Investment does not equal wealth. In fact, investing is just an action to put money into something, with the hope of generating return in the future. (Note: For those selling or marketing investment opportunities, this blog post is not for you.) Retirees can’t afford to lose a single dollar After his retirement, a famous Hong Kong disc jockey changed path to be an … [Read more...]
Learning from the Chief Investment Officer
In last week's The Sunday Times, there is an article titled "Me & My Money: Investing for long term to build retirement nest egg". Me & My Money hasn't had a good article for very long. This time it featured the Chief Investment Officer from AIA talking about her personal investment strategies. Her honest sharing and down-to-earth advice have struck a chord with me. I … [Read more...]
Why you need to be contrarians in property investment
In the preface of No B.S. Guide to Property Investment, I mentioned the reason why I wrote the book. I bought my first few properties in the early and mid-2000s during the economic downturn. Back then, there was not much public interest or media coverage of properties. I couldn’t find any good book on buying properties in Singapore. I thought it would be useful if I could … [Read more...]
6 qualities that make women great property investors
I was looking through the member list of Property Club Singapore when I noticed that only one-fifth of the members are ladies. It shouldn’t be surprising, given that those who are interested in investment are mostly guys. You should call yourself lucky if you attend a stock investing course and there is a lady sitting next to you. And there is a high chance that she is … [Read more...]