What Is China Evergrande Debt Crisis and Why It Rocks The Global Market

The biggest worry in the financial market now is not the US tapering or China tech crackdown, but the possibility of default of China Evergrande Group (中国恒大集团). The

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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

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Why Did The Stock Markets Rally Despite The Looming Recession

The global stock market has just had an amazing rally in April despite a looming recession ahead. Do you feel puzzled and frustrated by this? Did you sell

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Coronavirus and US Debt Crisis: Black Swan Meets Grey Rhino – Ivan’s Reflection 2020 Feb

Every month, I publish an investment note called Ivan’s Reflection. The purpose is to document my thoughts about how to invest now so I can review if they

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How to Build a Low-Cost Income Investment Portfolio in Singapore with Little Capital

A low-cost income investment portfolio is crucial for retirement planning. Without a portfolio of income-generating assets for passive income, you will never achieve financial freedom. But there are

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Investing for Retirement: Why you should not over-rely on REITs investment

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

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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

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High Yield Bond: Why You Need It in Your Retirement Investment Portfolio

In this blog, I talk a lot about Income Generating Asset (IGA). Without passive income from these IGAs, you simply have no means to retire. If you have

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How to Invest When Market Is High: Ivan’s Investment Reflection 2017 June

If you are an investor, it is hard for you to ignore the broad-based stock rally globally this year. And if you are a rational investor, it is

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Invest in short term bond funds when stock market is not safe

When it comes to investment, the first thing that comes to your mind is probably investing in stocks. People argue about stock investment all the time. Market goes up,

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