The financial markets have turned upside down in the past one and a half years due to the global pandemic and government lockdowns. It’s interesting to see that people arrive at vastly different conclusions from the same financial event. While some people have made a fortune beyond their wildest dreams, others have incurred huge losses […]
How Will Inflation Affect Your Investment Returns in 2021?
Believe it or not, inflation is the most important factor driving the financial markets right now, and yet there are vastly different views on what we can expect. While some investors believe that inflationary pressure will prove transient, others believe we are on the verge of a structural shift in the financial markets. I belong […]
3 Things You Don’t Know About Investment Performance – Part I
A few days ago, Temasek published details of its investment performance. Temasek reported that it delivered a 24.5% shareholder return in the past financial year. I saw some interesting comments in the forum. Some people say the Temasek manager is lousy, his average return is better; some say by just investing in S&P 500 ETF, […]
Battleground In A Decoupled World – Ivan’s Investment Reflection in July 2021
“Ivan’s Reflection” is my monthly investment note. The purpose of this article is to document my thought on stocks markets and investment ideas at this specific moment so I can review if they are right and wrong in the future. The strategy I use is called Global Momentum Compass which I have developed over the […]
How I Use moomoo For Stock Research
My readers always ask me if there are any free platforms for stock research and portfolio monitoring. As you can imagine, the free ones always have limited features unless you are a paid subscriber. However, people tend to overlook that they can get useful data for free via their stock trading platform. But if you […]
Optimism is The Virtue of Capitalism – Ivan’s Investment Reflections for May 2021
Lately, stock markets have been getting jittery. Asian markets continued trading sideways while the US and European stock markets struggled to move higher in a zigzag manner. It seems to me that the stock markets have less concern over the resurgence of the number of Covid cases globally than the recent US policy initiatives. “Ivan’s […]