As the leading fee-only wealth advisory firm in Asia, our Founder and CEO, Christopher, discusses in his Business Times article why you should not simply invest in the S&P 500 alone.
With competing views from sources like Business Insider claiming that the S&P 500 will hit 8,000 to 15,000 points by the end of the decade, does this trigger a ‘fear of missing out’ for you?
In this week’s Money Wisdom episode, our co-host Amelia, from the Brand Experience Team, asks Chris why the S&P 500 should not be viewed as a simple and seemingly magical solution to a complicated problem. When it comes to enabling your non-negotiable life events such as retirement, it is more important to ensure the reliability and sufficiency of your investment returns.
While it is true that you could achieve a higher return by investing in the S&P 500 compared to a globally diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds, the crucial question is whether you can stomach the risks and ride through the extreme volatility that comes with a single-country index.
You can read Chris’ article in The Business Times on this topic here.
To ensure a good investment experience, Providend is committed to delivering reliable returns, prioritising this over maximising returns and taking unnecessary risks that do not meet your needs. Learn more about our investment philosophy here.
Stay tuned for our next podcast episode, where we will be jumping into part 7 of our miniseries: “The Story of Our Clients’ Wealth Journey”.
Music courtesy of ItsWatR.
The host of this episode, Amelia Wong, is the Senior Content & Digital Marketing Executive at Providend, the first fee-only wealth advisory firm in Southeast Asia and a leading wealth advisory firm in Asia.
The full list of Providend’s Money Wisdom podcast episodes from Season 3 can be found here.
*Providend is very excited to share that we are now ready to extend our service offerings to the younger accumulators who are looking for holistic, independent, conflict-free wealth advice!
For this group of younger accumulators, we know that it is not easy to make retirement planning a priority when other financial goals – buying a first home, for example, or saving for a child’s education – appear more pressing. Learn how we can help here.
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