Alvin Soong’s Blog

The 12 questions to ask before putting money in a financial Product are:
1 What is my investment objective? For example, is it to grow the funds for my retirement or for my children’s education? How much funds do I need to do this, and when do I need the amount back as cash?
2 How […]

US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said financial markets are under severe stress and central bankers around the world are ready to do more to ease credit strains. He said steps that central banks have taken to ease liquidity strains and ensure short-term dollar funding around the world have led to improvements in credit market […]

Most financial planners and fund managers would tell you that ‘time in market is more important than timing the market’.
Most of them would also state that investors should stay 100 per cent invested, ignore short-term market gyrations and focus on the long run.
However we should also learn something from the rich people. Studies show […]

Like some other market writers, I feel the heavy hand of history resting on me as I report on the calamitous events tossed up by the year-old global financial crisis.
It is clear that we are living through a period that will certainly be described as the second great stock market crash in history. The […]

We should our head cool in today’s pessimistic economic turmoil
Shares tanked all week long, driven by panic-selling everywhere. Given the constant bombardment of bad news, one can’t help but feel emotionally drained. With newspaper pictures showing cliched scenes of floor traders holding their heads in agony, it just hyped up further the FEAR that is […]