager, Bill Gross, dumped all his exposure to U.S. government holdings in his more than $240 billion Pimco Total Return Fund, the largest bond fund in the world. His rationale: Who Will Buy Treasuries When The Fed Doesn’t? To give you some background about Bill […]
Stock IPO: Why They Are Almost Always Bad Investments
An initial public offering, or IPO, is the first sale of stock by a company to the public. A company can raise money by issuing either debt or equity. If the company has never issued equity to the public, it’s known as an IPO. Many retail investors think they can make a fortune by buying a stock […]