Shares skydiving. Do not panic sell.

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 It could be the darkest week since Donald Trump took office. Many of the US shares skydived due to many economic reasons with the main one being tariff. I will not elaborate on the effect of the tariff or whether if it is a right or wrong action that the US president had taken. This is not a politic blog. However my thought for the tariff is used as a weapon with the intention to get nations to buy the US treasury bill. So I do not think that the tariff will last for the next 4 years.

The Singapore stock market was affected by the tariff and the US market as well. Fortunately, while the Singapore market was affected, our status as an international market made us not to fall as much as expected if we are to be dependent on just the US market.

As an Income fund investor, I do not panic over the skydiving of the market as my income fund have exposure to different sectors and markets. Hence the value of my portfolio do not decline much. However, it also meant that my value does not increase much too when the stock markets are booming. 


Instead of worrying or starting to sell down, I am going to continue to dollar cost averaging into my income fund. The downturn in the stock market is an opportunity to get more with less amount invested into the funds. 

Till then, happy investment.

  P.s. Not a financial advice. Please treat this as the rambling of an middle age uncle. 

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