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Warping up 2009, Looking forward 2010

Published on 1 January, 2010 in market commentary. 0 Comments Tags: .

What a roller coaster ride is was for 2009. The year started with the continued free falling of the market from the financial down melt down of 2007-2008. Then in March, the market stage a spectacular recovery. Skeptics said it is just a bear market rally and the worst is yet to come, drawing parallel from 1930s Great Depression period.

But it was not to be, the market rallied to a second dip in end Jun, early July. Now pundit wasn’t so sure. Is it the end of the rally or more is to come?

Well, the market never look back since then, ending 2009 in a high note.

I hope you had a profitable 2009 and another ahead in 2010.

Happy New Year!

2009 market recap

The long term in the Straits Time Index

Published on 9 August, 2006 in investing insight and investor education. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

A lot had been said of the value of by and hold in the long term. Many investment book in the market talk about the US market, so the example commonly encountered is the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA).

Take a look at this long term chart:

Dow Jones Industrial Average monthly trend since 1920s

The continuous long term up trend is easy to see. Despite some major interruptions the buy and hold strategy offered excellent rewards over the years. (If one had brought during the peak of 1930, it would have taken over 25 years to recover the initial capital),

How about the Singapore market? Take a look at the Strait Times Index (STI).

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Unit trust strategy for the current correction

Published on 13 June, 2006 in investor education and my investments. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

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I had been holding my unit trust funds and watching the current correction.

Originally my plan was to hold and wait out the correction. However, there are new signs to indicate that the current correct will be deeper than anticipated. In view of this, I’m switching strategy.

Most of my unit trust are invested with CPF monies. While some school of thoughts believe that dollar cost averaging is the best strategy, it is not for me.

Active management is my preferred strategy and I believe it is best for my situation. The point is not to catch the maximum (if I had taken action a month back) but to lock in profit.

It is painful to see the gain shrank. But it will be more painful if I had to cut at a lost later. I am selling my Asia, Japan, Korea, Thailand funds.

The Recent Market Correction

Published on 30 May, 2006 in market commentary. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

hear-hear1.jpgThe market correction over the past 3 weeks has got many people worried, myself included.

The question is, “Is there a cause for worries?”

Nowaday I hardly look at the market. With my business going on and my online projects, I’m thankful if I get to look at the charts and read the news on weekend.

Let’s take a quick look at the market. In my next post, you will see the STI charts and have a clearer picture.

The Singapore market (and generally many other markets worldwide) had been enjoying a sustained rally for the past 3 years. Conventional wisdom tells us that what goes up will come down, in what is known as correction.

So is the current correction a typical one or a sign of things to come?

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