True resilience is found beyond the crowded trades TL;DR. The first half of 2026 is one for the books. An energy shock from the Iran War has rewritten the arc of inflation and interest rates, while a seismic technological shift rewires every corner of the modern economy. For investors, the halfway point offers an opportunity to review and reset – and build a more resilient portfolio that could withstand challenges ahead. Overall, we think the second half of 2026 is the time to:

1. Diversify, for real — beyond increasingly concentrated indices, crowded trades.
2. Get selective in AI — Back the disciplined, disrupting monetisers over the disrupted and cash-strained spenders.
3. Brace for the inflation bump — Ripples from the energy shock could keep prices sticky into year-end, before disinflationary forces reassert themselves.
4. Capture income — Elevated yields open a rare chance to lock in income at levels unseen in years.
5. Anchor in Asia — Build dependable SGD income in Singapore, with selective growth in China and the rest of Asia.

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