Many people want to F.I.R.E (Financial Independent, Retire Early), but I don’t, especially in the every inflationary environment. How sure are you? How desperate do you want to F.I.R.E? How sure are you with the X million(s) that you think you have, or XXXXXX dividend/rental/fixed income you have can last you indefinitely? UP up Up…
Capitalizing on Market Volatility: War Chest dipped below Critical Point!
Recently, the treasury yields have been increasing. Yield increase means higher cost for businesses who borrows (many businesses do borrow), which indirectly means bad for equities. The risk-free rate for 10 years US treasuries has reached 4.8% this week which spooked out many investors, especially REITs Investors! Cut loss and wait time To many people…
Work is part of Life? Do you agree?
I saw this article via Finance Opti. He shared that DBS CEO Piyush Gupta thinks work-life balance is ‘baloney’ & that work is part of life But he disagrees with the statement above and brought up the an interesting point For example, the NUS President is able to have morning walks and talk to his…
Live in Present is not easy
Many of us would have heard of this quote from Dalai Lama Man! Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live…
REITs can be part of your portfolio but not your entire portfolio
Many Singapore Investors love Real Estate Investment Trust (REITs)! Why? Because they are mandated to pay out at least 90% of their taxable income as dividends. As a result, one would have dividends (money) credited into their banks at quarterly basis or half yearly basis. Hence, there are many “gurus” out there who ask their…
SSB for October is better?
The current month SSB 3.16% on average for next 10 years. If you refer to my last article (SSB – SBOCT23 GX23100T This month – 3.16%! Buy or bye?), I have mentioned that I am more inclined for opportunities in market rather than SSB, since I have lots of SSB now. Additionally, short term rate…