Interactive Brokers is one of my favourite online brokerages for buying overseas stocks. Its low cost, great platform and excellent FX rates means that I can build an overseas portfolio easily without paying too much commissions on local brokerages like Standard Chartered and DBS. A quick introduction Interactive Brokers (IB) …
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You’ve probably heard it countless times – diversify your investments, don’t put all your eggs into one basket. Equity ETFs offer an excellent way to build a diversified portfolio of stocks. In Singapore, you might have probably heard of the STI, the index that tracks the performance of the top …
What gets measured gets managed. It isn’t surprising that I apply a bit of what I do professionally into my personal finances – analytics. In order to understand my spending habits, I decided to track my monthly expenses to derive some insights so that it can be managed! Background and …
The first three months of 2019 has seen global equities rebound significantly following last December’s sharp sell-off, driven by a less hawkish Fed and perceived progress made in trade talks between the United States and China. With geopolitical tensions and mixed economic data threatening to grind the decade-long bull run …
I feel that this question gets raised quite occasionally over the course of my university life and rightfully so, students are generally concerned about how to land their dream job. I have been through at least 20 interviews and landed offers for almost 75% of them over my entire life, …
This is an interesting topic that I was asked by a friend to share my thoughts on, and probably one that might be of interest to a wider pool of readers – hence I thought of penning some of my thoughts and analysis down in this post. Comparing apples and …
I previously blogged about the benefits and how to get started with Singapore Savings Bonds (SSB), which are a terrific way for Singaporeans to invest their money in – even aunties and uncles can beat inflation! Recently, there’s news that the government has plans to increase the deposit limit to …
$10,000 is the magic number that most people start to ask questions about what to do with their money – in this post, I will share what I would do with ten grand in the bank. It all begins with a plan There are many ways one could invest or …
It’s the shopping season again and luckily for me, this year, I’ve been spending less. In this post, I’ve decided to address a common tactic that online merchants have been using to rob you without your knowledge. Spend 5 minutes of your time reading this and you may save hundreds …
The payments industry has always been very fascinating to me and having spent more than a year in the industry, I have always been intrigued by new payment options. Singapore has always played catch up when it comes to ease of payments compared to China. With our fragmented payment landscape …