Investment portfolios

Tech alpha: why adoption and R&D matter more than P/E

What is Big Tech risk? How can we identify true game-changers amidst hype, and navigating the volatility of AI, geopolitics, and regulation? Howie Lim finds out.

What investment themes can carry you through the year with stable returns?

Best ideas for 2026, and the barbell approach to investing

DBS CIO Hou Wey Fook introduces the "barbell approach," which yielded 8.6% annual returns amid market volatility and downturns. The strategy balances explosive growth with stable income to deliver ret...

What are the risks or uncertainties investors should be mindful of when investing around policy-driven growth themes?

Policy to portfolio?

How will national priorities like AI and advanced manufacturing inform investment strategies? Howie Lim finds out.

In a high-cost, high-expectation society like Singapore, even high earners are not immune to insecurity, says the writer.

In Singapore, ‘Henry’ also worries about retiring with enough

The country’s ‘high earners but not rich yet’ are not immune to financial insecurity

What is a practical risk adjusted formula for an SME owner to set the annual personal extraction target, especially in years where cash flow's quite volatile?

Passive paycheck: Structuring your SME for predictable dividends

SME owners often rely on a speculative sale for retirement. Howie Lim interviews Grace Tay of finexis advisory on separating business and personal wealth to find true surplus.

Loomis Sayles believes portfolios should be prepared for changing market conditions to capture opportunities and manage risk.
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Navigating volatility: Embrace risk and take a long-term view

Investment teams at Loomis Sayles, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, say market leadership can change quickly and assets don’t always perform the same way across cycles, making it important...

From left: David Kuo of The Smart Investor; Ben Paul, senior correspondent, The Business Times; Howie Lim, correspondent, The Business Times.
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Cash, courage and collateral: The share financing debate

Leveraged investing is a seductive but high-risk move where most lose everything. Experts help Howie Lim navigate this danger with tools like the portfolio pyramid.

If the US tech bubble implodes, the pain will spread beyond America.
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Reasons to worry about America’s investment position with the rest of the world

Data shows that our global financial system is plagued with serious but often ignored imbalances

What should fixed income retail investors do if they want to look for genuine yield?

The bond riddle: Finding yield in volatile fixed income

How will credit risk, the AI capex bubble, and other risks affect your fixed income portfolio? Howie Lim finds out.