‘Many buy the story, not the company’: The trap many investors fall into

The US market has been on a tear, but it is also littered with pitfalls for unsuspecting new investors. 

Should we stock pick or just buy the S&P 500? And what about new IPOs like Space X?

In this episode, ST business correspondent Sue-Ann Tan looks at how to explore the US market without getting burnt. 

Her guests are Sheryl Choong, Head of Client Advisory Singapore at Endowus and Afdhal Rahman, OCBC executive director of wealth advisory.

Highlights (click/tap above):

3:12 Should I just invest in the S&P 500? 

7:13 What percentage of my portfolio should be in the US? 

10:30 S&P 500 vs Nasdaq vs Dow Jones  

12:00 How to start investing in the US 

15:45 Getting into popular new US IPOs  

18:30 Lump sum investing vs regular investing 

23:20 Dealing with exchange rates 

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Hosts: Sue-Ann Tan (suetan@sph.com.sg)

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