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Oct 13, 20217 min read

Can My Bank Empty My Account For My Housing Loan? Featuring the 'Backdating Property' Fraud Case

Our mum didn't hit her first career break until about 8 or 9 years back. I didn't understand a lot at the time, but Mum had a new name...

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Oct 6, 20216 min read

Should You Still Invest Your CPF-OA After 55?

My family likes to catch up on public holidays. Because Covid restricts the number of people in a home, it has been an interesting...

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Jul 21, 20215 min read

Is There Still Hope For Whole Life Plans?

I was unable to write the last few weeks because I was swamped with inquiries and policy optimization before these projected changes. The...

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Jun 17, 20214 min read

I Made a Whole Life Plan MUCH 'Cheaper' (?) than a Term Plan

I'm going to provide some potential evidence for why 'Term Insurance' only attitudes are frankly, ridiculous. Maybe its because the...

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May 26, 20214 min read

Why You Should Be Cautious of Investments Promising MUCH MORE Than 10% (especially without context)

Recently I was confronted by a prospect who basically mocked me, saying that my benchmark of 8% was too low and he could get better...

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May 19, 20217 min read

A (Very) Small Peek Into Money Maverick's Personal Portfolio - The Problem with FIRE Pundits

I had a very enjoyable talk with a client recently. She wanted to pursue FIRE [Financial Independence Retire Early - the art of having...

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May 5, 20216 min read

All My Participating Policies Are DROPPING THEIR BONUSES: Why? [RBC2 and solutions]

MAYBE only older people would have noticed - especially the ones who frequent banks, but they could probably see that their policies have...

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Apr 18, 20218 min read

Which Level Of The 10 Levels of Investing Are You At? Consider An Investment Specialist.

Otherwise known as: a) Why Someone Who Has Investment Experience Should Still Consider Using a Financial Consultant, or b) How I made my...

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Mar 17, 20216 min read

How to Lose All Your Capital through P2P or Venture Capital(CoAssets, Gobear), 1M65 SG stocks, etc

In my attempt to behave myself whilst my reference check is being conducted, I've simply been doing business preparatory work. Being...

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Mar 3, 20215 min read

What People Keep Getting Wrong About Annualized Returns (and why they can't get 8%).

I ALWAYS get questions about 8% returns. Aside from being a lucky Chinese number, it also tends to be the most common illustration by...

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