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Tong Li

Individual Investor

Tong has developed a unique investment philosophy, which removes emotions from the equation.

Investment style

Tong puts an emphasis on the mechanical computer models of fundamental and technical analysis without human interventions. The model should be simplistic and has a sound basis without too much fitting for performance using historical data. The investment decisions should not be driven by news and short-term irrationalities of the market. However, Tong reduces exposure when he perceives the possible breakdown of global macro economic stability. However, this should be a very rare occurrence. He puts a high emphasis on risk management, which is key to the long-term success of investing.

How I got started

After experiencing the dot-com bust, he got tired of the buy and hold philosophy by investing in mutual funds and started to actively manage his own account, learning finance and macro economics. He learned that value stocks have outperformed growth stocks in the long-term and actively managed portfolios can achieve much higher return/risk ratios than the mutual fund industry offers. He believes in diversification and the need to focus on opportunities. Risk management is key to long-term success. Hence, he developed a unique philosophy for investment without too much involvement of emotions.


Investment models

Important Information

Important Information

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