Market crashes are often viewed as a test of our financial strength, but the biggest challenge may not be the losses on our portfolio. Instead, it is whether we can remain patient, rational, and disciplined when fear starts influencing our investment decisions. In this post, let us explore why managing our emotions during a downturn can be just as important as choosing the right investments.
The Psychology of Investing: The Hidden Mental Traps Every Investor Should Avoid
Many investors believe that achieving investment success is simply about having the right information and making the right analysis. However, even with thorough research and sound investment knowledge, emotions can still influence our decisions and lead to costly mistakes. Understanding the psychology behind investing is therefore just as important as understanding the numbers. In this post, we explore some of the common mental traps investors face and how we can overcome them to become better long-term investors…
The Real Reason Investors Buy High and Sell Low
Why do so many investors buy when prices are soaring, only to sell after markets have already fallen? More often than not, the answer lies in investing psychology. Discover the behavioural biases that influence investment decisions and learn how mastering your emotions can help you become a better long-term investor…
Fireside Chat with SmallCapAsia: My Journey, Lessons Learned, and Market Outlook
What is it really like being a full-time retail investor and trader, and what are some of the lessons I’ve picked up along the way? In a recent fireside chat with SmallCapAsia, I shared my investing journey, some of the mistakes I made when starting out, my approach towards analysing REITs, as well as my thoughts on opportunities in the Singapore market and one important piece of advice for investors navigating today’s market.
Why Fear is More Dangerous than Market Volatility
While market volatility is an inevitable part of investing, fear often poses a much greater threat to long-term investment success. In this post, I explain why managing your emotions during market downturns can be just as important as choosing the right investments.
Why Investing Is 80% Psychology
Many people believe successful investing is all about choosing the right stocks, but psychology often plays a much bigger role than technical knowledge. In this post, I share why mastering your emotions and developing the right mindset could be one of the most valuable investments you ever make.
The Biggest Investing Mistake Isn’t Choosing the Wrong Stock
Is buying the wrong stock really the biggest investing mistake? In this post, I explore why fear, perfectionism, and waiting for the ‘perfect time’ often do far more damage to long-term wealth than making the occasional investment mistake…
Webinar Replay – Riding the REIT Cycle: Rate Relief, Market Revival, and the Opportunities Ahead
I was honoured to be invited to share my humble 2-cents worth about REITs in an online event organised by AlphaInvest yesterday morning (17 December). During the 30+ minute presentation, I discussed about some of the headwinds and tailwinds facing the REIT sector in 2026, key metrics I look at to help me decide whether a REIT makes it to my investment watchlist, case studies on 4 REITs and business trusts listed on the SGX (where I addressed concerns that investors have about each of them), along with a post series on a review of the REITs’ distribution payouts and unit price movements which I recently completed. You can watch the video replay in this post…
Jun Yuan’s 2024 Year in Review
Unlike my other posts where I review about listed companies, this post is a review of myself. In particular, you will find my most candid thoughts on a number of things – my book writing journey, stance on dividend investing, EC World REIT, the Equities Digest initiative, YouTube channel, being a guest contributor on The Smart Investor, a lack of material progress on the rebuilding of my US investment portfolio, opportunity to look at things from the lens of the management, my journey as a financial blogger so far, as well as my outlook for 2025 for the Singapore and US markets…
Key Takeaways from the 9th Annual REITs and Real Estate Investment Summit 2024
The Singaporean Investor had the honour of being an official media partner for the 9th Annual REITs and Real Estate Investment Summit 2024, held yesterday (03 October 2024). The event focused on the theme, ‘Profiting through Sustainable Technology and the Net Zero Imperative.’ In this post, you will find some of the key takeaways from the presentations and panel discussions, which I hope will offer you valuable insights into the significance of sustainability…
