Financial Planning Central » Latest Educational Articles http://www.ifa-sg.com Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:13:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Looking For Dividend Yield? Try Asset Allocation Instead http://www.ifa-sg.com/dividend-yield-asset-allocation/ http://www.ifa-sg.com/dividend-yield-asset-allocation/#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:48:23 +0000 Tiang Chuan http://www.ifa-sg.com/?p=1384 Asset allocation can offer investors cash flows similar to dividends stocks with lower risk. Read the article – Looking for Dividend Yield? Try Asset Allocation Instead to find out more.

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]]> http://www.ifa-sg.com/dividend-yield-asset-allocation/feed/ 2 Dual Currency Deposits – Do You Know You Have Become The Insurer? http://www.ifa-sg.com/dual-currency-deposits-%e2%80%93-do-you-know-you-have-become-the-insurer/ http://www.ifa-sg.com/dual-currency-deposits-%e2%80%93-do-you-know-you-have-become-the-insurer/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 04:00:29 +0000 Tiang Chuan http://www.ifa-sg.com/?p=1327 Avoided like the plague during the financial crisis, structured products are reviving like green shoots after a long awaited rain. Dual Currency Deposits in particular, have been really popular. Depositors may not have understood the risks involved. Read the article – Dual Currency Deposits – Do You Know You [...] Related posts:
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]]> Avoided like the plague during the financial crisis, structured products are reviving like green shoots after a long awaited rain. Dual Currency Deposits in particular, have been really popular. Depositors may not have understood the risks involved. Read the article – Dual Currency Deposits – Do You Know You Have Become The Insurer? to know more.

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]]> http://www.ifa-sg.com/dual-currency-deposits-%e2%80%93-do-you-know-you-have-become-the-insurer/feed/ 0 Don’t Miss The Big Picture http://www.ifa-sg.com/dont-miss-the-big-picture/ http://www.ifa-sg.com/dont-miss-the-big-picture/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:07:22 +0000 Tiang Chuan http://www.ifa-sg.com/?p=1237

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.

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    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.

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    ]]>     http://www.ifa-sg.com/dont-miss-the-big-picture/feed/ 0     Simplicity Is Beauty http://www.ifa-sg.com/simplicity-is-beauty/ http://www.ifa-sg.com/simplicity-is-beauty/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:03:13 +0000 Tiang Chuan http://www.ifa-sg.com/?p=1229 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 [...] No related posts.]]> invest_2009-12-01 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 article – Simplicity Is Beauty to know more!

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    ]]>     http://www.ifa-sg.com/simplicity-is-beauty/feed/ 0     Sounds To Good To Be True? It Probably Is http://www.ifa-sg.com/investment_scams_sounds-to-good-to-be-true-it-probably-is/ http://www.ifa-sg.com/investment_scams_sounds-to-good-to-be-true-it-probably-is/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:37:10 +0000 Tiang Chuan http://www.ifa-sg.com/?p=1210 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 [...] Related posts:
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    ]]>     invest-2009-10-01Investment 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 know more

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    ]]>     http://www.ifa-sg.com/investment_scams_sounds-to-good-to-be-true-it-probably-is/feed/ 0     The Realm of Alternative Investments http://www.ifa-sg.com/the-realm-of-alternative-investments/ http://www.ifa-sg.com/the-realm-of-alternative-investments/#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:42:24 +0000 Tiang Chuan http://www.ifa-sg.com/?p=1120 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 [...] Related posts:
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    ]]>     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 with this class of investments and not be blinded by their impressive historical returns. We offer some examples in the article – The Realm of Alternative Investments.

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    ]]>     http://www.ifa-sg.com/the-realm-of-alternative-investments/feed/ 0     Rebalance Your Way To Better Investment Performance http://www.ifa-sg.com/rebalance-your-way-to-better-investment-performance/ http://www.ifa-sg.com/rebalance-your-way-to-better-investment-performance/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:30:18 +0000 Tiang Chuan http://www.ifa-sg.com/?p=1054 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.

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    ]]> http://www.ifa-sg.com/rebalance-your-way-to-better-investment-performance/feed/ 0     Saving For A Rainy Day – The Smart Way http://www.ifa-sg.com/saving-for-a-rainy-day-the-smart-way/ http://www.ifa-sg.com/saving-for-a-rainy-day-the-smart-way/#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 07:30:04 +0000 Tiang Chuan http://www.ifa-sg.com/?p=1018 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 [...] No related posts.]]> 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 Day – The Smart Way for more details.

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    ]]> http://www.ifa-sg.com/saving-for-a-rainy-day-the-smart-way/feed/ 0     Protecting Your Assets In Turbulent Times http://www.ifa-sg.com/protecting-your-assets-in-turbulent-times/ http://www.ifa-sg.com/protecting-your-assets-in-turbulent-times/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:52:50 +0000 Tiang Chuan http://www.ifa-sg.com/?p=997 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.

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    ]]>     http://www.ifa-sg.com/protecting-your-assets-in-turbulent-times/feed/ 3     The New Grapevine 09Q1 – Strategies To Handle Today’s Global Crisis http://www.ifa-sg.com/strategies_to_handle_today_global_crisis/ http://www.ifa-sg.com/strategies_to_handle_today_global_crisis/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2009 05:16:57 +0000 Tiang Chuan http://www.ifa-sg.com/?p=981

    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 [...] No related posts.]]>

    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 the crisis. Against this backdrop of bleak outlook, what should you do now? Read the article – Strategies To Handle Today’s Global Crisis to know more.

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