Blogs

SquirrelSave ONE Dollar Portfolios:
Update +18% & +26% in 15 mths!

Sep 6, 2021

We designed SquirrelSave to start investing from ONE Dollar that we can help the unbanked millions, and those badly served with expensive financial products.

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End-Aug 2021
SquirrelSave Performance Update
Reference Portfolios Edge Up Further in Aug 2021
+13% to +19% YTD end-Aug 2021

Sep 6, 2021

We are pleased to report that SquirrelSave reference portfolios rose further in Aug 2021, beating some other competitors significantly this year.

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SQUIRRELSAVE PERFORMANCE UPDATE
Reference Portfolios +12% to +16% YTD end-July 2021

Aug 5, 2021

On the back of very good returns for the first 6 months of 2021, our SquirrelSave reference portfolios rose further in July 2021.

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INVESTMENTS AS A MEANINGFUL GIFT FOR A FRIEND OR A LOVED ONE!

Jul 27, 2021

Wouldn’t it be good to teach the virtue of sharing or saving instead of spending?
Why not give an investment portfolio to friends and family instead of buying the usual gifts?

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SquirrelSave ONE Dollar Portfolios: +16% & +22% in 13 mths!

Jul 1, 2021

Over many years of investing experience, I realised that we are after all, human. Instead of really investing, we are mostly speculating and timing the markets.

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SQUIRRELSAVE: +11% to +13% IN FIRST HALF 2021

Jul 1, 2021

In our end-May 2021 blog, we talked about being disciplined and quantitative, instead of following traditional investment folklore. Data proves it is better to stay invested instead of timing markets. That’s why we created SquirrelSave AI to track markets 24/7.

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MY SQUIRRELSAVE PORTFOLIO: +35% in 25 months

Jun 26, 2021

Last night, someone who had read my blog dated 2 April 2021 asked about my SquirrelSave portfolio…

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GLOBAL VACCINATION CHALLENGE & GROWING INTEREST IN CRYPTO ASSETS

Jun 5, 2021

As we closed the first week of June, the leading USA exchanges were boosted by better-than-expected jobs data. The flagship Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and S&P 500 hovered around recent record highs while the Nasdaq Composite which had experienced a tech selloff recovered.

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SELL IN MAY & GO AWAY?

May 31, 2021

There is a popular saying, "Sell in May and go away”! While we investment folks may call it folklore (no pun intended 😊), SquirrelSave’s investment team takes a quantitative approach to make sense of it.

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LATEST! APRIL SQUIRRELSAVE PERFORMANCE: UP +7.3% TO +8.6%

Apr 30, 2021

Following our first quarter 2021 performance update, SquirrelSave is pleased to see that our Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA) adjustments are delivering good results!

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SQUIRRELSAVE PORTFOLIOS ARE UP +5.7% TO +7.0% IN FIRST QUARTER 2021

Apr 13, 2021

At SquirrelSave, we use data-driven Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) techniques to optimize portfolio returns within projected risk parameters.

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MY SQUIRRELSAVE PORTFOLIO: +27% in 22 months (+14% per annum)

Apr 2, 2021

As at end-Mar 2021, my SquirrelSave portfolio is up +27% since June 2019 (or 14% p.a)… Here, you can see that my portfolio which started in June 2019 with just SGD 15,000 is now worth almost SGD 19,000.

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Pandemic One Year on with Vaccines, Global Recovery & Rise of Crypto...

Mar 16, 2021

All of us still breathing should give pause to mourn those who have perished during this pandemic. Going forward, we must be mindful of the immense and uneven suffering wrought by Covid-19.

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Go Digital & Gift a Squirrelsave Hongbao this “Niu” Year!

Feb 8, 2021

As we kick off the “Niu” Year of the Ox, SquirrelSave invites you to go digital and gift a SquirrelSave investment portfolio – instead of a cash Hongbao.

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Stay Invested & Reap Better Returns

Jan 20, 2021

After years in investments, I realised that there was a limit to my capability. There is only so much information I can process within a given time. Yet, the world of investing was getting more complex.

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How did My Squirrelsave Portfolios Do in 2020?

Jan 4, 2021

As we start investing for 2021, let’s review my SquirrelSave portfolios which I set up along the way since 2019.

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As 2020 closes, what lies ahead for global investment markets?

December 10, 2020

Investment markets are expecting Biden to be sworn in as the next US President on 20 Jan 2020 - assuming Trump does not upset the apple cart. Investment markets do not like uncertainty.

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Blistering November Gains for Stock Markets Even As Covid Rages On

December 1, 2020

Enthusiasm about vaccines drove USA stock markets to record highs in November 2020.

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Risk Management Still Critical - As It Always Has @ SquirrelSave

November 1, 2020

In the past two weeks, the stock market has become choppy. Headlines scream about the largest fall since whenever. That’s obvious, right?

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The Best Time to Invest?

October 7, 2020

Sorry to burst your bubble. There is no such thing as the best time to invest, unless you are a historian.

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Market Update – 1 Sep 2020

September 1, 2020

August 2020 has seen a recovery. While DJIA remains around 4% below its pre-Covid high, the S&P500 has finally broken through and setting new record highs.

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Anyone Can Enjoy Smart Investing – Starting From One Dollar

August 31, 2020

A one dollar global portfolio? Yes! SquirrelSave is designed to help anyone invest with low cost, using the power of AI and global diversification.

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Time to Take Stock of Investing (no pun intended)

August 14, 2020

Since our launch, we had a decent ride managing market risks using our machine learning AI engine. The Covid crash showed that our system is crash-proof.

