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2022 Year in Review – Health, Relationships, and Meaning

January 13, 2023January 13, 2023 Calvin Lo

Following up on my previous post reviewing Wealth and Portfolio goals, I’ve also been reflecting about other aspects of life (after all, life is not all about money, right?). Read

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2022 Year In Review – Wealth And Portfolio

January 1, 2023January 1, 2023 Calvin Lo

2022 has not been a kind year financially. In terms of the investment portfolio, definitely a year I would like to forget. But then again, the lessons learnt might prove

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General Market Updates

Preparing For A Possible Recession

October 14, 2022October 14, 2022 Calvin Lo

I’m hearing more and more warnings from business leaders and money managers about a posssible recession looming. The latest is from Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase (JPM) who warns

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My Thoughts on Sea Limited’s Q2 2022 Earnings $SE

August 20, 2022August 20, 2022 Calvin Lo

I’m not gonna lie, Sea Limited’s (SE) recent Q2 2022 earnings was pretty disappointing. SE fell 14% the day after earnings and has yet to stop sliding, now down ~25%

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Stock Market Crash – Blood and Fear in the Streets, and What We Can Do

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022 Calvin Lo

We have officially entered bear market for the S&P 500 since Monday 13 June. I can feel the pain felt all over social media and in my own portfolio which

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Syfe Trade Review – Best Way to Start Investing Small

February 18, 2022February 18, 2022 Calvin Lo

If you’re interested to start investing in the US stock market but only willing to dip your toes in with a few hundred bucks or less, Syfe Trade might suit

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Make or Break Week – Buy The Dip, HODL or Sell and Go Away?

January 26, 2022January 26, 2022 Calvin Lo

This week will be big for the stock market due to 3 factors: FOMC meeting on 25 & 26 Jan – Fed to set interest rate expectations for the year

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My 2022 Stock Market Outlook

December 21, 2021December 21, 2021 Calvin Lo

2021 is coming to a close. What a crazy year it’s been in the stock market. Come to think of it, seems like almost every year is crazy these days.

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Rotation Back To Growth?

June 21, 2021July 31, 2021 Calvin Lo

S&P 500 was down ~2%, Dow was the hardest hit down ~3% and Nasdaq managed to end the week only slightly underwater. High growth stocks actually performed pretty well. ARKK

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2021 Personal Finance Goals

January 3, 2021July 31, 2021 Calvin Lo

Following my previous post on reviewing learnings from 2020, naturally with the new year I like to pen down my 2021 resolutions / goals. These are high level goals and

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If you’re investing in stocks based mainly for its dividend yield or dividend growth, thinking that there’s a margin of safety or prices can’t go lower, I challenge you to rethink your assumptions or preconceptions about the safety of dividend stocks. 

Outline:
1. Benefits of dividend investing
2. Dangers of dividend investing
3. How to find safe dividend stocks?
4. Examples of good and bad dividend stocks

Thanks for watching! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts or comments.

DISCLAIMER :
This video is for education and entertainment purposes only, not financial advice. I am not a financial advisor, just a fellow investor sharing my random thoughts on the stock market. Remember to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investments.

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Dividend investing might not be as safe as you think - benefits, dangers, dividend kings?
Many investors have been rotating into dividend and value stocks this year as growth stocks have taken a massive beating. Are you looking to buy dividend stocks? You could also consider investing into dividend ETFs.

Outline:
1. Why invest in dividend stocks/ETF?
2. Top 5 US dividend ETFs
3. SG Dividend ETF
4. Which is my favourite?

Thanks for watching! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts or comments.

Links:
https://etfdb.com/etfs/investment-style/dividend-etfs/#etfs__returns&sort_name=assets_under_management&sort_order=desc&page=1
https://phillipfunds.com/phillip-sing-income-etf/

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Best Dividend ETFs to Invest in 2022 - 5 US ETFs & 1 SG ETF
A brand new China ETF was launched on SGX on 2nd August 2021, called the Lion-OCBC Securities China Leaders ETF (SGX:YYY). 

With Chinese stocks selling at a discount, this ETF could be a great way to gain a balanced exposure to China.

In this video, I go through what this ETF is all about and share my thoughts on it. Hope this helps you decide whether this ETF can have a place in your portfolio. What do you think about this ETF?

