Me & My Money: Letting the right mix of assets work its magic

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Me and My Money with Mr James Cheo, 42, chief investment officer for HSBC Global Private Banking and Wealth for Southeast Asia, in front of HSBC Rain Vortex at Jewel Changi Airport on Dec 28, 2022.
(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

Mr James Cheo, 42, is now the South-east Asia chief investment officer at HSBC Global Private Banking and Wealth.

ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI

SINGAPORE – Financial executive James Cheo picked up a book about investments while doing his national service and has never looked back.

The book – The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham – struck a chord with the adolescent and prompted him to think about how he could build a sound investment strategy that would help him reach his goals along the way.

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