STE's Stocks Investing Journey

image credit to cnbc.com Is it possible to Mimic Warren Buffett's Investment Returns? Every investment manager (or even retail investors like you and me) admires Warren Buffett’s investment returns. But i s it possible to copy Warren Buffett's investment strategy?   W hile most of us desire Buffett’s results and try to mimic his investment approach by reading books written about him and attending courses that try to emulate his strategies. Can we really mimic his investment returns?  The answer is of course  NO.

image credit to todayonline.com.sg CPF-IS has been hot and never-ending topic since DPM Tharman made a comment in 2016 that “ the scheme was not fit for purpose “ because over the last 10 years, more than 80 per cent of those who invested through the scheme would have been better off leaving their money in the CPF Ordinary Account. He said that over the last 10 years, more than 80 per cent of those who invested through the scheme would have been better off leaving their money in the CPF Ordinary Account since the Ordinary account still gives the member a 2.5% interest.

Yes, I’m a “ speculator “, is really hard to differentiate and draw a dividing line between “speculator and investors “ as both words being used interchangeably from time to time, depending on the situation, one was in. Sometimes I noticed that people buying certain stock in anticipating the price will move up soon,, but when the price dropped eventually, he suddenly became an “investor “ that claiming to hold the stock for the long term. Hence we say in Chinese: 投资 投机 只是一线之差 ！

“ Scripophilist or Karung Guni “ image credit to reddit.com According to “ The Free Dictionary “ , Scripophilist is a person who collects expired or antique bond and stocks certificates. These certificates can be valuable to the study of economic history and often have value themselves as collectables.