Comments on: Exploit the Recession

By: Did You Exploit the Recession? | Salary.sg - Your Salary in Singapore

Did You Exploit the Recession? | Salary.sg - Your Salary in Singapore — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:10:43 +0000

[...] a month before the market hit the bottom, I talked about exploiting the recession. STI was around 1,700 [...]

By: The Wrong and Right Way to Invest: Wheelock CEO - Salary.sg Forums

The Wrong and Right Way to Invest: Wheelock CEO - Salary.sg Forums — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:23:03 +0000

[...] directors – executive and independent directors – with proven integrity.� The basic idea is to buy blue chips and hold them (see also market cycle investing), like what Mr Lawrence said: [...]

By: not true

not true — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:53:57 +0000

The rich get greedy and get burnt, like Oei Hong Leong. It’s been said that recessions are game changers. Some move down the ranks and some move up. If you had been prudent and live within your means, you can move up by buying low during this game changing period and selling high during the “good times” when eveyone feels like an investment guru. I know, cos I moved up a few notches doing this.

By: wiseinvestor

wiseinvestor — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:11:42 +0000

This is what rich people has been doing all along to expand their wealth simply because they have more than enough liquid assets like cash, fixed deposits to cover the next 10 years of their living expenses.

Although no one can catch the bottom but most definitely can know where the general bottom and top lies using certain clear metrics like equity risk premium of STI.

But most average Singaporeans, especially lower-middle and even middle-middle income with bills here, there and everywhere can only look and see the opportunity pass them by as they simply don’t have excess cash that can hold on to investment grade blue chips for more than 2 years.

“Set aside enough money to cover 1 year’s worth of your family expenses, just in case.”

By: The Wrong and Right Way to Invest: Wheelock CEO | Salary.sg - Your Salary in Singapore

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:14:06 +0000

[...] basic idea is to buy blue chips and hold them (see also market cycle investing), like what Mr Lawrence said: “Even if you buy [...]

By: teck

teck — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:56:58 +0000

I agree with Bottom?. No one knows where the bottom is. Are we at the bottom of the property price index? Probably not. Rentals are done sharply Q1 2009, and likely to head further south, thereby dragging down prices further. HDB valuations are going to head south as well, all the people who bought properties after June 2007 on the deferred payment scheme are still having nightmares knowing there is nothing they can do but sit and pray. But I swear, if you are thinking of buying a property for investment and you have not yet started looking around and doing your sums, but just sitting around talking down property prices, you are one of those people who only know how to talk, and will probably not have the guts to put your money where your mouth is when the time comes. Always remember for any given property cycle, or even any single development per time period, only ONE buyer will get the lowest price, and everyone else is a ‘loser’ for not buying at that price. This person probably didn’t even aim to be the lowest priced buyer. he or she probably just thought, good price, good upside, I buy now. That’s all. Focusing too much on the downside (ie being all negative) and you may well miss out totally when the boat floats again and you are still looking for the bottom. Don’t just be just a theory expert, start looking now if you are interested.

By: Market Cycle Investing | Salary.sg - Your Salary in Singapore

Market Cycle Investing | Salary.sg - Your Salary in Singapore — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:56:09 +0000

[...] would keep it even simpler. As I said previously, just buy during a recession (like now), and sell when the market becomes hot again. But before [...]

By: UBS

UBS — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:04:51 +0000

Start shopping around for property units, but DON’T BUY YET.
A recent UBS report says “we expect mass market and prime residential property prices in Singapore to decline by 20-30% and 40-50% respectively from their peaks in mid-2008 to a potential trough by mid-2010. It thus constitutes another 15-25% and 30-40% decline from the current prices for mass market and prime residential properties, respectively.”

By: adiemuso

adiemuso — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:25:04 +0000

No worries. We all learn from mistakes.

By: admin

admin — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:12:49 +0000

Not buy immediately, but start looking.
My recommended strategy is to buy low and sell high. So when better to buy than during a recession?
See also my lament on why people were flocking to buy at the height of the boom (or near it) in 2007.
Thanks for the chance to clarify.