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Always invest money that you can afford to lose

Aug 19, 2019
1 min

Always invest money that you can afford to lose

One of the first rules when investing successfully in the stock market (and this is true in any stock markets over the world) is to invest money that you can afford to lose. This may does not sound really exciting. This is definitely not a glamorous rule. But do not panic yet and let’s first review what we mean by “money that you can afford to lose”? We are talking about money that you would need in case of an emergency. While the size of your emergency fund will vary dependi

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Aug 8, 2019
1 min

Vietnam airlines

Today we wanted to look at a very important and extremely successful Vietnamese company: Vietnam Airlines. This company is a perfect illustration of the rise of Vietnam. The company was founded in 1956 and later established as a state-owned enterprise in April 1989. The airline has currently 92 planes and offers 64 destinations worldwide. Among these 64 destinations, 21 are inside Vietnam while the others 43 are abroad. Vietnam Airlines is regularly ranked as one of the best

Investing in Vietnam stocks. Summary for the first half of June 2019

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Jun 18, 2019
2 min

Investing in Vietnam stocks. Summary for the first half of June 2019

The first half of June has been relatively stable but with a lower trend for the Vietnamese stock markets. As always when volatility is relatively low, we are facing a trading environment that is a not appealing for day traders and other active traders. Regarding the main Vietnamese indexes, they both followed the same trend during these first days of June. Since the start of the year 2019, the two main Vietnamese stock indexes have followed the same general trends even thoug

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Jun 3, 2019
2 min

The Vietnamese car industry

One surprising thing when you visit Vietnam for the first time is to see what cars the Vietnamese people drive. This is even more surprising if you had visited previously other Asian countries supposedly much richer than Vietnam. So what are we talking about exactly? Well, you will notice that many Vietnamese people drive brand new SUVs. We are not talking about low quality SUVs but instead of some of the best quality you can find worldwide. This is surprising for two reasons

Leverage: how to become richer quickly... or totally broke in a few days:

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May 23, 2019
2 min

Leverage: how to become richer quickly... or totally broke in a few days:

Leverage is seen by many people as a magical tool. Leverage results from using borrowed capital as a funding source when investing to expand the firm's asset base and generate returns on risk capital. You can use leverage to invest in properties but you can also use it to invest in the stock markets. We will focus on leverage when investing in stocks in this post. Let's assume that an investor has bought only one stock and that in doing so he used a leverage of 2. What it mea

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May 14, 2019
1 min

Performance April 2019

Vietnamese shares did not change much this month. Investors remained cautious about the market’s prospects. Many investors just stood by and watched the market move. On the economic side, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Vietnam experienced another year of strong growth in 2018 (GDP expanded by 7.08%) although a weaker external environment could affect its growth outlook for this year and next. The ADB has forecast Vietnam’s economy to grow by 6.8% in 2019 and 6.7% in 20

Vietnam is sometimes viewed as being an emerging market

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Jan 8, 2019
1 min

Vietnam is sometimes viewed as being an emerging market

Vietnam is sometimes viewed as being an emerging market, but technically, it is still officially classified as a Frontier market. A frontier market is different from an emerging market. In the 1990s, the International Finance Corporation came up with the term ‘Frontier Market’ that allowed to differentiate the concepts of emerging and frontier markets. To put it simply, a frontier market is a type of developing country that is more developed than the least developing countrie

Vietnam is a rather small country in terms of geographical size

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Dec 21, 2018
1 min

Vietnam is a rather small country in terms of geographical size

Vietnam is a rather small country in terms of geographical size. However, the country is densely populated. Vietnam population stands around 96 millions and is still growing. The country is expected to reach 100 millions by the year 2025. Investing in Vietnam might turn out to be the best thing you could do. #Vietnam #Investing #population #growth

The Vietnamese stock market is expected by most analysts to be upgraded to emerging market status in

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Dec 14, 2018
1 min

The Vietnamese stock market is expected by most analysts to be upgraded to emerging market status in

The Vietnamese stock market is expected by most analysts to be upgraded to emerging market status in late 2019 or early 2020. “We expect that this upgrade will be associated with an increase in visibility at the international level.” Vietnam also recently launched a derivatives market in order to boost liquidity. #Investing #Vietnam #Vietnamshares #Vietnameconomy #analysts

There is no doubt that investing in frontier markets is more complex and challenging than investing

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Dec 3, 2018
1 min

There is no doubt that investing in frontier markets is more complex and challenging than investing

Mainly because of lack of information available but also due to other factors such as cultural differences, there is no doubt that investing in frontier markets is more complex and challenging than investing in developed markets. Hence, individual investors investing in frontier markets face a double challenge: avoiding the common mistakes of individual investors in the stock markets while facing a frontier market where performing is more complex and requires more skills. #I

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Nov 23, 2018
1 min

Vietnam is becoming a modern economy

If you have already been to Vietnam, you might have noticed the high number of shops selling clothes. These shops are often small and family-owned. In years to come, many of these shops are expected to close. Vietnam is becoming a modern economy and artificial intelligence starts to be deployed in the retail industry too. #Vietnam #Stocks #Investing #BuyingVIetnamstocks

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Nov 5, 2018
1 min

October 2018 stock performance

October stock performance was impacted by a raft of negative factors including increasing US interest rates and slower world economic growth. Asia has been particularly impacted and notably Japan. Vietnamese indexes snapped eight successive sessions of declines between October 18th and October 29th. Fortunately, our reference portfolio has outperformed the indexes this month. Indeed, over the month, Hanoi index is down by 9.4% and Ho Chi Minh index is down by 10.1%. Our refer

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Oct 26, 2018
1 min

Think long-term

Trading with high frequency will not help you to make more gains. Instead, there are high chances that it will do the exact opposite. The only winner will be your stockbroker since you have commission fees to pay for any transaction. These fees are low in Vietnam for most brokers but they still do exist. So, do not try to time the market nor start panicking when stocks fall but instead think long-term. #Investing #Vietnam #Vietnamesestocks #VietnammarketsLongterminvesting

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Apr 10, 2018
1 min

Different cultures, values and goals

We have clients from different parts of the world who speak different languages, have different cultures and values and have different goals. We provide a tailored approach. Each client is unique and that means that the best stocks for one client are not necessarily the best for all of them. When you buy a stock, you own a part of a company, so you need to feel at ease with the business that the company carries on whether the company is in Vietnam or not. #stocks #Vietnam #

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Mar 27, 2018
1 min

What are your goals as an investor?

What are your goals as an investor? We have many clients and each of them has different goals. Some of them are investing with their children in mind, some are investing for their retirement, some clients are just looking for high returns. Depending on your objectives we might recommend you not to opt for our service. In fact, we are looking for investors with a long-term horizon, that is at least a couple of years. Investing in a frontier market such as Vietnam involves rela