by: Tam Ging Wien
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Year 2018 started out terribly with the worldwide markets suffering a sell-off in late-January. Investors heaved a sigh of reveal as the market recovered over the year. Just as investors were gaining confidence in the markets again, October gave investors another nasty surprise with a sell-down throughout the 4th quarter; recovering briefly after in early January-2019.
There is much to blame for the market rout from interest rate hikes, fears...