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Why I choose to diversify with an all-world index

The nature of the Singapore market has changed in recent years, and it does not have the pull it once did

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Yong Jun Yuan

Yong Jun Yuan

Published Mon, Sep 9, 2024 · 05:00 AM
    • Over the same period under review, the MSCI World has delivered an annualised total return of 10 per cent – not as stellar as the S&P 500, but still much better than the STI.
    • Over the same period under review, the MSCI World has delivered an annualised total return of 10 per cent – not as stellar as the S&P 500, but still much better than the STI. PHOTO: PIXABAY

    AS A young investor (and the writer of a young-investor column), I frequently receive investment advice from well-meaning colleagues, seasoned market professionals and financial planners.

    Everyone has his or her own vehicle of choice: investment-linked plans, robo-advisers, meme stocks, the list goes on. Often, what they recommend is something they have had success with.

    One piece of advice I was recently given was the importance of putting at least some of my money into the Singapore stock market.

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