This week’s articles and my reflections on them are detailed below. And as usual, any feedback would be warmly welcomed. (To understand the genesis behind this weekly…
So the details of the 1st tranche of the Singapore Savings Bonds were announced yesterday. Basically, if you hold the bonds for the full duration of…
During October 2013, close to two years ago, I went on a 4D3N trip to Bangkok with Mrs 15HWW and her family. And I subsequently…
This week’s articles and my reflections on them are detailed below. And as usual, any feedback would be warmly welcomed. (To understand the genesis behind this weekly…
The benchmark Straits Times Index dropped an incredible 127 points and fell 4.3% on Monday 24 August 2015, its biggest one day drop for close to…
Even in this small island Singapore, the amount of credit cards available to one is staggering. For instance, UOB alone provides up to 16 types of…
To understand the genesis behind this weekly series, click here. ==================== The Market Is Crashing! What Should You Do? As I am writing this article, the Straits Times Index has dipped below the critical 3,000 mark. The market has dropped close to 20% even though a high of 3540 was achieved as recent as April 2015. Honestly, I feel the pain. With a $200,000 portfolio, it does hurt to see the value decrease by $1-$2k almost on a daily basis for the past couple of weeks. But it really doesn’t make sense to “Buy High, Sell Low” right? In these times, instead of allowing ourselves to become emotional and sell everything to stop the pain, one should try to access his/her rational mind. Yes, I am…
I shall admit it. I take a lot of pride in the quality of our Ministers in the Singapore Cabinet. As a junior policy officer…
The STI Index dropped close to 3% on Wednesday, one of the biggest one-day falls I have seen since I started investing in stocks. Even…
As I begin planning how my 168 hours are going to be spent every week, I realised that I spend alot of my time on the local financial…