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Sticking to investing plan despite turmoil
Instead of trying to pick stocks, managing director Jeik Sohn goes for broadly diversified investments
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Mr Jeik Sohn, Capital Group's managing director for financial intermediaries, Asia, says two mantras guide his investing strategy: "I'm not smarter than the market" and "compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world".
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Asset management executive Jeik Sohn believes that it is most important to decide on an investment plan and stick with it, even amid the kind of market turmoil we are experiencing now.
Mr Sohn, an executive at finance firm Capital Group, says: "As we know from every previous crisis, not only do markets recover, but they also bring opportunities."
