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Written By: Tiang Chuan on March 5, 2010 No Comment
Don’t Miss The Big Picture

Instead of making money, many investors have done exactly the opposite. One of the reasons is the focus on the returns instead of the outcome. Read the Don’t Miss The Big Picture why an investor should focus on the big picture.

Written By: Tiang Chuan on January 1, 2010 No Comment
Simplicity Is Beauty

Like a stunned rabbit starring into the lights of an oncoming truck, investors are left bewildered in the wake of the ‘perfect storm’ that swept the world of investments. An investment portfolio constructed with simplicity in mind can go a long way in helping investors manage and maintain their portfolios. Read the [...]

Written By: Tiang Chuan on November 16, 2009 No Comment
Sounds To Good To Be True? It Probably Is

Investment scams have become more creative. No longer can the investor just rely on tell tale signs of unrealistic returns to separate the sheep from the goats. We offer some questions to ponder before investing. Read the article – Sounds To Good To Be True? It Probably Is to [...]

Written By: Tiang Chuan on September 7, 2009 No Comment
The Realm of Alternative Investments

Hedge Funds come to mind when one talks about Alternative Investments. But there are much more to Alternative Investments than just hedge fund. Alternative assets promises non or low correlation to traditional assets and can be beneficial to one’s investment portfolio. However, investors must be mindful of the possible issues [...]

Written By: Tiang Chuan on June 23, 2009 No Comment
Rebalance Your Way To Better Investment Performance

Is it too early to sound the death knell for long term investment? Can we recover if we lost 10 years of growth in a single bear market?  We offer proof that rebalancing can help. Read the article Rebalance Your Way To Better Investment Performance to find out more.

Written By: Tiang Chuan on May 7, 2009 No Comment
Saving For A Rainy Day – The Smart Way

This financial crisis has vindicated many age-old axioms, the virtue of “saving for a rainy day” being just one of them. How can this be applied to businesses and member of higher management? We suggest a smart way of doing it. Read the Article – Saving For A Rainy [...]

Written By: Tiang Chuan on March 20, 2009 3 Comments
Protecting Your Assets In Turbulent Times

2008 has been a terrible year for the market. Other than suffering from the market performance, investors also face risks from other dreaded events. We discuss the issues in this issue of Invest – Protecting Your Assets In Turbulent Times.

Written By: Tiang Chuan on March 10, 2009 No Comment
The New Grapevine 09Q1 – Strategies To Handle Today’s Global Crisis

As everyone should know by now, the outlook for the economy is grim. Many have compared the current financial crisis, or financial tsunami as others have called it, to the Great Depression. Unprecedented global coordinated efforts by the various governments have to be taken to deal with [...]

Written By: Tiang Chuan on January 15, 2009 No Comment
Leverage On Your Life

‘Leverage’ has became a dirty word amidst the financial tsunami. Like a double edged sword, leverage can help or hurt you at the same time. There is actually a method to leverage yourself without the downside. Read the article – Leverage On Your Life for more info.

Written By: Tiang Chuan on October 20, 2008 No Comment
Proper Protection Planning – Sample Protection Portfolio

 After learning about the basics of Proper Protection Planning, how can we implement the findings and the various solutions? This issue of Invest summarizes the possible dreaded situations, possible concerns and liabilities and possible solutions to address them in pre-retirement and during retirement. 2 Protection Portfolios are also discussed – 1 [...]

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