Investors love to ask whether is it possible to create a hands-off portfolio so all they need to do would be to watch the money roll in without making any trades in the foreseeable future. My answer to such a question is, generally speaking, “No.” Markets are always changing, and the future recession is likely to be very different from one that is triggered by a global pandemic. The price of obtaining the equity risk premium is eternal vigilance, and we should always be ready to beat a hasty retreat if we cannot stomach losses in our portfolio. Nevertheless, I think that it is still valuable to make a brave attempt to create a hands-off portfolio. Students can bear a fraction of the market-risk in SGX to extract reasonable returns even if these risks are non-zero. We can build a faux hand-off portfolio keeping with the following conditions in mind:...