Contrary to the popular image investment intermediaries try to project, they can only keep you rich, not make you rich! Read the article – Your Investment Adviser Can Make You Rich?! Thank Again to learn more!
Traditionally, any forms of investment other than cash, equities and bonds are considered as an alternative investment. That includes properties, commodities and hedge funds. Although classified in the same category, the difference in approach to investments for the alternative class as different as apples and oranges. Are hedge funds, a form [...]
Having the right investment adviser who works for you and not his employer is paramount to having good advice. With the slew of lawsuits between private banks and their clients lately, investors should be mindful of some basic questions when choosing their asset managers. Read the article –
The sizzling Singapore property market has attracted many investors, including numerous foreigners. It is so hot that the government was prompted to introduce more measures in an attempt to cool the market amidst the ‘buying frenzy’. In contrast, the talking point in the equities market has been over the direction of [...]
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.
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 [...]
Money managers have to cope with numerous limitations and constraints. Investors should be wary and consider these restrictions when deciding who would be the better choice in managing their wealth. Read the article What You Money Manager Don’t Want You To Know to find out more.
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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
High Court Justice Tay Yong Kwang dismissed the court appeals by Sunshine Empire trio, company founder James Phang, former director Jackie Hoo Choon Cheat and Phang’s wife Neo Kuon Huay, reports the November 22nd 2011 edition of The Straits Times (Sunshine Empire appeals dismissed).
James Phang, Jackie Hoo and Neo [...]
A director of landbanking firm, Profitable Plots, have failed to get back her passport after a second attempt, reports the 19th November 2011 edition of The Straits Times (Profitable Plots director can’t get back passport). She made the first attempt in May this year.
The Singaporean requested to be allowed [...]
Every Sunday, there will be an article on the papers that features a successful investor in a Q&A format. Part of the Q&A will be a question on their worst and best investment. Normally, the best investment would be business of the interviewee. However, it was different today. The best investment is an [...]
According to the 09th November 2011 edition of Today (Profitable Plots sends legal letters to SIAS, CEO), Securities Investors Association of Singapore (SIAS) and it’s CEO, Mr David Gerald, have received lawyer letters from Profitable Plots on the latter’s consideration of defamation suit [...]
A landbanking firm claims that they have never lost money for their clients. They claim that their accounts have been vetted by a renowned auditing firm and they have very strict criteria in selecting their projects. Sounds to be the perfect investment! But let’s cool down and think through the possible issues.
The quote “Bearish brokers have skinny children” stuck after attending a wealth management forum. This simple phase speak volumes about the issues facing not just the wealth management industry, but the whole investment community. The issues discussed at the forum were starting to sound like a broken record. No clear solutions was offered.
A businessman deposits $1m into a bank. Down comes the relationship manager with 2 proposals that total, you guessed it, $1m.
2 hot funds plus a universal life plan were proposed. A whopping 5% sales charge was imposed but there was no attempt to asset allocate at all. The investment was split [...]
As F1 roars into town and private banks get to wine and dine their clients, a growing number of millionaires are realizing who actually is footing the bill.
According to the 22nd September 2011 report on Bloomberg (Millionaires Form Family Offices to Avoid Private Banks), successful Asian families are setting [...]
The past few weeks must have been really fun for Mr Market. Investors have been placed onto Battlestar Galactica and the ride has been going on for a few weeks. Below is a just a few observations of how things have gone wrong for many. Note: I am not trying to say that [...]
Listen to John Bogle, founder of Vanguard group and inventor of index funds, on why diversification is NOT for idiots. A good 20 min video.