I must admit that I am the type of person that won’t trust others easily. Very often, I question what strangers say, especially what salespeople tell me. I am not born skeptical or cynical. It is learned over the years. After two decades investing in properties and other assets, I have my fair share of trusting the wrong source or person. There were many times I regretted … [Read more...]
What retirement planning has taught me
Long-time readers would know the reason why I set up this blog twelve years ago. It was to create a platform to share experiences and exchange ideas with fellow property investors. Gradually, I got many emails from people telling me the stories of their regrettable property purchase. Then I started writing about tricks and traps of this not-so-transparent real estate industry. … [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...]