In December, most investors were away for holiday and we were mostly cautious waiting till Trump to step up as President this morning. STI has been growing slowly over the 3,000 range while Dow Jones Index flirts with the 20,000 mark. There are still many expectations about USA’s protectionism policies along with China’s plan to dominate the world. However, USA and China needs each other as much as they would need the world trade. By declaring trade wars, it can only inversely impact their own nations’ exports and profits- I believe. Thus, I am not pretty sure about the news being reported these days. Are they speculations or simply just opinions? If they turn out to be accurate forecasts, I do not know what to expect as an investor.
In long-term investments, I learnt that it is not ideal to expect an “all-green” portfolio but it is still possible. Here ......