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Glad that SquirrelSave is Navigating Smartly Amidst this Crisis

July 25, 2020

Two weeks since I wrote about SquirrelSave’s bold allocation to Gold in my portfolio (and yours too, if you are a SquirrelSave client), Gold continues to rise.

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Shhh!!! My SquirrelSave Portfolio Seems to Know Something About Gold

July 10, 2020

5-Year chart shows that gold is suddenly doing well in June 2019. 10-Year chart shows that gold is now back to its previous peak seen in Aug 2011.

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How My SquirrelSave Portfolio Behaved Through the Covid-19 March 2020 Market Crash

May 19, 2020

We have trained our investment system to cover the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, it is interesting how it navigates a live market crash and ongoing volatility.

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Sharp Recovery Since the Covid-19 Crash

Apr 14, 2020

China's Shanghai Composite and Japan's Nikkei 225 closed at their highest since mid March 2020. Is this sharp recovery for real?

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Getting It Right: Realised and Unrealised Gains/Losses

Apr 7, 2020

In typical gambling behaviour, people are mostly heading for the exits because they have lost everything (including what they won previously).

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Is Covid-19 different from the past crisis?

March 30, 2020

Yes, Covid-19 is different from the causes of previous crises. There is deliberate policy-induced economic contraction – unlike other crises.

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Covid-19: Defining Your Investment Experience

March 30, 2020

The IMF is forecasting a global recession in 2020. On the bright side, some analysts are forecasting a recovery as early as the third quarter of 2020.

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Covid-19: Has Fear Run Ahead of Markets?

March 9, 2020

Greed and fear are the driving forces behind buying and selling decisions. We buy when there is an excessive greed. We sell when there is an excessive fear.

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Market Update Mar 2020

March 2, 2020

Major benchmark indices such as the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq had the worst week since the Global Financial Crisis of October 2008. The CNN Fear And Greed Index has retraced from extreme greed levels in January to deep fear levels.

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SquirrelSave portfolios are doing fine despite Covid-19

February 25, 2020

Despite the world fighting the Covid-19 outbreak, SquirrelSave's portfolios are still showing positive performance. Our investments are well-diversified across global markets; mainly allocated to US REITS, US stocks, and China A-shares.

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How Covid-19
Affects Investment Strategy

January 30, 2020

As with any flu outbreak, there will likely be an acceleration in the number of infections before it peaks and slows down. In the meantime, stay away from high-risk areas, practice good personal hygiene and use common sense. But what about our investments?

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Stop Paying
for Bad Performance

November 1, 2019

In the investment world, those who have more money pay the lowest fees. Those who have less money to invest - pay much more. It’s painful to see how these small investors are fleeced every day.

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Whitepaper: SquirrelSave’s F.A.M.E
[Factor Analytics Machine Learning Engine]

Victor Lye, CFA CFP^®, Yi-Chen Chia, CFA CAIA FRM

Contents
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Pivot’s Factor Modelling with Machine Learning Analytics
Section 3: Portfolio Optimization on Pivot’s Factor Model
Section 4: Personalized Solution – Dynamic Advisory and Rebalancing

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Market Update Aug 2019

Aug 10, 2019

The global risk outlook has risen compared to 3 months ago. Concerns over global growth remain high amidst trade war fallout fears. Gold touched fresh multiyear highs while bond yields continue to fall. Negative interest rates threaten wiggle room for policy actions.

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Smart Investing with
Global Diversification at SquirrelSave

Jun 13, 2019

Internet social media has shifted the way news or facts are delivered and perceived – with profound implications for the way we should invest. I am asked by many these days about the implications for their investments because of the news frenzy about the USA-China trade war. I can understand the anxiety. Yet, I need to remind ourselves about our human short-term memories.

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Why Replace The Human
Investment Manager?

May 21, 2019

When investors ask me what I do, I cheekily tell them that I intend to replace their human investment manager. They think I am doing a marketing pitch for them to appoint me as their investment manager. When I clarify that I am not proposing myself in place of their investment manager and add that I am not claiming to be better than their investment manager, they get puzzled and curious.

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The Good Old Days,
and The Fantastic Days Ahead...

May 7, 2019

Many years ago, when I was a stockbroker, I researched companies listed on various stock exchanges. Based on my research, I would recommend buying or selling the listed shares of specific companies to professional fund managers who typically managed unit trusts or mutual funds[1].

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Applying Serious Gaming
to Improve Risk Profiling Analytics

Victor Lye, CFA CFP^®

In this White Paper, we share how SquirrelSave breaks new ground with gamification of risk profiling to restore some order to the muddied world of personal investing.

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What You Should Know About Unit Trusts

April 18, 2019

If you are new to investing, it can be very intimidating. Not everyone is schooled in finance or accountancy. Even for first-timers schooled in finance or accountancy, it can be confusing. Not everyone has the same gung-ho risk attitude. Yet there is a fear of losing out when you hear boasts from people who say how much money they made from investing.

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Is Risk Profiling Just Another Questionnaire?

April 11, 2019

For too long, investing has lost its way. With so many financial products and hard-selling, we risk paying too much for something unsuitable. It is an uneven playing field. Yet, we are to blame.

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Psst! Are you investing, gambling or speculating?

April 5, 2019

Many people say they invest. But they are really gambling or speculating! What aboout you? The difference in investing, gambling and speculating is in the underlying personal behavior which depends on attitudes towards the risks involved.

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