Blue Chips

Fun fact: This technology is not exactly new and unique to Volvo! Carmakers actually can tamper with software to set hard limits to their hardware. However this is the first time this has been proudly done and publically announced- probably as a PR marketing stunt. Volvo is well known for their vehicle safety. This initiative would definitely go on to further solidify and reinforce that brand image it has. While it is indeed a unique initiative, I do not see Volvo's future cashflows would be deeply improved by this move. In the long run, cost cutting measures and technological advancement- especially in the push for electric vehicles and self-driving vehicles would be where the majority of potential growth lies in.

They are classified by total assets and turnover. Traditionally, the bigger the company the safer it is. Because they've been around for long, usually holds the biggest market share. But sometimes there's not much room to grow especially when the company is a defensive incumbent. Smaller cap companies have to innovate to grow and survive. But because they're smaller, they can go bust or get eaten out in their industry. But of course with that, they can be diamonds and grow really quickly and give you explosive returns. Invest in a mixture of all 3. The more risk you want to take, invest a little more in smaller cap. If you don't want to take too much risk, just go for large cap companies. But diversification is key here.

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Hello! firstly, blue chip stocks are rather stable and are known to most to have stable earnings. Most investors do not worry about their blue chip investments in the bear market because they generally recover. Also, many blue-chip stocks pay out dividends to their shareholders. In the long-run, an investor can benefit from dividend payments and generate portfolio income.

Investment comes in different forms. There is no best investment but consider these few factors: - Why are you investing? - What is your risk appetite? - How long are you willing to invest/stay invested? - How much are you comfortable investing? - Self managed vs 3rd party managed? - What are the charges to investment products? DO NOT follow blindly. Actions leads to reactions/consequences. Knowledge gives birth to choices. Only when you are aware of the different choices, different consequences can you then make a decision where the consequences are something bearable.

I think ETFs are awesome product that is very good for people who is fine with following the market instead of beating the market. Maybe the investors you asked prefer to do stock picking and wants to beat the market hence they dont recommend. Everyone have different preference. If you have the ability to beat the market, why would you want to follow it? But beating the market is easier to say than done. You can actually buy ETFs that are large cap ETFs (blue chip), growth ETFs, dividends ETFs and also bonds ETFs. There are all kinds of ETFs that you can invest in. You have to see your risk appetite and goals to set a good portfolio for yourself because some can take more risk while some are more risk averse. Its just Singapore we dont really have much good ETFs, both STI ETF and ABF Bond ETF are mediocre compared to other ETFs. They are usually in US or the London Stock Exchange so thats the sad part.