Health has always been important and is set to become even more so in the future. The pandemic had a silver lining. Healthcare spending, which was previously neglected by some countries, came under the spotlight. Global healthcare spending saw 9% growth last year as global vaccination rates rose,...
History has shown it makes sense to invest regularly, regardless of market ups and downs....
This article was first posted on 12 January 2022 and updated on 11 April 2022. In the past, Christmas shopping would make or break a retailer’s year. Not anymore. The end of the year shopping period traditionally kicks off with Black Friday. This momentous day gets its name from...
This article was first posted on 10 January 2022 and updated on 11 April 2022. The Singapore-Malaysia causeway is on the verge of reopening again after being closed for 20 months. While the land border with our northern neighbour has been closed since March last year, trade...
This article was first posted on 7 January 2022 and updated on 11 April 2022. The pandemic has demonstrated that property stocks are a resilient asset class that is worthy of your portfolio. While some sectors have taken it on the chin, the majority of properties have...
As the saying goes -- in life, nothing is certain except for death and taxes. Thankfully, we have better access to healthcare today compared with the past, helping us live longer. Meanwhile, if we assemble a strong dividend portfolio, it can generate income to help pay our...
Healthcare stocks have been historically prized for their resilience and stable growth. But that perception may be changing soon, especially in Asia. Take Singapore’s health expenditure, shown in the graph below. Between 2009 to 2019, the decade prior to the pandemic, healthcare spending rose by a little under...
As investors, we must always try to look through the fog of doom and focus on the recovery that follows....
Concerns that banks might be forced to take a hit on money they had lent during COVID turn out to be overblown, as lenders prove resilient....
It’s important to continue to manage your investment portfolio even when central banks refuse to tame inflation....