Opportunities abound in times of adversity

THE past two decades have witnessed a couple of global-level financial crises, namely the 1997-1998 Asian Financial Crisis, the bursting of the dot-com bubble (1999-2000), the global financial crisis (2007-2008) and more recently, the Chinese stock market turbulence in June 2015.

Typical investors would process such phenomenon as a stock market Armageddon. The great Albert Einstein once said, “In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” Thus, seasoned investors would be aware that such adversities not only masks opportunity – but more significantly – is a route to amass hidden fortune.