Removing STI ETF from my portfolio
Reading Time: 6 minutes Since 2016 the STI ETF has always been a part of my portfolio allocation, however I’m removing it going forward. Here’s why.
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House Gamble – Update 1
Reading Time: 4 minutes I took a cash-out refinance of the condo that I’m living in. 11 months later, here’s how the investment is doing.
My FIRE Path: Closing out 2021 and Looking Forward to 2022
Reading Time: 21 minutes Wonder how my life, finances, and investments performed in 2021 and what my plans for 2022 are? Wonder no more!
My FIRE Path: 2021 Mid Year Update – Blowing past my year-end goal & hitting 50% FI
Reading Time: 5 minutes It’s been 6 months since my last portfolio update. Now that we’re halfway through 2021, I’m here to update how I’m doing. TL;DR: It’s great!
Gambling my house on the stock market: Cash-Out Refinance to Invest – Why I Did It
Reading Time: 8 minutes With the recent low interest rate due to COVID-19, having so much money sitting in my property didn’t sit right with me. Here’s what I did.
My FIRE Path: Locking down 2020 and looking towards 2021
Reading Time: 21 minutes A look back at my investments in 2020 and how it performed, what went well and what didn’t – and looking foward to 2021.
Crash Canceled!? May 2020 Portfolio Update!
Reading Time: 6 minutes Since it’s been 3 months since the start of this COVID-19 crash, I thought I’d give a portfolio update to show it’s impact and help you stay the course!
My FIRE Path : Looking back at 2019 progress, lessons learned and my goals for 2020
Reading Time: 14 minutes Photo by Swapnil Bapat on Unsplash What a year! What a year. Even though 2018 ended disastrously, the performance of 2019 completely made up for it. Since the major drop in at the end of last year, the market in 2019 went on to grow over 28%. Anybody who was buying into the market during … Read more
A Bet On Humanity: Why Index Investing Works (In Simple Terms)
Reading Time: 13 minutes Have you wondered about the underlying reason for the long-term upwards trend of the stock market and why index investing works? Me too, so I wrote a thing.
Dodge income tax (legally) on your path to FIRE in Singapore – Making use of the Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS)
Reading Time: 18 minutes Everybody has to pay income tax, but there’s no sense in paying more than you need to. What if there’s a perfectly legitimate way to reduce your tax obligations that is sanctioned by the Singapore government, would you take advantage of it? How would you even start? Well, the Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS) is one such way. In this article, I’ll be diving into the details on how SRS works, what you can do with it, as well as an example of how I will be incorporating it into my FIRE plan.