The market had given many investors a bad belated Chinese New Year present and I’m one of those investors affected. In fact, bad is an understatement. Well… just these past 2 days, my overall portfolio had dropped over 6%, which is enough for most investors to declare the end of their investing journey. From a […]

I logged into my mutual fund accounts and saw a large 3% average drop today. This is the biggest change I had experienced in my investment so far, so I went off to read news, which I seldom did. As expected, the news did mention a drop in stock markets around the world, so all […]

My friend left a comment and said that there was a trend in bond investing, therefore I’m blogging specifically about bonds in this post. Bonds are basically fixed income instruments, but it does not mean that there are no risks involved. Basically, you are taking some form of risk even when putting your money in fixed […]

As promised in my last post, I will introduce the common financial instruments that investors use to build their wealth. Before I go on, let’s just have a disclaimer… I make no representation that I’m an expert in investing and my purpose is only in opening up your mindset. Investing is subjected to risks and I do […]

Like many others, I didn’t see the point in investing until a few months ago, so I’m writing this post to encourage investing. I remember that I was only 16 when I was first fascinated by stocks, bonds and derivatives, but I never put a single cent into investing until recently. Looking back, I have […]