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Greece – turning the corner?
By Kean Chan  •  July 9, 2019
Some of my best trades and investments since I started dabbling in financial markets came from investing in entire single countries that have fallen out of favour and holding them for a period of time until they become popular among investors again. What were some of them? My investments in Argentinian equities back in late-2015 doubled in value after two years, and I also doubled my capital allocated to Vietnamese equities after being vested there since early-2016. I followed a rather simple process when identifying these markets. Firstly, it has to experience an economic disaster or a national/political catastrophe. This is a necessary condition and I’m not trying to be sardonic. Disasters are human tragedies and I certainly do not delight in seeing them happen. I’m merely approaching from the angle as an investor looking for bargains, and disasters tend to lead to situations where the odds of finding bargains...
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By Kean Chan
Born and based in Singapore, Kean is fascinated with financial markets and global macro investing since a teenager. At keanchan.com, he records his thoughts on the world and archives his experience of mistakes and lessons and hopes that they are useful for viewers from all around the world. He is obsessed with reading widely across various fields, loves to jog and wishes he has more time for golf. While proficient with English, Mandarin and German, he is trying his best to improve his Cantonese and hopes to pick up French some day. Kean was a Toastmaster with ACB accreditation, and is a charter holder of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association (CAIA).
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