It is year-end again, and typically, people review their life, thinking about what could have been done better, what went wrong, what good things happened. People also always look forward to a better year ahead. Such is human nature, no matter how bad (good) the year has been, we always remain optimistic and hope next year will be good (better).
Market had its fair share of exciting events and experienced some volatility. In perspective, some of the market drops were significant, but not catastrophic. In Jan STI was down around 25% from recent peak of 3,500. Significant no doubt, but not that uncommon and catastrophic as some people or media described. I mean, compared to 08/09 this is quite mild.
With the wild-swinging market in 2016, it is even more important to hold on to solid investment principles or philosophies firmly, as these principles will guide us and help navigate ...
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