Episode Details

Stay invested amidst inflation and other challenges; find investment opportunities in technology and healthcare.

Synopsis: Every third Monday of the month, hosts Lee Su Shyan and Ven Sreenivasan - both associate editors at The Straits Times - offer you an extra edge in managing your hard-earned money.

In this episode, they host Mr Abel Lim, head of Wealth Management Advisory and Strategy at UOB. They discuss Mr Lim's insights on the market outlook for the second half of this year, a week after UOB publicly released its 2H 2023 Market Outlook report: https://str.sg/iwHd

After the first half of 2023 where there was the failure of three regional US banks and the takeover of Credit Suisse, investors are now facing a situation where inflation may be easing. At the same time, China has reopened its economy but the recovery is patchy. Investors will hear how they can forge a strong and resilient portfolio amidst various challenges and find out which sectors still have opportunities.

This podcast is brought to you by UOB and is part of Rethink Your Wealth, UOB's personal finance series with The Straits Times.

Highlights (click/tap above):

5:58 Investors must still pay attention to inflation

10:40 Trends in the China economy

15:27 Outlook for tech stocks and the impact of AI and Chat GPT on investors

18:42  Long-term investing and protecting against downside risk 

20:10 Building a low-risk portfolio of multi-asset solutions with an income element 

21:16 Do not ignore Asia, Asean and technology  

More on: 

UOB 2H 2023 Market Outlook publication: https://str.sg/iwHd

UOB’s Risk-First Approach: https://str.sg/iwaU

UOB SimpleInvest: https://str.sg/iwaw

Discover Rethink Your Wealth, UOB’s personal finance series with The Straits Times: https://str.sg/iwai

Produced by: Lee Su Shyan (sushyan@sph.com.sg), Ven Sreenivasan (ven@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, and Teo Tong Kai

Edited by: Teo Tong Kai

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