Author: YH Wong

More than 3 billion people tune in to watch over 14,000 athletes compete in the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. I have been keep track of the on-going Olympics from the sofa and it has not been boring. As an investor, I find the Olympics to be a rich source of inspiration and valuable lessons…

To better understand the management of portfolio risk during this period of persistent volatility, I reached out to one of my brightest partners on my radar for his insights on how he and his macro team navigate the challenges for their clients. He is a partner and a good friend, with whom I have had…

In case you just got back from a long vacation, stock markets around the world were selling off sharply to start the week. While reviewing my emails, I came across an interesting article by Denise Chisholm from Fidelity Investments that may be of interest to my investors as part of their learning curve. At the…

What goes up must come down. Monday’s spike in volatility shook the global markets. Despite the bounce so far, some believe that we are not out of the carnage yet. Our alternative investment strategies have always been well prepared to manage risk in their portfolios, and avoid major drawdowns like the Monday’s selloff. In this…

Thought last week was bad? Well, think again. The global market condition has further deteriorated with serious carnage spreading rapidly across the globe. The magnitude of today’s global sell-off is certainly alarming, though not unprecedented. The veterans among you or anyone older than say 50 or something have seen similar global sell-offs and most were…

Look out below! Stocks only go up. Until they do not. Major stock markets around the world have fallen sharply. Popular stocks are down as much as 30% in a single day. Today’s bloodbath started in Japan, where the Nikkei 225 Index plunged 13.2% for its worst session since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown. Circuit breakers were also…

I recently caught up with some old friends over coffee. Exiting our coffee meeting, from my perspective of higher consciousness, I could not help but be struck by the pervasive influence of money on anything even over major family life decisions, even for someone who is significantly wealthier relative to me and could be so…

Managing other people’s hard-earned wealth is a 24/7 job with no vacations. The markets move all the time even if you are sitting on a beach sipping your favorite fruit juice. I have received questions from some investors about the market drawdown and my process. My consistent response has been: Trust the process, even in…

I had a lengthy call with several team partners from Singapore and Hong Kong this morning. We discussed the latest rate actions from both the Bank of Japan and the Bank of England. In case you were curious, the BOJ hiked rates, for the second time this year, to the new rate of 0.25%, a…

The rapid strengthening of the Japanese Yen is adding to turbulence across global markets. It has fueled speculation about whether this could mark the end of the popular “carry trade”, wherein an investor borrows in a currency with low interest rates, such as the Yen, and reinvests the proceeds in another currency or asset with a higher rate…