In September, Aviva and Singlife have announced that they are merging into one company. For funding the purchase consideration of acquisition and capital adequacy purposes, they have issued a new bond today. This should attract strong interest. Below are the technical details of the bond. The Issuer The bond issuer, ASH, is the holding company […]
“FIRE Your Retirement” 11.11 Flash Book Sale
You may know that I am the author of the book “FIRE Your Retirement: 3 Simple Steps to Financial Independence and Retire Early”. I want to give you a quick update that we are having a 50% OFF 11.11. Flash Sale via this link. Time flies! It is almost a year since the global pandemic […]
Invitation to my new Telegram Channel
If you are following my blog and you are serious about financial freedom, I invite you to be among the first to join my new Telegram Channel – “FIRE with Ivan”. For the past 12 years, I have been using this blog and email to communicate with you. If you are still reading my blog […]
Ant Group IPO – What You Need To Know About The World’s Largest IPO
If you are a global investor, you need to pay attention to China’s tech companies. In my previous article, I talked about the Hong Kong IPO fever this year and highlighted the Ant IPO. The IPO prices for both Shanghai and Hong Kong legs are finally set. If you are interested in Ant IPO, here […]
Fixed Maturity Plan – Income Solution for Low Risk Investors in a Yield-Starved World
If you are investing for retirement, you need passive income to cover your expenses. But safe and consistent income is hard to come by nowadays. The ugly truth about retirement is that the traditional way of generating income doesn’t work anymore due to the modern loose monetary policies. While the low-interest rate is great to […]
China Taiping i-Save: Best 3-Year Endowment Plan With 1.96% Guaranteed Yield
If you want to receive Guaranteed Return without locking in your capital for long, you should consider a Short-Term Endowment Plan. An endowment plan is the simplest form of investment. You pay a premium to the insurer who promises you a guaranteed return in a fixed number of years. In the past couple of years, […]