When we think of our retirement, we wish to keep enjoying the same lifestyle without worrying about financial security. Experts suggest setting aside money with smaller amounts when you are younger, than investing bigger amounts when you get older.
Moderate-Risk Investor
As a moderate-risk investor, you are seeking long-term growth of your wealth, apart from your income. You have a mindset where you are more open to accepting more significant losses in the short-term considering your focus on the long-term returns. Let’s consider a few insights that align with your financial strategy.
Active vs Passive Investing
How to identify which is right for you?
This discussion has strong supporters and endorsers on both sides. In a nutshell, active investing entails a more involved approach, usually by a portfolio manager. It requires a high level of market analysis to beat the market. Passive investing involves less buying and selling and usually results in investors buying index funds. If you identify with being a passive investor, your investment strategy is focused on long-term goals.
| Active Investing | Passive Investing | |
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| Advantages | Flexibility: Allows for quick movement of assets when the market is volatile | Less expensive than active investing: Lower trading volumes related to passive investing lead to you paying lower fees. The charge for passively managed funds is lower than most active funds as there’s very little research and upkeep required |
| Customization: Can be tailored to include investments chosen by the manager of the portfolio | Decreased risk: It offers easy diversification of your portfolio and decreases the likelihood of a negative ripple effect on your whole portfolio from one poor-performing investment | |
| Higher potential to outperform the market: By stock-picking, managers can exit specific stocks or sectors when the risks get too high | Increased transparency: With passive investments, what you see is what you get. It is always clear which assets are in your basket | |
| Disadvantages | More expensive than passive investing: Fees are higher because all that active buying and selling triggers transaction costs and for the effort of the analyst team | Less flexibility: The selection in this type of investing strategy is limited and does not offer much variance, owing to which as a passive investor, you will be locked into those assets, irrespective of what happens in the market |
| Increased risk: When analysts are right, you stand to win big, but if their predictions are wrong, it can drag down the performance of your entire portfolio | More susceptible to market changes: That would mean each time there is a shift in the market, your portfolio will feel the effects of it |
It’s important to speak to a reputable financial advisor to understand which investment opportunities suit your lifestyle and risk appetite.
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*Disclaimer: All the information / options provided by FAB are for the purposes of the customers’ informed decision making and will not be deemed as a specific advice or recommendation.
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What is your risk appetite for investment?
Take some time to assess your risk tolerance and choose from the list below based on where you believe you stand on the risk appetite scale.
Risk-Averse Investor
The attitude of a risk-averse investor means that your focus is mainly on the preservation of savings and wealth. Let’s delve a bit deeper to explore your opportunities.
Cautious Investor
As a cautious investor, you are willing to accept very small sporadic losses, with your primary focus being capital preservation but also generating slightly higher returns.
Moderately-Cautious Investor
As a moderately-cautious risk investor, your financial strategy is that you are willing to accept some moderate losses in capital, on occasion, but maintain a balanced approach by evening it out with conservative and low-risk assets. If this sounds like you, we have a few insights for you to consider.
Aggressive Investors
An aggressive investor is growth-minded and open to the chance of a higher percentage loss or under-performance in the short run, in exchange for higher returns on investment. If this sounds like you, we have a few insights and resources that will help you make informed financial decisions.
Very Aggressive Investors
A very aggressive investor is someone who seeks to grow their wealth exponentially through investing and is willing to accept big losses along the way, to potentially earn big returns. If this style of investing is something you’re keen on, you may be a very aggressive investor. Keep reading as we have a few insights that will help you along your investment journey.
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