A big market crash is coming – this is the bad news I pick up these days from the world’s most successful investors. Firstly, Warren Buffet sold and set aside US$344 billion cash for Berkshire Hathaway. Next, Ray Dalio said we are heading into very dark times. Then, Jim Rogers warned us about this worst market crash in his life. Similarly, Peter Schiff claimed that the … [Read more...]
Financial crisis coming? We haven’t learned from the last one yet!
Ten years have passed since the collapse of Lehman Brothers. Did the world learn anything from the 2008 financial crisis? Are we heading for the next economic disaster? Rush in quick. Get out fast Speaking to CNBC's "Crisis on Wall Street: The Week That Shook the World" documentary, Warren Buffet commented that another financial crisis is inevitable because of human … [Read more...]
When fear of downturn becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy
In my earlier blog post "Why property prices won’t be recovering any time soon", I talked about 'regime uncertainty' and how the recent China stock market crash further undermined market confidence. During the free fall between June 12 and July 7, in less than a month Chinese equity investors lost more than $3.4 trillion in equity value. By end of August, investors suffered a … [Read more...]