Fund management is boring for M’sian stock picker

Lim Tze Cheng, chief executive officer of Inter-Pacific Asset Management Sdn., poses for a portrait in his office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017

KUALA LUMPUR: Lim Tze Cheng says all you have to do is ignore the noise.

Choose a handful of stocks you know are set to boost profit and hold out until they rise. If you get the first part right, and can resist the temptation to react to daily events or try to time the market, the rest of the job should, essentially, be dull.