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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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Feb 10, 20217 min read

Greedy Doctors, Overpaid Agents, or Kiasu Patients? What is Wrong with Integrated Plans? - Rebuttal

So this article came out recently, and it was even more annoying than Investment Moat's 'The True Reason to Choose Term Life Insurance...

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Jan 20, 20216 min read

How to Double Your Income Every 5 Years (especially for Employees) - An Article to Kickstart 2021

I actually was supposed to write this...over a year ago. Some of my more loyal readers may remember. You may be wondering why Money...

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Jan 10, 20217 min read

Money Maverick 2021: I Resigned From The Financial Services Industry

I'm writing this on the 7th of January, 2021. It's been quite possibly, one of the hardest weeks in my entire life. As I type these words...

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Dec 18, 20204 min read

How a Great ILP Fund Fell - Fortress Fund A (A Review)

When I first joined the industry and realized how much I love investing, I was still a wide-eyed kid at the time. I didn't know back...

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Dec 12, 202011 min read

I Got Reported to MAS Over 120 Times! (by the same person) - Business Analysis, Personal Update

I am writing this while at home, having incapacitated myself to some degree from overwork. Yes, I really am that stupid. I can tell you...

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