The Year of Investing Dangerously – Ivan’s Reflections in January 2021

“Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.” I start with this quote to remind myself not to be carried away by the wave of exuberance

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Why Did The Stock Markets Rally Despite The Looming Recession

The global stock market has just had an amazing rally in April despite a looming recession ahead. Do you feel puzzled and frustrated by this? Did you sell

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Oil Prices Dip Below Zero: Why It Matters To You

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

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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

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We Have Not Lived Long Enough – Ivan’s Reflection in April 2020

Every month, I publish an investment note called “Ivan’s Reflection”. The purpose is to document my thought process so I can review if they are right and wrong

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Stock Market Plunged: Should You Buy Or Sell Now?

The recent stock market crash may have wiped out several years’ worth of your investment returns. I know you are in pain. But do you know covid-19 is

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Investing for Retirement: Why Buying Stocks During a Financial Crisis is a Bad Idea

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

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How to survive a stock market crash

There are plenty of investment moves you can make during a stock market crash, but this is not the obvious one. 2016 started as a bumpy year in the

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How to invest in a stock market crash

If you are a loyal Singapore stock investor, you may have just lost 3 years of your investment gains in the past few weeks. Panic selling is an understatement of

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What to do when Stock Market Crashed

Recently I wrote a blog post “Is Cash the King now” to express my view that investors should seize the opportunities due to the recent stock market crash.

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