Author: Ranier Krieg

market snapshot this morning 09:10h Stock markets in the US fell sharply last night. Especially tech stocks saw a large and ominous sell off. Don’t we all know whyIt’s not the debt ceiling, surely! They, that is all...

Congressman Paul supposedly posed the question to Ben Bernanke in the US Congress last week about whether “Gold = money:” “NO” replied Mr. Bernanke, reportedly. At the same time, he advised that he would...

Today, I hope to start a series of regional market observations, exploring whether – in the big scheme of things – they offer investment opportunities for longer term investors, – and if so, provide some ideas...

As you can see from the model portfolio activity, we actually made a successful exit in early April and have been sitting on the sidelines for most part. In the meantime, markets orchestrated one of the most deceiving moves off...

If the likes of Roubini and similar bears have their way, the end has come for any stock market advances for a while:The US congress signals the end of the road for higher debt ceilings.QE 2 monies are up for review in August....

We are at an interesting juncture in the market, – just when short term cyclicals suggest it should arise:Global Equities back to April 18 lows, – finding supportThe MSCI World in SGD Markets globally have seen a lot...

Today, I don’t just want to show you how well our portfolios are faring, but – tell you about some of the strategic decisions that have contributed to their success.The inception of most portfolios was in October...

This is the concluding part of our mini-series, which focuses on the recent tumultuous events, namely the triple calamity in Japan, the ‘Arab Spring’, and Europe’s problems with its peripheral states. I guess,...

When I decided to advise on taking profit in early April, the USD still bought SGD 1.255. Decisions like these are taken as much for pragmatic reasons (sideways markets typically unrofitable for equity investors) as for...

With gold breaking out of its existing price range – a little earlier than anticipated, I thought it high time to tell you what makes gold prices move the way they do. Of course, many people have views, like...