CPF SA Shielding with Singapore Treasury Bills (T-bills): How easy is it?
Some Singaporeans may have heard of the term SA Shielding term and wonder what that is. They vaguely think the…
New 6-Month Singapore T-Bill (est. 3.2%) Available on Auction Until 29 September 2022
Here is a short notice: a new six-month Singapore Treasury Bill will be on auction next Thursday, the 29th Sep…
Most Unique Financial Events That We See Today Most Likely Has Happened Before
The most significant value-add that a less experienced investor can get from speaking to someone more sophisticated is to teach…
A Three-Bucket Financial Framework for Extremely High Earning People (and other Valuable Money Advice)
The most suitable money advice for you should be personal. Yet, it doesn’t mean general advice is useless. There is…
The Returns of the Largest Companies tend to Suck After They Became the Largest.
Wes Crill, the head of investment strategists at Dimensional, brought to our attention some interesting changes in Russell Investments’ latest…
Does the Surviving Joint Account Owner Take Over the Entire Interest Upon Death?
Many would prefer to set up joint accounts as a way to guard against the contingency event where one family…
How My High-Net-Worth Friend is Doing in An Inflationary Recession
I featured this friend in a previous article, and just last week, I was able to grab lunch and catch…
Current Singapore Fixed Deposits Are Worse Than the Mid-September’s Singapore Treasury Bill Issue
The next 6-Month Singapore Treasury Bill (T-bill) auction will take place on 15th September 2022. You can check out the…
Sign Up for Trust Link Credit Card and Get FREE 1KG of Fragrant Rice (and S$35 FairPrice Vouchers) – Referral Code: TBA1UDKV
There are two new digital banks in the news, but one is trying to woo you to sign up for…
IMPACT by Interactive Brokers Review – Closely Align Your Investments to Your Values
A few months ago, securities broker Interactive Brokers came up with three mobile applications that cater to specific target segments.…
Singapore Savings Bonds SSB October 2022 – 1-Year Yield Maintains at 2.6% (SBOCT22 GX22100X)
Here is a safe way to save money that you have no idea when you will need to use or…
What is Your Energy Crisis Moment? Could you prevent it through Planning?
The charts below are not the charts of some crypto or meme coins. They are the electricity prices in France…
The Major Challenge to The Individual Bonds Portfolio Retirement Income Strategy
Some conservative investors may prefer a retirement income strategy that protects their capital. A popular way is to implement retirement…
New 6-Month Bill (est. 2.8%) and 5-Year Government Bond (est. 2.75%) Issue on 1st September 2022.
Currently, there are two Singapore Government Securities that are going to be auctioned soon that you might be interested in.…
70% Correct x 70% Correct Equals 49% Chance Your Investments Will be Successful
If you are on YouTube, you will be recommended many videos the algorithm determines that you like. Very often, these…
Reflections about My Comments in the Channel News Asia FIRE Movement Article.
By now, some of you might have read Channel News Asia’s piece on financial independence, retire early – how the…
Only Positive Market Charts Allowed Today
This might be the top of a bear market rally indicator, but I don’t care. No charts here indicate negativity.…
Haidilao FI – Steven Lim Kor Kor Teaches Us a Very Valuable Financial Independence Lesson
There is this very disturbing TikTok video sharing some very questionable financial advice that caught my attention these couple of…
MoneyOwl’s WiseSaver Money Market Solution Reaches a Gross Yield of 2.27%! The Safest Cash Management Solution Out There
The MoneyOwl WiseSaver‘s underlying gross yield on their assets reached 2.27%. WiseSaver is MoneyOwl’s cash management account. If you are…
Pacific Century Regional Development (PCRD) Proposed Giving their HKT Trust Units as a Special Dividend
One of my sleepy dividend stocks from yesteryears proposed distributing some of their shares as stock dividends to shareholders. I…
How to Buy Singapore 6-Month Treasury Bills (T-Bills) or 1-Year SGS Bonds
My friend STE advise me that a better way to earn high returns and maintain relatively good short-term liquidity is…
Why a 60/40 Balanced Portfolio Is So Defensive
I always wonder why people say the 60/40 balanced portfolio is dead. But for most people, a low-cost balanced portfolio…
S&P 500 versus the MSCI All Country World Index and the Dimensional All Country World Research Index.
A response after I published the returns comparison between the S&P 500 and MSCI World index is whether the returns…
Should You Apply for the 3.04% 50-Year Green SGS Bond?
For the first time, the Singapore government will issue a 50-year sovereign green bond to institutional, accredited, and individual investors.…
Prime US REIT Achieves Decent Rental Reversion. Trades at an Attractive 9.8% Dividend Yield
Shortly after Keppel Pacific Oak announced somewhat respectable half-yearly results, Prime US REIT announced a good set of results yesterday…
Singapore Savings Bonds SSB September 2022 – 1-Year Yield Shoots to 2.63% (SBSEP22 GX22090Z)
Here is a safe way to save your money that you have no idea when you will need to use…
Keppel Pacific Oak US REIT Maintains Respectable Results and an Attractive 8.7% Dividend Yield
There was some confusion about whether Singapore-listed U.S. office REIT operator Keppel Pacific Oak (KORE) did reduce its dividend per…
How To Send Detail Interactive Brokers Investment Reports to Your Email (PortfolioAnalyst)
Measuring the performance of your investments can be a big headache for some of you. This is because most financial…
S&P 500 vs MSCI World: Comparing Short and Long-Term Performance
One of my friends asked me how MSCI World performed against the S&P 500 in the past. He was deciding…
iFAST’s Poor Q2 2022 Results Are Indicative of Financial Advisory Firm’s Performance
On 23rd July, Singapore-listed financial services platform iFAST announced its 2nd quarter results. It has been a while since I…