Investors should focus on companies that ride on demand-growth in emerging markets, such as Wal-Mart and McDonald's, said Daphne Roth, Asia head of equity research at ABN AMRO Private Banking. » Read more

An asset allocation approach with a good mix of everything is what an investor needs, advised Bhaskar Laxminarayan, Asia CIO of Pictet & Cie. » Read more

Indonesian investments have a place in investors' portfolios, especially over a five-year time horizon, said Sani Hamid, director of Wealth Management Economy and Market Strategy at Financial Alliance. » Read more

It is time to take some profits if one has built their portfolio up, advised Odd Haavick, managing director & CEO of Charles Monat Associates, as the recent market rally is not founded on fundamentals. » Read more

Small and mid-cap U.S. stocks are set to rise more than the broader market, said Manpreet Gill, Barclays Wealth Asia strategist at Barclays Wealth. » Read more

Investors should put their cash to work and focus on leading economic indicators, and not lagging indicators such as the unemployment rate, advised Daphne Roth, head of equity research at ABN AMRO Private Banking. » Read more

Look to invest in hot growth spots in Asia such as China's oil refiners and wind power firms, as the region's economy will see a stronger recovery compared to the rest of the world, said Philip Niem, head of Asia discretionary portfolio management at Barclays. » Read more

Lucinda Chan, divisional director at Macquarie Private Wealth is adding stocks to her portfolio, in particular those that will ride the upturn in more developed economies such as the U.S. and the UK. » Read more