Category: SRS Fund
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The SRS Fund Nov 2024 Update
The US Presidential Election took centre stage for the month of November. Global stocks then rallied on the back of Donald Trump’s return to the white house. The euphoria took place across all asset classes, led by crypto, as bitcoin rallied past the 100k mark.
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The SRS Fund Oct 2024 Update
As the enthusiasm for the Fed interest rate cut and announced China stimulus subsided during October, the focus has now turned to upcoming earnings seasons.
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The SRS Fund Sep 2024 Update
In last month’s review, I pointed out that the STI benchmark will be hard to beat going forward and any outperformance of the SRS fund will likely be contributed by our China-related holdings.
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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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