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Investing in the Covid Era : How to Spot Opportunities and Pitfalls.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Tiruchelvam, Nirgunan.
Language:
English
Physical Description:
1 online resource (249 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Other Title:
Investing in the Covid Era
Place of Publication:
SG : Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Private Limited, 2021.
Language Note:
In English.
Summary:
Covid-19 is the most devastating event for the world economy since the WWII. Many investors are grappling with its implications. This book provides an overview of the investment themes in the wake of the pandemic. It is written in clear terms for the lay investor in Singapore and beyond. Some of the topics addressed include: * What lessons can we learn from the 1918 Flu Pandemic in 2020* Why Investors should hunger for food delivery companies * Is Alibaba going to wipe out physical retail shops * What commodities will boom after Covid* How fridges will be hot commodities with the vaccines * How can investors avoid frauds like Luckin Coffee The book also looks at larger themes for local investors: * Are Iran, Myanmar and Saudi Arabia going to be the next emerging market winners* How Singapore can actually benefit from the F1* How poor people can reap rich rewards by investing* How to the play the Trump card while investing.
Contents:
Cover
CONTENTS
Introduction
COVID-19
Sea in troubled waters
How to profit from a looming debt crisis
Beware the viral virus stocks
Beware of the retail zombies
The big shorts in the COVID-19 crisis
Is the coronavirus a bull market signal?
BUSINESS PRACTICES
Why the VIX might do the trick
42Donald Trump is a god send forUS banks
'President Trump' could boost prospects for corporates like Apple, Cemex and Geo Group
Lessons from Bernie Ebbers' acquisitions spree
Are roll-ups brewing in beer and coffee?
Luckin Coffee: Why did investors ignore the red flags?
What are the lessons from the Hyflux haircut?
COMMODITIES
Are diamonds an investor's best friend?
Is there a silver lining to COVID-19?
Lithium may rise like a meteor
Rubber could bounce fromthe glove boom
Altman casts dark shadow over Singapore's oil and gas sector
Why did Hin Leong collapse?
How to play nickel's turnaround
What Brexit teaches about commodity investing
El Niño may create a rice price spike
Palm Oil Slavery
The myths of investing in commodity traders like Noble, Olam and Wilmar
Exxon Mobil's lesson on riding the cycle
EMERGING MARKETS
What stocks to buy post-Castro's Cuba?
As Thailand grieves, three winning stocks ensure Teflon economy continues
Are emerging markets about to turn around?
Why Bangladesh still beckons despite its troubles
The exotic appeal of frontier bonds
Financial trouble at India's UB Group turns spotlight on looming NPL crisis
China is powering Pakistan's turnaround
How cheap oil is a boon for India
Three lessons for ASEAN from the life of former Singapore DPM S. Rajaratnam
Will ASEAN's dalliance with debt spark another financial crisis?
Why Jim Rogers is wrong to ditch India
Investing in Iran's isolation.
Learning about the risks and rewards of frontier markets from Burmese Beer
Is the ASEAN conglomerate model losing its shine?
Poor consumers are a big opportunity
Let us raise a glass to the ThaiBev listing
INVENTIONS
The cheap washing machine may power the wheels of growth in ASEAN
Why food delivery stocks are steaming hot
Why barbershops are defying death
Will the iris herald the biometric revolution?
Will a mattress IPO raise Asian e-commerce from its slumber?
Will Alibaba's Hong Kong listing end in tears?
Space may be the final investment frontier
What the Chettiar era tells us about fintech
Moleskine proves the enduring value of writing in style
Will dual-class shares bring SGX an F1 listing?
Suppressing short-sellers is like shooting the messenger
Lessons from the Rumble in the Jungle
Cheap air conditioners could deliver big returns in India
How Western Union and MoneyGramare making big money from small transfers
Event planning is a business set to thrive
European defence stocks may blossom
Long March of chicken in Asia
Fridges may heat up consumer stocks
Can we escape the ghosts of 1997?
Acknowledgements
About the Author.
Notes:
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ISBN:
9789814974196
9814974196
OCLC:
1250089867

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