After 13 Years, I Sold My Endowment Policy!
In a rare case of "happy endings" with insurance companies, I sold my NTUC endowment policy that I bought during my NS days to a company that buys them. After…
FSMOne – New Trading Platform from IFAST
Yes, a new platform has arrived in Singapore as announced in the newspaper today, and while most people did not see this coming, I have been following the company's growth and…
Phillip SGX APAC Dividend Leaders REIT ETF – A Panacea For Low Yield?
Normally, I'm not an active blogger due to my day job, which requires me to dabble in technology and finance, but when an interesting piece of news comes across my…
A Review Of Maybank-Kim Eng’s Monthly Investment Plan
On the back of the minimum commission charges being imposed by Standard Chartered, I'm writing this review of Maybank-Kim Eng (MBKE in short) Monthly Investment Plan as there weren't any detailed…
When the Music Stops – No More Minimum Commissions on Standard Chartered
Well, an era of no minimum commissions has ended for retail investors in Singapore - Standard Chartered has sent out love letters to clients like me, informing us of the…
Investing with CPFIS – Keep It Simple
After reading TurtleInvestor's blog post on investing with his CPF money, I felt compelled to write my own post about my experience with investing using my CPF money. Sometimes, it's best…
Orchard Road Report 1Q2016 – Budget Day For Yourself?
While on my monthly stroll down Orchard Road today (mostly empty on the sidewalks, as almost everyone's in a shopping centre or in the air-conditioned underpasses), a crowd outside the OCBC branch…
Buyer Beware – Ahma-nomics in Play
Remember the old adage that when everyone and their mother is putting money into the stock exchange, we should all get out? Well, this has actually just started happening. Just as Japan…
More Bonds, Market Corrections and Herd Behavior
It has been quite a busy week, with the launch of Aspial's retail bond offer, and the general market being in negative territory. Let's take a look at Aspial's retail bonds…
Bonds – Fifty Shares of Grey for the Retail Investor?
This has been an interesting week for investors who have been keeping up with market news - more details about the Singapore Savings Bonds were released by MAS on Monday,…