Video outline:
1. Overview - index, holdings, performance
2. Similar funds
3. Likes & dislikes
4. My thoughts

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Reference links:
More info on OCBC Securities website - https://portal.iocbc.com/products-and-solutions/etf/china-leaders-etf
More info on the underlying index Hang Seng Stock Connect China 80 Index - https://www.hsi.com.hk/eng/indexes/all-indexes/hsc80
Infographic on Stock Connect - https://www.goldmansachs.com/insights/pages/stock-connect-infographic/index.html

DISCLAIMER:
This video is for education and entertainment purposes only, not financial advice. I am not a financial advisor, just a fellow investor sharing my random thoughts on the stock market. Remember to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investments.
Lion-OCBC Securities China Leaders ETF (SGX:YYY) - Balanced Exposure to Chinese Equities
Chinese stocks have really taken a beating recently. Sentiment is extremely negative in light of a regulatory crackdown by the Chinese authorities. 

For long-term investors however, this presents a pretty interesting buying opportunity. 

Instead of buying individual Chinese stocks, investors could also consider China ETFs as a way to diversify and reduce risk. 

In this video, I’ll give a brief overview of the best China ETFs available and share my thoughts on them. 

ETFs covered:
- iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI)
- SPDR S&P China ETF (GXC)
- iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI)
- Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (ASHR)
- KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB)
- Invesco China Technology ETF (CQQQ)
- Lion-OCBC Securities Hang Seng Tech ETF (SGX:HST)

Video outline:
1. Share Classes
2. ETF Characteristics
3. Risks
4. My Game Plan

#chinaetf

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- Upon Account Opening: 60 commission-free trades within 180 days for stocks of U.S., H.K., Singapore & Australia + 5 commission-free trades for Futures within 30 days
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Reference links:
Share classes - https://www.ubs.com/se/en/asset-management/distribution-partners/insights/china/accessing-china/china-market-terminology.html
ETF list - https://etfdb.com/etfs/country/china/#etfs__returns&sort_name=assets_under_management&sort_order=desc&page=1
HST - https://portal.iocbc.com/products-and-solutions/etf/lgi-ocbc-hang-seng-tech.page

Thanks for watching!

DISCLAIMER:
This video is for education and entertainment purposes only, not financial advice. I am not a financial advisor, just a fellow investor sharing my random thoughts on the stock market. Remember to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investments.
Best China ETFs to Buy in 2021 - Chinese Stock Market Crash
Rapid adoption of the latest technologies in China has led to a boom in Chinese technology companies. 

Is the Lion-OCBC Securities Hang Seng Tech ETF (SGX:HST) the ETF to invest in to ride the Chinese technology wave?

In this video, I share my research, my thoughts, and whether I'll be investing in this ETF.

Thank you for watching!

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- Upon Registration: 500 Tiger Coins
- Upon Account Opening: 60 commission-free trades within 180 days for stocks of U.S., H.K., Singapore & Australia + 5 commission-free trades for Futures within 30 days
- Upon First Deposit ≥ SGD 2,000: 1 free Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) share + stock voucher of SGD 5 (for Singapore stocks only)

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DISCLAIMER:
This video is for entertainment purposes only, not financial advice. I am not a financial advisor, just a fellow investor sharing my random thoughts on the stock market. Remember to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investments.

LINKS:
Indicative holdings on Lion Global Investors website:
https://www.lionglobalinvestors.com/en/funds/lion-ocbcsec-hangseng-tech-etf/index.html

More information on OCBC Securities website
https://portal.iocbc.com/products-and-solutions/etf/lgi-ocbc-hang-seng-tech.page
Lion-OCBC Securities Hang Seng Tech ETF (SGX:HST) - Riding the Chinese Technology Wave
Should you invest only in your home stock market? Or diversify to overseas stock markets? Here are my considerations on why I invest in both my home stock market (Singapore) and the biggest overseas stock market there is (U.S.).

Thank you for watching! Let me know which stock markets you're invested in and why. Would love to hear from you.

DISCLAIMER:
This video is for entertainment purposes only, not financial advice. I am not a financial advisor, just a fellow investor sharing my random thoughts on the stock market. Remember to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investments.

Additional reading:

CNBC article
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/26/ubs-sees-a-lot-of-value-in-certain-singapore-stocks.html

AsiaOne article
https://www.asiaone.com/money/understanding-home-bias-amongst-singaporean-investors

IRAS links on dividends and capital gains:
https://www.iras.gov.sg/irashome/Individuals/Locals/Working-Out-Your-Taxes/What-is-Taxable-What-is-Not/Dividends/
https://www.iras.gov.sg/IRASHome/Individuals/Locals/Working-Out-Your-Taxes/What-is-Taxable-What-is-Not/Gains-from-Sale-of-Property--Shares-and-Financial-Instruments/
Singapore (SGX) vs U.S. (NYSE/Nasdaq) - Which stock market to invest in?
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