Category: SRS Fund
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The SRS Fund Aug 2024 Update

I have experienced several market reversals in my 20 years or so investment journey. Non though in my memories is as fast as what had happened in August of this year.
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The SRS Fund Jul 2024 Update

There was much focus on the Banks and REITs sector and how their fortune had diverged since the unprecedented pace of interest rate increase by the US Federal Reserves to curb high inflationary pressure.
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The SRS Fund Jun 2024 Update

The three major banks now made 43.6% of the SRS Funds. This is very similar to their weighting in the benchmark Straits Times Index. Hence having almost 50% of the SRS Fund being identical to the benchmark any outperformance will be very difficult.
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The SRS Fund May 2024 Update

Investors did not go away this May, and the economies in Singapore and the United States kept on humming. Listed companies generally reported good solid earnings providing the foundation for the stock market to reach new highs.
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The SRS Fund Apr 2024 Update

Into the 2nd quarter of the year, the market realised that inflation may not be falling after all. The stock market for one is heating up as earnings from major corporations over the world showed strong growth.
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The SRS Fund Mar 2024 Update

The SRS fund was created in 2008 when I made my first contribution to the SRS for tax-saving purposes. Little did I imagine that it kickstarted a journey into making this fund the main vehicle for my retirement planning.
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The SRS Fund Feb 2024 Update

It is the time of the year when the Singapore government plans and proposes the nation’s budget for the next fiscal year. Since Singapore is a very small nation, the impact of government spending will be rather substantial and the direction that expenditure will give a hint of where the money will flow to the…
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Haw Par the well know value trap?

Long-time investors who are familiar with this company that produces our beloved Tiger Balm oil. As the world freed itself from Covid 19, the company made a stellar recovery in sales increasing revenue by 39.7% in the 2H of 2023.
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The SRS Fund Jan 2024 Update

The S&P 500 surge to a record high in the month of Jan erasing the loss incurred due to the fastest rate hike in recent history. The strong showing suggest the US economy remains strong and resilient despite the high interest rate environment and geo political tensions.
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The SRS Fund Dec 2023 Update

By the end of Nov, the SRS Funds barely broke even as the struggle was real throughout the year with much volatility. Much has been rumoured about a rally Santa brings around the year’s end which I have never witnessed in my short investment lifetime really did come true.
