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Bond Yields Spiking? Why you can be as cool as the Fed
Whether the stock market is going up, down or sideways, there is always a reason to worry about it. Psychologists call this the negativity bias that keeps us hooked on bad news and the media, including the financial media, knows it. Last week, a new reason was found...
Budget 2021: 3 key takeaways on how we can emerge stronger
Three key takeaways on how you can prepare yourself financially for a post-Covid world.
How to Prepare Your Child for Financial Independence
Happy 2021 and what a busy start to the year it has been! Just as we're getting into the swing of things, i.e., getting balance in our work-life, recovering from the mini breakdowns for our children’s school arrangements and losing those extra pounds we put on over...
GameStop Commentary: Is it Time to Start Trading Options?
8 February 2021
Are you thinking of trading options following the GameStop debacle? Here’s what you need to know before you do.
Odds In Your Favour
There is a Singapore tradition of a huge Hongbao Toto Draw during the Chinese New Year season, for prizes of an eye-watering quantum that can be $10 million or more. Some years, you can even reserve bundled packs of tickets beforehand. Will you be buying a ticket? I...
Singapore’s Term Life Insurance Comparison Table (February 2021)
It is difficult to compare insurance policies between different companies. To provide greater transparency, we compiled this comparison table so that consumers can compare term life insurance policies across insurers in Singapore and make informed decisions when...
Singapore’s Term Life Plus Critical Illness Comparison Table (February 2021)
In this comparison table, we compare all Term Life with Critical illness insurance plans in Singapore. While a hospitalisation plan helps to cover the costs of a hospital stay, a critical illness plan provides for post-hospitalisation treatment costs and alternative...
Insurance Principle #5: Know the Type of Insurance you Need
What type of insurance coverage do I need? This is one of the three key questions you need to ask yourself when deciding on the right insurance plan for you. Not all types of insurance serve the same purpose. But to determine the common types of insurance, we first...
Investment Principle #12: Risk is the Price of Admission to Investing
We are all familiar with the phrase ‘Nothing ventured, nothing gained’. It is a fact of life. Where there is no risk, there is little reward. We are often rewarded only when we put ourselves out to try something risky – whether it is taking the first baby steps as a...
Why so few Investment Funds make the MoneyOwl Cut
Investment funds were not created equal, so how does MoneyOwl decide which works for you?
All You Need To Know About SRS
If you are planning for your retirement and haven’t heard about the Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS), you might be losing out! What is Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS)? SRS is a voluntary scheme to encourage individuals to save for retirement, over and above...
Best SRS-Approved Single Premium Plans (Updated)
In our previous article, we shared a simple guide of how you can identify types of products to suit your retirement needs. In the next section, we give an overview of some Single Premium Retirement Income Plans that allow you to grow your SRS (Supplementary Retirement...
