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As part of a larger picture to keep track of my financial independence journey, I had planted a few checkpoint to stop and check if I needed to amend any of my strategy and also to give myself a pat on the back for the small achievement each time a milestone is completed. This is…

This is a continuation of a follow up post which I blogged earlier in the month (See here).  The end of working hours today means I managed to complete the first full month cycle at my new work environment. My body clock has started to adjust to the earlier timing I had to wake up…

By now, you would have probably heard the news buzzing around surrounding the potential buyout for M1 takeover with two of its largest shareholder Keppel T&T which owns 19.3% and SPH which owns 13.5% dealing with a potential buyer on the cards.  There’s not much details on the news that have been shared and I…

One of the important traits of a successful investor is being able to gather information and do sufficient research on the company he is eyeing for, wait patiently on the sideline and execute when value emerges from that opportunity.  For many successful investors, investing action is a minimal activity.  They would spend hundreds of hours…

I received a lot of queries pertaining to the amount of little cash that I’m holding for my investment purpose so I thought I’ll use this chance to explain the thought process on my portfolio construction. Our goal as a family has always been to ensure that we have $5,000 / month worth of passive…

It’s been quite a while since we last had an M&A news that involves right issuance hence I think it is time to refresh our memory on how we can play this for interested parties. The proposed acquisition this time is from their own sponsor, OUE Limited, with the acquisition of the OUE Downtown, which…

I received an email from an avid reader who is genuinely concerned if the next recession will put a dent on her portfolio which she has been building for years. She asked if it’s necessary to put a hedging instrument in the portfolio in order to minimize the downside risk of her portfolio given that…

I’ve finally completed the first week of my new work at a new environment so I thought I’d pen out my thoughts for my own future reference.  My first immediate thought was that the office was far away from where I lived hence the commuting time has to be 1.5x longer than the previous job….

The goal to become a millionaire follows a strict direction guide for most people.  I’ve previously written about the 3 different levers that we may need to adhere if we want to grow our wealth exponentially to the north and they are no different when we are giving advice to our children, except for the…

It’s been a tradition for me to journal my birthday every year to see where I am coming up short at so I can plan on something to patch up if necessary. This year is no different and the first thing when I woke up this morning, I was greeted by a lovely birthday kiss…