Can your unit trust portfolio survive the Trump phenomenon?


HOW many of us regard Nov 8, 2016 – the day when Donald Trump stunned the world and won the presidential election to become the 45th President of the United States – as a life changing milestone date in our calendar?

Under normal circumstances, events occurring 15,000 km away from our shores would have limited bearing or consequences on the average Malaysian. This time, however, we are by no means insulated from the ripple effect of the new economic policies of the world superpower, called “Trumponomics” by some, which had the stock market reeling from the shock waves.

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