We’ve seen many people struggling to choose between work and life balance and to such extent they are lost in transition not knowing what they really want to do in the end. Just take a look at the people around you. There are some who struggle to find their feet, some who struggle at their career and some who struggle…
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LKY’s National Day 2012 Hint Takeaways
Year after year the government’s national message to the public would always involved mainly the economy status of the state. Not this year. This year main takeaways from LKY’s national day message is clear and precise. “Get Married, have babies…Otherwise, the country will fold” Over the past few years, the government has tried ways and…
Confession of my investing journey junkey
I had graduated from my Bachelor degree for more than 4 years now in 2008. Back then, I was filled with much hunger and desire to succeed in the corporate world. I was spending time at work on weekdays and money on weekends, not surprisingly to buy things that I don’t really need. I was…
“July 12” – Transactions Update
July has been a rather busy period for my portfolio as it undergoes a restructuring process as I decide to sell my low dividend yield stocks which coincidentally had a run-up in July. On my Singapore portfolio, I have sold my positions notably in Comfort, CMT and CMA, all of which had a run up…
Goals vs Dreams – Setting Goals and Reaching Dreams
Everyone of us have our own goals and dreams. While the two may seems like complimenting each other, many people have mistaken goals for dreams and dreams for goals. Goals are dreams with deadlines. A “goal” is something that you, yourself, have the power to make it happen… and it has to be realistically realistic and achievable….
“The Power of Now…”
Presenting “The Power of Now” by Eckhart Tolle is a book that sheds light on the issue of understanding the depth of the present moment which is NOW rather than the future. In the book, the author explains that humans tend to think about the future all the time, a concept of thinking of the thought and…
Importance of constant communication with your children
Constant communication with your children is an essential process which involves engaging in a small conversation topics that keeps both you and your children updated on the daily lives’ activities. Some conversation can be very hard to begin with, especially those involving wealth and financial related. Some parents may think that their children are not matured enough…
Save your money for August!!!
A lot of the STI companies are going ex-dividend in the month of August, most notably Singtel, Comfort, ST Engineering, Boustead, SATS, REITS and many more – which means that it is probably a buying opportunity for dividend investor, whom has been waiting in the sidelines for a long time now due to many people searching…
Should you practice Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA) Up?
Many people practice Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA) down, but do people practice averaging up? To begin, DCA up is a practice to purchase share at a higher price than you already bought in order to achieve a larger position in your portfolio. Averaging up is a more sensitive issue which many people did not advocate because people simply…
Initiating a commodites position – Boom or doom?
It was 9.am in the morning as I checked into my Singapore account. The previous night DJI slumped to 250 basis points as Moody downgrades the grades for up to 15 banks. How will STI perform today? I believe everyone will agree that valuations for some of the blue chips that we have here is…