If only I could turn back time - II
I would have invested in...
1. Apple (AAPL)?
2. Tencent Holdings (0700.HK)?
3. Bitcoin?
Ya, in my craziest dream.
Bitcoin looks like it's shooting for the moon. Here's a good read on
Understanding the Cryptocurrency Boom.
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Rainbow girl,
ReplyDeleteHmm... Maybe its just me.
I would just go back and buy $1 quick pick on the past Toto cascade draw winners :)
For the 3 examples above, to get millions in capital gains, we still need to put in at least $100K in each position leh...
See?
Who interested in dividend yields when we see others getting sexy capital gains?
Exactly, who would want zero/negative capital gain but a 5% annual gain over 50% annual capital gain?
DeleteAs usual, should bet only money we can lose for those 'hope' of high capital gains. :P
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