Ep 13: We ask an investment expert layman questions
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Our guest Wey Fook is the Chief Investment Officer at DBS Bank. btw THIS VIDEO IS NOT SPONSORED BY DBS. WE HAVE DONE SPONSORED WORK WITH THEM ON OUR WEBSITE BUT THIS VIDEO IS NOT. WE JUST ASKED IF WE COULD INTERVIEW WEY FOOK AND THEY SAID OKAY. IF OUR VIDEO IS EVER SPONSORED WE WILL TELL Y'ALL. Timestamps:  00:00 - 00:53 Intro 00:54: Wey Fook's journey from engineer to CIO 5:20 How Singapore has moved up the value chain 7:32 What exactly does a Chief Investment Officer do? 10:00 Wey Fook's career before being a CIO 10:30 what separates a CIO from a middle-management portfolio manager? 11:50 The importance of a bottom-up view of the market 12:50 Don't write off a whole investment class forever 14:37 Understanding the Margin of safety in investments 15:11 The democratisation of investment insights 16:23 Be disciplined, and make money slowly 17:10 Have a long-term view of your investments 18:27 Wealth is like a bar of soap - the more you touch it, the less it becomes 19:06 Views on the US stock market 21:05 What would happen if the S&P 500 falls to zero? 22:05 Crashes are driven by greed and fear 23:10 Are there any signs of a bubble that people can spot? 26:10 Thoughts on buying the S&P 500 27:56 Thoughts on the STI-ETF, Russell 1000 32:10 Indexes that haven't outperformed the bond market? 33:14 Do my investments contribute to society? 37:24 Understanding a stock's price discovery 38:28 Tying a company's share price to CEO performance 39:11 Shareholder vs stakeholder capitalism 43:23 ESG investing 45:14 Singapore Real Estate 47:33 What if you just don't invest? 49:18 What if you can't handle volatility 50:11 What are the options if you can't take any market volatility 52:05 Understanding portfolio construction 53:03 Don't buy individual stocks or bonds. Buy funds. 57:02 Importance of staying in the game to ride through volatility 58:04 There will always be bubbles 1:01:17 What if my projected return on investments do not beat inflation?
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