#91: Buying Cheap, Spotting Investment Opportunities, and How Invest with Confidence

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This week, Melvin Lim, Co-Founder and CEO of PropertyLimBrothers, speaks with Tay Chi Keng, a finance YouTuber renowned locally for his thrifty investment philosophy.

Chi Keng started creating finance content during his university days over three years ago and quickly built a name for himself with his sharp analysis and bold plays in the Chinese tech market. What’s the secret to his success? Simply to: “Buy cheap”. He’s got strong opinions on bonds (spoiler: not a fan) and shares the importance of building networks and spotting signals to make confident moves.

Melvin brings his real estate perspective into the mix, contrasting Tay’s stock market manoeuvres and how property popularity plays into successful investments. Get ready for a blend of finance talk and invaluable lessons that will reshape how you think about investing. Find out what Chi Keng thinks of the stock market’s future as well.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
00:52 Why finance content?
04:30 All intelligent investing is value investing
08:28 How to hunt for your next stock investment
12:22 Gut feeling to invest
13:35 Does the popularity of the stock matter?
15:06 All in investing
18:50 Losing to inflation
21:49 Seasons of investing in a life cycle
22:19 Are cash being eroded?
23:02 Losing money in investments
27:32 Why invest in China?
39:04 Cashing out of China stocks
42:44 Prediction to the stock market next year
45:54 Timing your investment
48:10 Full time content creator?
52:31 Stop creating content?
53:23 AI stocks / NVIDIA Stocks
01:00:48 Friends asking for investment advice
01:03:05 Plan towards age 30
01:06:15 Share buyback
01:08:08 First stock / Future business plans
01:09:34 Experience losing money
01:12:04 If time and money is not a concern
01:13:27 Outtakes