Dear readers, the recent increase in Covid-19 cases may have some of us worrying. But as we have heard from the multi-ministerial taskforce yesterday, such numbers may be acceptable in view of us living with the virus in Singapore and on the backdrop of a high vaccination rate here. But I am not taking any
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Dear readers, I wish All teachers a Happy Teachers Day! I wish all readers a Happy Teachers Day too as I always believe everyone is a teacher or has been a teacher before as many of us are likely to have taught someone something. Be it as parents, siblings, career mentors or guides, etc. My
Dear readers, investing seems to be the buzzword recently with advertisements featuring robo advisors as well as financial and investing apps on many channels like the televisions and even the screens in MRT stations. These advertisements tout ways on how customers could grow their monies seamlessly. From what I think, the current stocks and properties
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Dear readers, in this post, I would like to ask you whether you have doubled your monies in the last decade. Please see the below for the performance of the Straits Times Index (STI) from 2009 (during the last financial crisis) to yesterday. 1 Feb 2009: 1,594.87 20 Aug 21: 3,102.75 Hence, if you have
Dear readers, in today’s post, I am going to share one factor that all investors should know for profitable investing. There are many nuggets of thought that contribute to profitable investing. Some believe it is what you invest in. Others would think it is how you invest. I would say both play a part, together
PROFITABLE INVESTING: ONE FACTOR ALL INVESTORS SHOULD KNOW! Read More »
Dear readers, I read a recent report that more young Singaporeans are incurring higher debts. Three reasons behind the higher debts as outlined in the report were: Borrowings when interest rates were lower Unemployment and hence need to borrow more Reduced savings and hence need to borrow more I believe Singaporeans must prepare for the
FINANCIAL UNCERTAINITIES? THREE THINGS TO DO NOW! Read More »
Dear readers, over the last two weekends, I read at least two articles where some businessmen interviewed commented that they have not been investing in Singapore stocks markets as the local stock markets here does not have much liquidity or volatility. And besides, when compared against other overseas indices, the Straits Times Index’s gain over
Dear readers, the Forbes top 50 richest Singapore list was published earlier this week. We saw names of billionaires and multi-millionaires on the list. I believe the list might have sparked some interest among some of you or even inspire some towards earning your first million dollars and becoming a millionaire. The definition of a
Dear readers, we have been seeing on TV and the mass media a plethora of advertisements touting financial and investing mobile apps. These apps enable you to leverage the technology and information provided by third-party companies to invest your monies. I know to some, perhaps more so for the younger generations, investing via mobile apps
MORE FINANCIAL, INVESTING APPS: WHY NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED? Read More »
Dear readers, I believe that since last year, many of us have been adopting hybrid work arrangements: mainly working from home (since work from home has been the main mode of working) and returning to office on days where required. I do not know whether the sense of work and working may have become different
WHAT DOES WORK FROM HOME AND HYBRID WORKING MEAN TO YOU? Read More »