On 3 June 2020, Sheng Shi Chiam, Personal Finance Lead of Endowus, hosted me for a webinar on common investment mistakes made during market volatility and how we can avoid them. Here are the points covered during the webinar and their respective time-marks: (3:10) – How the Straits Times Index and the S&P 500 have performed thus far in 2020 (4:25) – How COVID-19 has thrown up many investment opportunities, which could lead investors to speculate in certain stocks (4:55) – Unloved companies like Biolidics Ltd (SGX: 8YY) have become “loved”; a look at Biolidics’ past financial performance (9:58) – Companies with strong demand now like Sheng Siong Group Ltd (SGX: OV8) has performed well, but will it continue doing so in the future? (14:17) – Framework of the types of investing opportunities thrown up in the stock market and how to think about them (21:14) – Criteria to look out for to invest in high-quality companies (23:23) – The need to have an investment plan and stick to it...