Your "ETF and chill" strategy just got a reality check. Halfway through 2026, the S&P 500 is no longer the only game in town — and the smartest investors are quietly restructuring. Chips, crypto, Singapore blue chips, UCITS ETFs — what's hype and what's genuinely worth owning? Oriano Lizza from CMC Markets and Ritesh Ganeriwal from Syfe cut through the noise. Less FOMO, more discipline. This is your mid-year portfolio wake-up call.

Synopsis: Every Monday, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips.

Highlights:

01:11 Is it time to look beyond US stocks?

04:22 Hot sectors: smart bet or expensive FOMO?

07:57 What is driving the trading surge?

10:17 What a truly resilient portfolio looks like

13:19 Don’t make these mistakes in H2

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Written and hosted by: Howie Lim (howielim@sph.com.sg)

With Ritesh Ganeriwal, managing director and head of investment advisory at Syfe and Oriano Lizza, sales trader at CMC Markets

Edited by: Howie Lim & Claressa Monteiro

Produced by: Howie Lim & Chai Pei Chieh

A podcast by BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

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S1E273: Mid-year reality check: the "ETF and chill" era is over

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S1E273: Mid-year reality check: the "ETF and chill" era is over