Real Estate Investment Trust, a.k.a. REIT, is a popular income generating investment nowadays. It is also one of the 5 core Income Generating Assets that I recommend for retirement planning. But the risks of investing in REITs are not well understood. In the course of my work, I realize many people have these common misconceptions: I […]
Invest for Retirement: How to Build Resiliency in Volatile Markets
If you are planning for your retirement or financial freedom, you probably start 2019 with a disturbing question after the stock market crash in December 2018. Should you continue to invest or quit? There is no shortage of information on the internet, you probably subscribe to many financial blogs or newspapers. But the information itself […]
What If Brexit Has No Deal?
The outcome of Brexit remains uncertain and headlines continue to be noisy, but if you read my article in 2016 about Brexit when it was announced, you know that the market always has an answer. The forex market says it is likely “no deal”, and it is probably good news for the British. What happens if […]
5 Outrageous Market Outlook for 2019 and How They Affect You
Let me put this down first: 2019 is going to be a year of global wealth re-distribution, and money will sneak out of your retirement nest egg if you still try to make and preserve your wealth in a conventional way. The fact that you are reading this article is probably because you care about […]
Singapore Savings Bonds – Why I Am Not so Excited About It as Retirement Option
For a very long time, Singaporeans were deprived of investing in good financial products. Bond has always been the cornerstone of financial institutions and high net worth individuals’ investment portfolio. However, most bonds in Singapore had a high entry barrier such as $250,000 which makes it exclusive to the wealthy. When retail investors battling in stock […]
What is an Accredited Investor
When you deal with investment products, you may stumble upon a term “Accredited Investor”. There are generally three types of investors in the market: Retail Investors Accredited Investors Institutional Investors Accredited investors (AI) are often High Networth Individuals. They have access to some of the untraditional or sophisticated investment products which are out of touch […]