4 key mistakes to avoid during CA exam preparation:
1.📝Not practicing writing answers for practical subjects:
- Just reading or orally revising is not enough. - You must practice writing at least 2-3 times for each practical question. - Writing practice improves speed and confidence for exams.
2.🧠Relying only on rote learning for theory subjects:
- Don't just memorize, understand the concepts. - You will get more conceptual and application-based questions now. - Write 1 theory question daily for practice.
3.💤Not revising theory subjects enough:
- Revise a chapter, read a new one, re-revise the old one - follow this. - Spend 2 hours every morning revising one theory subject at a time.
4.😥Starting preparation too late, leaving portions:
- Don't lose hope! Make the best use of the time you have. - These 3 months can make or break your future if you stay determined.
4 key mistakes to avoid during CA exam preparation:
1.📝Not practicing writing answers for practical subjects:
- Just reading or orally revising is not enough. - You must practice writing at least 2-3 times for each practical question. - Writing practice improves speed and confidence for exams.
2.🧠Relying only on rote learning for theory subjects:
- Don't just memorize, understand the concepts. - You will get more conceptual and application-based questions now. - Write 1 theory question daily for practice.
3.💤Not revising theory subjects enough:
- Revise a chapter, read a new one, re-revise the old one - follow this. - Spend 2 hours every morning revising one theory subject at a time.
4.😥Starting preparation too late, leaving portions:
- Don't lose hope! Make the best use of the time you have. - These 3 months can make or break your future if you stay determined.
Among the actives, Ascendas REIT sank 0.64 percent, while CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust plummeted 1.42 percent, City Developments plunged 1.12 percent, Dairy Farm International tumbled 0.86 percent, DBS Group skidded 0.68 percent, Genting Singapore retreated 0.67 percent, Hongkong Land climbed 1.30 percent, Mapletree Commercial Trust lost 0.47 percent, Mapletree Logistics Trust tanked 0.95 percent, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation dropped 0.61 percent, SATS rose 0.24 percent, SembCorp Industries shed 0.54 percent, Singapore Airlines surrendered 0.79 percent, Singapore Exchange slid 0.30 percent, Singapore Press Holdings declined 1.03 percent, Singapore Technologies Engineering dipped 0.26 percent, SingTel advanced 0.81 percent, United Overseas Bank fell 0.39 percent, Wilmar International eased 0.24 percent, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding jumped 1.42 percent and Keppel Corp, Thai Beverage, CapitaLand and Comfort DelGro were unchanged.
Spiking bond yields driving sharp losses in tech stocks
A spike in interest rates since the start of the year has accelerated a rotation out of high-growth technology stocks and into value stocks poised to benefit from a reopening of the economy. The Nasdaq has fallen more than 10% over the past month as the Dow has soared to record highs, with a spike in the 10-year US Treasury yield acting as the main catalyst. It recently surged to a cycle high of more than 1.60% after starting the year below 1%. But according to Jim Paulsen, the Leuthold Group's chief investment strategist, rising interest rates do not represent a long-term threat to the stock market. Paulsen expects the 10-year yield to cross 2% by the end of the year.
A spike in interest rates and its impact on the stock market depends on the economic backdrop, according to Paulsen. Rising interest rates amid a strengthening economy "may prove no challenge at all for stocks," Paulsen said.
