WealthBT25 Dec 2022

S1E21: Investment guardrails for your portfolio: WealthBT Ep 21

Synopsis: Learn to protect and grow your wealth in this monthly Business Times podcast series for affluent individuals, hosted by BT wealth editor Genevieve Cua.

The pattern this year has been of hope and then a letdown. In this environment when it seems that everything is down at the same time, what can serve as investment guardrails for your portfolio?

Highlights:

0:55 The tug of war between hope and reality and why we need some investment guardrails

01:35 Cash as a guardrail. Attractive rates for fixed deposits plus capital preservation

03:54 Investing for income: dividends and bond coupons help to cushion portfolio decline

08:40 Alternative assets as a guardrail, but be prepared for illiquidity

10:26 Personal resilience as a guardrail: be vigilant for human biases

Produced by: Genevieve Cua (gen@sph.com.sg) & Howie Lim

Edited by: Howie Lim

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