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Investing culture: A tale of two cities

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Investing culture: A tale of two cities

Chew Sutat Published on Thu, Sep 09, 2021 / 9:09 PM GMT+8

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Q: Why can’t I make money in the Singapore market?
A: Well, you can also lose money in 2021 punting GameStop, Chine techs and even Tesla.

Every so often, our local media features success stories of some unnamed investor making quick bucks in the US, Hong Kong, or from some kind of sexy foreign investment. These articles typically wax lyrical about how local investors have lost tons of money with no end in sight from perilous illiquidity in Singapore. Both jaded pundits and bright-eyed cub journalists alike parrot these comments as the gospel truth.

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