Peter So Man-fung
Renowned fortune-teller Peter So Man-fung is famed for bringing the ancient practice of feng shui to the masses in a modern and accessible way. He talks stocks, souls and hairstyles with June Ng.
The economic tsunami isn’t that scary. We are in a 60-year period of luck at the moment, which we have been in since 1964. But the period between last October and this coming March will be the worst.
Who would’ve guessed that the stock market would drop that much? I lost money, but not because I got in at 30,000 points like the loonies did. I lost because I started to buy at 18,000 points.
There is a feng shui theory for predicting the stock market: for years that are an even number, the market will drop at the beginning of the year and rise at the end, and vice versa for odd-numbered years. It didn’t work last year; that’s when I lost money.
The biggest change for me over the past four years is that I have become a lot more relaxed. I want to gradually fade away. When I reach 55, I might change my career and become an investor.
I’m lucky. I started practicing feng shui as an amateur but I ended up a professional—not because I’m particularly good, mind you. It was my destiny.
When you’re young, you think that many things you’ve done are useless. But actually, they all pave the way to your future.