Two weeks ago I talked about the stock market was undergoing a correction. I said it's not a big crash, just a correction, and I expected it to keep going down for another month by about 10%.
But now, in the last few days, markets have showed some strength and this has led me to wonder if the correction is done.
The S&P 500 has rebounded by 2% in the past 5 days.
Likewise, the tech sector, represented by the QQQ, has gained 3%.
The fear gauge indicator known a...

Yesterday Hang Seng Index shot up 6% while the popular tech-heavy Hang Seng Tech Index was up even more at 8%.
Investors were scratching their heads about the sudden jump since there wasn't any big news that could move the markets like that.
But before you start to harbor hopes for a rebound, we have some not so good news for you.
First, U.S. markets were bullish on 3 and 4 Oct 2022, S&P 500 index gained 6% over the course of two ...

Previously I mentioned that we can breathe a sigh of relief given that China didn't take a more serious military action other than a 4-day military drill.
But... China broke its promise and extended the military drills near Taiwan. This increases the exposure to 'accidents' that may lead to a more intense conflicts.
Ray Dalio just penned a LinkedIn post a day ago about this. If you have read his "Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order", you would h...

Since yesterday EUR reached parity with USD. The last time this happened was 2002, 20 years ago.
EUR against SGD has hit an all-time low at an exchange rate of 1.3982. It is probably even lower when you are reading this.
EUR has weakened against SGD by 37% from the high of 2.2151 in 2004. Never bet against SGD.
Previously it was JPY that was weak. Although not at the weakest point against SGD, 1 SGD can exchange for almost 100 yen now. This is the worst exchange rat...

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I went to do some research to see if I could find any interesting dividend ETFs over the past week. To my dismay, their value propositions aren't good enough. Let me explain.
Dividend gains, unlike capital gains, are often taxable for investors. The US offer...

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