A Hot Stock Tip Is Not a Reason to Buy
Investor Guide

A Hot Stock Tip Is Not a Reason to Buy

A message can travel fast, but your order does not need to. For first-time investors, the real edge is tracing a rumor back to an official filing and checking whether it changes the business, not just the mood of the market.

Mai Linh·
Bond issuance is slow, but safe money has not moved
Investor Guide

Bond issuance is slow, but safe money has not moved

Vietnam's State Treasury has completed only 33.7% of its 2026 government bond issuance plan by mid-June. That does not automatically mean defensive capital is fading; it says more about budget spending and the price of funding.

Mai Linh·
Brent Is Below $80, but Hormuz Still Matters
Macro Insights

Brent Is Below $80, but Hormuz Still Matters

Brent has slipped out of the mid-$80s, but that does not mean the energy shock is over. The next move will depend more on actual traffic through Hormuz and U.S. inventory data than on political headlines.

Thanh Ha·
MSCI Holds Its Score: Vietnam Still Needs Proof
Macro Insights

MSCI Holds Its Score: Vietnam Still Needs Proof

MSCI is acknowledging Vietnam's reform progress, but market accessibility scores have not moved. For the index provider, policy changes are only the starting point; what matters is whether foreign institutions can actually trade more smoothly.

Phuong Nam·
Why brokerages are raising capital now
Investor Guide

Why brokerages are raising capital now

TVS, BSC and Vietcap all strengthened their balance sheets within days of one another, but not in the same way. The common thread is not dilution alone. It is preparation for a market cycle that may demand much more capacity from the firms sitting in the middle of the flow.

Mai Linh·
ACV Is Carrying More Passengers, Not More Profit
Corporate Analysis

ACV Is Carrying More Passengers, Not More Profit

Passenger traffic is still rising at ACV, yet the company has set a sharply lower profit target for 2026. The real story is not the new chairman, but an investment cycle that is pushing costs higher before new assets can fully pay back.

Minh Quan·
DIC Corp’s Bond Refund Order Shows What New Investors Miss
Investor Guide

DIC Corp’s Bond Refund Order Shows What New Investors Miss

A private bond can still be forced back to square one after issuance if the proceeds go off track. The DIC Corp case is a reminder that new investors should not stop at the coupon rate and ignore how the money is actually used.

Mai Linh·
VN-Index Ends Its Slide, But Breadth Still Lags
Market Beat

VN-Index Ends Its Slide, But Breadth Still Lags

One green week after four losing weeks is not the same thing as a confirmed reversal. For new retail investors, the key question for June 22-26 is whether breadth and liquidity can finally catch up with the index.

Mai Linh·
Bonds Share a Name, Not the Same Risk
Investor Guide

Bonds Share a Name, Not the Same Risk

Government bonds and corporate bonds both pay interest, but they are built on very different lending relationships. For new investors, the borrower and the repayment source matter more than the headline coupon.

Mai Linh·
Gold ETFs Change How Investors Read Gold Risk
Investor Guide

Gold ETFs Change How Investors Read Gold Risk

A lower gold price does not automatically make new buyers safer. The bigger issue is often not direction, but how gold is held and what hidden costs come with that choice.

Mai Linh·
Vietnam’s carbon market has rails, not retail trades
Investor Guide

Vietnam’s carbon market has rails, not retail trades

June marked the first approved trading, custody, and settlement members in Vietnam’s domestic carbon market. What came online first, however, is infrastructure for emitting companies, not a new ticker for retail newcomers.

Mai Linh·
Property money is still narrow, not a sector-wide rally
Market Beat

Property money is still narrow, not a sector-wide rally

The June 19 session showed that property stocks can still attract attention even as the VN-Index fell and HOSE breadth turned decisively negative. But the money was still clustering in a few anchors and a few stock-specific stories, not spreading across the whole sector.

Mai Linh·