Ong Kai Kiat

Ong Kai Kiat is an avid investor. His expertise and focus is on how global macroeconomic affairs affect investment outlook and choices. He writes regularly about topics related to the economy, market outlook, ETFs and the occasional stock article.

How To Invest

Ong Kai KiatOctober 10, 2016
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Distilling the essence of Benjamin Graham in 2016

Benjamin Graham is a legendary investor who pioneered the idea of deep value investing. Graham is someone who walked the…
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How To Invest

Ong Kai KiatSeptember 15, 2016
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How social proof & scarcity destroy our CPFIS investments

Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, declared recently that the CPF Investment Scheme (CPFIS) is not fit for purpose. Over the…
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Analysis

Ong Kai KiatJune 28, 2016
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5 reasons to be bullish about Singtel even with the entry of a fourth telco

The telecommunication landscape in Singapore is likely to get more challenging for the incumbent companies of Singtel, M1 and StarHub. Liberty Wireless…
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Economy

Ong Kai KiatApril 18, 2016
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MAS moves to protect Singapore’s economy with surprise easing

The Singapore economy grew at a respectable rate of 1.8% on a quarterly basis for Q1/2016 which was above analysts’…
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Economy

Ong Kai KiatMarch 18, 2016
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2 Reasons Why the Fed Refused to Raise Interest Rates This Month

The Federal Reserve last raised interest rates by 25 basis points on 16 December 2015. That was the first rate…
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Economy

Ong Kai KiatMarch 8, 2016
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5 Reasons Why the Bank of Japan Introduced Negative Interest Rates

Negative interest rates used to be an exclusively European affair where only the central banks of Europe, Switzerland, Denmark and…
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Economy

Ong Kai KiatFebruary 1, 2016
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3 Reasons Why Oil Prices Have Fallen over 70% and the Winners & Losers from the Oil Plunge

In this article, we are going to look at the causes behind the 74% plunge in oil prices from a…
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Economy

Ong Kai KiatJanuary 15, 2016
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Lessons for Singapore from China’s Third Equity Meltdown in Seven Months

China is the second largest economy in the world. There used to a saying that if the United States catches…
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How To Invest

Ong Kai KiatNovember 26, 2015
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The Tortoise & the Hare: How Investors Can Avoid the Hot Hand Fallacy

Investing is not necessarily an activity where the smartest person always wins the race. Just like the parable about the…
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Economy

Ong Kai KiatNovember 18, 2015
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Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Reached & What This Means for Singapore’s Economy

Free trade agreements (FTA) are as crucial to Singapore as water. If you want to know the value of water,…
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