27 November 2024
The Wealth Tracker: Is investing in an Hermes' Birkin bag better than investing in S&P 500? 
Investing in luxury handbags has become a popular trend among fashion enthusiasts, collectors, and investors alike. In fact, according to the Straits Times' calculations, returns on Hermes’ Birkin bags nearly match those of S&P 500 investments. So what kind of returns can we expect from investing in a Birkin? Do all luxury bags have investment potential?
On Wealth Tracker, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Alyssa Woo, Assistant Business Editor, The Straits Times, to find out more.
You can also read more here:
Luxury bags as assets: Returns on Hermes’ Birkin bags nearly match those of S&P 500 investments
https://www.straitstimes.com/business/invest/luxury-bags-as-assets-hermes-birkin-bags-give-returns-almost-similar-to-sp-500

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4 November 2024
The Big Story: How emotions may lead you to bad investments
Even the most successful, rational investors sometimes let emotions get in the way when it comes to investments. That's because we're all humans. We let feelings of anxiety or euphoria get in the way when money is involved. So how do emotions lead us to make bad investments decisions over good ones? And what can we do?
On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Alyssa Woo, Assistant Business Editor, The Straits Times to find out more.
Plus, read more on The Straits Times:
Emotions might lead you to make bad investment decisions over good ones. Here’s what to do:
https://www.straitstimes.com/business/invest/emotions-might-cause-you-to-make-bad-investment-decisions-over-good-ones-heres-what-to-do

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