Those who are acquainted with veteran journalist turned fund manager Teh Hooi Ling would hardly argue with me if I were to say that she is more substance than form. Very little form actually, unless you count on being soft spoken and peace loving as ‘form’. Yet beneath that peaceful and unassuming exterior lies substance – a hell lot of it.
Her latest book $how me the Money Book 2 – The Science of Stock-Picking is testament to that. The book is a compilation of 45 articles from her years working the newsroom.
They earliest articles trace back to 2008 and 2009; those years being tumultuous years in the global and local markets. Set against this backdrop, Hooi Ling’s latest book provide a good refresher to the psych and insights of investors then and there.
I share a couple of my favourites from within.
Article #29 – Coming to grips ......