For someone who has only been investing in the stock market for 1-2 years, is a capital gains of 10k commendable? Or should I do better?

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Ivan H H Tan

31 Jul 2020

Depends on which stock market you invested in, If it's SGX, the ST Index has fallen 23% since end-July 2018. So, a profit of even 1% would be good against that benchmark.

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Frankie Rappaport

28 Jul 2020

Depends on whether your

first investment was

1000.00 SGD

10000000.00 SGD

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Should i secure the capital gain in robo-advisor by withdraw it when it achieve a certain amount like $1,000, and invest the capital gain? So, the unit of the stock will increase. Continue below...

How would you advice a new investor with $1-2K sum to invest in the stock market? Are there any particular type of stock you would recommend?

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