An index fund is a type of mutual fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF) with a portfolio constructed to match the components of a financial market index.
“Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home.” ― Anna Quindlen As I said before, there are three important things in life: “Have a kid, Plant a tree and Write a book!” I am privileged enough to write… Continue Reading
“Courage taught me no matter how bad a crisis gets … any sound investment will eventually pay off.” — Carlos Slim Helu The year 2023 has proven to be among the best years so far for my USD portfolio. Actually I am not happy when the market is up, during wealth… Continue Reading
“If you aren’t thinking about owning a stock for 10 years, don’t even think about owning it for 10 minutes.”- Warren Buffett “This bear market will be different! I know it, it is coming!” My friend, Mr. Tan who is a property developer repeatedly told us in our Whatapps investment… Continue Reading
“The true investment challenge is to perform well in difficult times.” Seth Klarman Most investors hate bear market. No one likes to see their portfolio value drops during a bear market. But the truth is during wealth accumulation phase of your life, bear market might be a friend rather than… Continue Reading
“I don’t look to jump over seven-foot bars; I look around for one-foot bars that I can step over.” — Warren Buffett As we are entering the year of 2022, it might be a good idea for me to write about my portfolio performance in 2021. I do not expect… Continue Reading
“The function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.” John Kenneth Galbraith If you happen to be an index fund investor like me, you are likely to invest in an equity ETFs that tracks a broad market index. Besides the well-known S&P 500 index ( VUSD/VUSA) , you… Continue Reading
“Far more money has been lost by investors trying to anticipate corrections, than lost in the corrections themselves.”-Peter Lynch I am a strong believer of low cost ETFs investment. As for Malaysians and other Asians especially the Indonesians and Thais , funding your Interactive Brokers(IBKR) account can be the pain… Continue Reading
“Those of you who make investments outside of any retirement accounts are absolutely crazy if you are using actively managed funds rather than ETFs.” – Suze Orman I was once a strong believer of property investment. I was once believed with my heart that I could time the market and pick… Continue Reading
“Don’t look for the needle in the haystack. Just buy the haystack!” — John Bogle Why do I choose distributing ETFs instead of accumulating ETFs? As a regular reader of this blog, you notice that I opt for distributing ETFs such as VWRD and IGLO instead of VWRA and IGLA…. Continue Reading
“Investing should be more like watching paint dry or watching grass grow. If you want excitement, take $800 and go to Las Vegas.” – Paul Samuelson ” I just joined an online investing club last year, I made 20% gain last year,” said Mr. K**, ” but I lost 15%… Continue Reading
