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With over 40 years of investment in the ups and downs of the market, Dr. Tan Chong Koay shares his wisdom on how to rise above any financial storms!

Best ASEAN Fund Award from Hong Kong Business and Asian Banking & Finance Fund Performance

Dr Tan Chong-Koay was awarded the Best ASEAN Fund Award during the Hong Kong Business and Asian Banking & Finance Fund Performance Award Ceremony on December 31, 2023 at Conrad Hotel Hong Kong. LSEG Lipper ranked Pheim Sicav-Sif-ASEAN Emerging Companies Fund (Pheim ASEAN Fund) No. 1 for a 25-year period ended September 2023 among Asean Equity funds in total returns in USD. Pheim ASEAN Fund was also ranked No. 1

How do you know if the stock price or index is near the low?

Q&A with Tan Chong Koay: How do you know if the stock price or index is near the low?

A question taken from Tan Chong Koay‘s webinar titled Growing Your Wealth Through PHEIM. You need to do the research. Since we cover ASEAN, we have researched each country and have over 30 years of data. We single out the high and the low in the charts every year. Looking at the charts covering 30 years, you understand how the economy and market performed. Every investor wants to buy a

Q&A with Tan Chong Koay: Should investors be bullish on China?

A question taken from Tan Chong Koay‘s webinar titled Growing Your Wealth Through PHEIM. Index-wise, the China market has underperformed in recent years. If you look at the ASEAN index, you will see it has not performed well either. However, there will be stocks that will do well even though the overall market index may not. The key is identifying such stocks, buying into them when their prices are low,

Is there potential growth in ASEAN countries?

Q&A with Tan Chong Koay: Is there potential growth in ASEAN countries?

A question taken from Tan Chong Koay‘s webinar titled Growing Your Wealth Through PHEIM. Countries in ASEAN may have problems here and there, but some companies are undervalued and worth investing in. At PHEIM, we apply a formula that works, enabling us to outperform the market in the long run. It is not easy because you must work hard to identify the gems among the many stocks in the market,

Invest in China

Q&A with Tan Chong Koay: What do you think about investing in China?

A question taken from Tan Chong Koay‘s webinar titled Growing Your Wealth Through PHEIM. Every country has problems. Even the US and Europe have problems, and they have different problems. But you can find good companies in every market. You have them in Malaysia, Europe or in China. It is not good to generalize. China has a huge economy that is still growing. The Chinese market offers investment opportunities. You

Market Outlook for 2023

Q&A with Tan Chong Koay: What is the market outlook for 2023?

A question taken from Tan Chong Koay‘s webinar titled Growing Your Wealth Through PHEIM. The market in the US is very important, as investors in other markets would typically take cues from the US market performance, and there are factors in the US market you need to worry about.I am cautious. In China and ASEAN, quite a number of stocks are trading at low prices and are undervalued. However, other

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Dr. Tan Chong Koay on how to leverage a market crisis

In this video, Dr. Tan Chong Koay talks about the importance of having the foresight to leverage each market crisis and turn them into an opportunity. To do this, research and experience are crucial. Before the market crashed, it would always have gone up for an extended period and sometimes to feverish levels.  It’s essential to study the market and be vigilant about when to start selling shares. It would

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Dr. Tan Chong Koay’s view of a fund manager

First, the relationship between economic growth rate and stock market performance. Dr. Tan Chong Koay highlighted that the two are not always directly correlated. For example, he cited Malaysia’s economic growth rate as -7.4% in 1998, while the stock market hit its lowest point on September 1st. Malaysia reported economic growth of -10.2% for Q3 of 1998 and reported a -11.2% growth for Q4, but the KLCI chalked up a