Investment - Providend

How To Make Your Child A Millionaire On $1 Per Day

Paul Merriman, the financial educator and adviser, believes that you can invest just $3,000 on behalf of your child, and turn it into $50m. If he’s right, this could be the most important [...]

Why I (and Warren) Think You Should Use Tracker Funds

In a recent webinar, I covered the merits of using Tracker Funds in your portfolio. They are gaining massive momentum and anyone looking for long-term returns MUST understand them. In the [...]

Investing In Stocks? There Is Nothing New Under The Sun

I have not been writing about investments for quite some time. And the reason is that there is really nothing new for me to talk about. You must be thinking that I am joking. So much is happening [...]

5 Traits Of A Good Investor

I get a lot of questions from clients about what is happening in the global stock market so I thought this was a good time to reflect on what it means to be a ‘good’ investor. No matter what you [...]

The Problem About Dividends

I love getting stuff for free. My word, I seriously love getting stuff for free. In fact, the only person I know who loves getting stuff for free more than me is my mother. The apple doesn’t fall [...]

Singapore’s 2018 Property Shock

Yesterday, on 5 July 2018, the Singapore Government announced that it would raise the Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD) by 5% for citizens and permanent residents buying second and subsequent [...]

What The 2018 World Cup Can Teach Us About Purposeful Diversification

If your life is anything like that in my home and office, the 2018 FIFA World Cup has completely overtaken your life and schedule. Suddenly, 2AM kickoffs at the local pub or kopitiam are normal. [...]

Winning The Trade War With A Diversification Strategy

The recent economic sabre-rattling between the US and China have upset the markets, with indexes shedding year-to-date gains as investors wake up to the reality that a full-blown trade war is a [...]

Stocks Can Be Less Risky Than Bonds

Investors are often told by the financial media and experts that stocks are riskier investments than bonds. So much so that it has become almost conventional wisdom, and to state otherwise risks [...]

The Psychology Of An Investor

From young, we’re generally taught to save. If we were lucky enough to have an allowance, we were told to put some away. Maybe we had a tooth fairy who gave us some pocket change, again, we were [...]

How To Invest Cautiously

In the past few years, in my conversations with investors, there was a number who told me that they were worried about the stock markets and that they thought that a big crash was imminent. As it [...]

Lump Sum vs Dollar Cost Averaging Strategy

Investing is always challenging because there is no perfect strategy. Watch this video to find out how Dollar Cost Averaging and Lump Sum Strategy will give different results depending on the [...]

How to Have a Successful Investment Experience?

Many of us know that it is important to invest our money wisely so that we can reach our financial goals. These include goals such as retiring comfortably, funding our children’s education, [...]

Is It A Good Time To Buy Bitcoin (BTC) Now?

In recent months, when people talk about the digital currency, the chances are that Bitcoin is the first cryptocurrency that will come to mind. As the leading digital currency by market [...]

The Time To Invest Is Now

If you are waiting for the right time to invest in the market, that time is now. You might think I’m crazy. The S&P 500 Index is at an all-time record high, traditional market valuation [...]

Should You Invest Only In “Blue Chips” On The SGX?

Why Do Some People Invest Only In Singapore Blue-Chip Stocks? “Sean ah,” approached my auntie during Chinese New Year. “Eh, ask you…you work in investing right? So which companies’ stocks are [...]

How Rising Interest Rates Can Affect You and What To Do About It

With suggestions that U.S. Federal Reserve may raise their interest rate benchmark in 2017 due to a recovery in the U.S. economy as well as an anticipated increase in fiscal spending under [...]