“We don’t see the world as it is, we see it as we are.” – Anaïs Nin How Our Inner World Shapes Our Outer Lens We like to think we’re...

I decided to pen down my own personal investment philosophy. I believe that having a philosophy in life, for any area, gives us clarity...

I wrote this article for Autoimmune Diseases SG. The full article is on the page, while here is an abridged version. August is a special...

Earlier this year, I was invited to Catholic Junior College to share with the students on financial planning. This was an interesting...

Are you feeling a little bit down and out about not seeing the performance you expected or had hoped for in your investment efforts?...

Everyone wants big wins. We want to be the first. We want to have a big breakthrough in our work, in our lives. If I daresay, we live for...

I decided to do a personal update for this post. How quickly time flies. It is now mid-year. And a good time to review the year, if you...

So often we’ve been told that hard work is all that we need to succeed. Rags to riches stories encourage us to strive harder and believe...

All financial decisions are emotional decisions. This rang especially true when I read the article by The Straits Times, “World’s biggest...

Tan Ooi Boon wrote a wonderful article on The Straits Times about how high-income earners may be in the problematic position of having...

Earlier, I wrote an article about survivorship bias. We love to study success stories and we try to emulate these people, but we fail to...

An interesting article appeared in The Straits Times on 14 January 2023. Written by Tim Harford, the title was a deliberate click bait...

There are many terms that are being thrown out there, and oftentimes, the terms have specific meanings that are not consistently...

2023 has begun. How do you feel? Since 2020, life has changed so much. Circuit breaker, restricted movements, a new work-from-home...

As I write this reflection, Michael Buble’s lyric punctuates the air: “It's the most wonderful time of the year”. The season of...

Economists and Mathematicians are often believed to be in a better position when making decisions on finances. Their training in all...

In this article, I write about some steps we can take to prepare for black swan events i.e. unpredictable, possibly catastrophic, events...

If you have been following the news closely, you would be aware that the US Federal Reserve has been increasing interest rates. It is one...

In my last article, I examined the advantages and risks of using Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA) as an investment strategy. Many proponents...

If you knew today was your last day, what would you do? I was on holiday in June when I received word that my uncle had suddenly passed...