Stories about Making Money (3) The title is about making money not investment The One Who Took the Leap This is the final instalment of a real-life story shared with me by a colleague. It's about his ex-colleague, a humble civil servant earning a modest salary back in the early 2000s. Though his income wasn’t high, he had a strong interest in investing and was fortunate to have a small group of like-minded friends. They would regularly exchange tips, strategies, and market insights. During the SARS outbreak, he and his friends saw a unique opportunity in the market. They believed that the widespread fear and uncertainty would eventually pass—and when it did, a rebound would follow. Encouraged by these conversations, he was eager to invest. But his wife, concerned about their young family a

The title is about making money not investment The One Who Took the Leap This is the final instalment of a real-life story shared with me by a colleague. It's about his ex-colleague, a humble civil servant earning a modest salary back in the early 2000s. Though his income wasn’t high, he had a strong interest in investing and was fortunate to have a small group of like-minded friends. They would regularly exchange tips, strategies, and market insights. During the SARS outbreak, he and his friends saw a unique opportunity in the market. They believed that the widespread fear and uncertainty would eventually pass—and when it did, a rebound would follow. Encouraged by these conversations, he was eager to invest. But his wife, concerned about their young family and financial stability, ur

$Intel(INTC)$  Buy on rumours , sell on news.  Sold my share.  My prediction is Price will hover around 28 to 33 range until the first co-joint  product is available and viable in the mkt.  Can consider range trading at the moment by observing its price movement.   Holding long term is for those staunch believers of Intel. Anyway, this industry has few niche players,  high entry barrier and capital intensive investment.  Can burn those billions quickly if not managed properly. Let hope CEO Tan will do a good job.

From reading certain details of the 1st stock bought, sometimes can roughly guess the age of buyer. :)  My 1st buy is SingTel and surprisingly still holding on to it unlike my other buys. Had seen some of  its best and worse and, the ups and downs.  Read on papers its  expansion to the regions, full of optimism, and how it was hammered when political turmoils struck.  Was sad to see it plummeted to a low price shrouded with negative news, whether real or speculation. It has since recovered  abit recently. Let's hope they continue to make wise investment decisions. 

enter too early when mkt crashes, u still dead ..

Stories About Making Money (2) The title is making money not investment. 😊 3. Intimate Relationship [Miser]   This third story, shared by my brother, is about his friend's parents and their unique approach to investing.  Over the years, this senior couple has focused exclusively on two stocks: DBS and OCBC. They studied every price movement meticulously, analyzed the annual reports, tracked dividend payment histories, and kept an eye on interest rate trends both locally and in the U.S.  They would buy these stocks whenever their prices dropped, accumulating more shares with each "unreasonable" or unexplained dip. Because they were so familiar with the price patterns, they traded these stocks within a predictable range—buying at the lower end and selling at the high

I should have exited.  With the drop, now back to square one. 

KISS. The essence of investing is making money. :)

Stories About Making Money (1) The title is making money not investment. 😊 1. All or nothing? This real-life story was related to me by a friend when he was in investment banking many years ago. I have since lost contact with him which is kind of sad. :(  In his early years as an investment banker, he was posted to China to start the  branch office when China was opening up to the world. During his posting there, he got acquainted to a client who invested with him. My friend specialised in commodity trading, in particular, in oil and precious metal trading. According to him, this client took a bet on oil based on his recommendation. He staked all he has at that time, buying future contracts that oil would rise. Oil price rose just as my friend predicated and his cl

It been one of my goals 20 years back and, sadly, I have yet to achieve it.

A friend in stock brokering asked - if mkt went up and stayed elevated when FED raised the rates, now that FED cut rates and we continue to think mkt will still moves up? What is the logic here? When will reversal take place if not now then when? Beware of news and media report , always exercise prudent and invest with caution...

Books 1. "The Intelligent Investor" by Benjamin Graham 2. "Rich Dad Poor Dad" by Robert T. Kiyosaki 3. “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill 4. “One Up On Wall Street” by Peter Lynch 5. "Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits" by Philip Fisher 6. “The Complete Turtle Trader” by Covel, Michael W Have you heard of or read the above books? I did and I read more than that. Understanding the ideas, principles and strategies behind these books may not necessarily means you will be successful in investing. These ideas require you to have certain discipline and skill sets. And more importantly, patience. There is another part of  investment which you need to understand and that is your psychology about money and human nature. Stock Market Crises / Panic since 1995 1. Asian Financial Crisis (

$Tiger Brokers(TIGR)$ Dun be fool by the dips...

Corrections inevitable.  Consolidation is a must. Conserve cash. More drops coming? 

$NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$  follow the smart money. he sold. So dun even buy?

Delayed effect. Buy Treasuries 1st.

$Tesla Motors(TSLA)$  Unexpected surge. thought it will briefly touch 200 n pull back but it simply charge ahead.   Tesla indeed. Good for the punters and so called investors.

Actually portfolio grows in values and has  positive return is the most important.  Consider  1. High  rate of small wins but 1 big loss that erase all the wins 2. High rate of small losses but 1 big win that more than cover the small losses. When those investor workhops talk about the important of high win rates, it hinges on the assumption that each investment is based on a same amount. In real life, we know it is not possible.  We read about Berkshire Hathaway magnificent return but this requires an investor tremendous patient to not cash out. How many can actually do that.  And how many can wait for that day to come? Depending on your age and year of entry,   you might be in your senior years to enjoy the profits and hope

No vested interest. Anyone who can provide some advice on entry price with substantial reasons are welcome. 

Have never go all in so far in life cos I know my limits, my character and my weaknesses. Passion alone is not enough.  Investment wise also never did an all in after being burnt in my early year of investing by a few stocks. So I realize I am not that talented at picking multi bagger for all in. Success favour the bold, the prepared, and the lucky one. I presume I m not the one. For every 1 success story we heard or know, probably thousands or millions fail or die trying.  So find a way in life and in investment that suit you best.