Investments are part of financial planning, say analysts (Channel NewsAsia)

- Investments should be seen as part of one's financial planning and long term goals.

- Having a goal keeps you motivated to stay invested whether it is good times or bad times

- If you are very clear of your goal, if you know the reason why you are doing, then there is a better chance that even through tough times, you will stay throughout for your investment.

- The collapse of US banking giant Lehman Brothers in 2008 proved that no financial institution is too big to fail. And for some investors in Singapore, it was a painful lesson to learn that no investment is risk-free.

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