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How much of your portfolio should be in cash?
By Ryan Ong on July 14, 2016
We all know it’s important to save and invest. But let’s get down to details: how much are you supposed to keep in cash? If...
How to escape living paycheck to paycheck in Singapore
By Ryan Ong on June 24, 2016
Living paycheck to paycheck is not only stressful – it’s dangerous. Here’s how to stop and turn your finances around. If your paycheck seems to vanish as soon...
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5 retirement problems Singaporeans don’t see coming
By Ryan Ong on June 8, 2016
If you haven’t started saving for your retirement, you really might want to soon. Especially after reading this article. A disturbing number of Singaporeans think...
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7 unforgettable lessons from your first $10,000 credit card debt
By Ryan Ong on May 18, 2016
It’s much better if you learn these lessons without amassing a huge credit card debt. For a fair number of young Singaporeans, the first major...
4 important things to consider before paying off your debts
By Ryan Ong on April 25, 2016
So you have some money left over after paying the necessary bills. That’s good news. But should that money go toward investments or toward reducing...
4 personal finance tips that will change the way you think about money
By Allyson Dulnuan on February 11, 2016
Personal finance is 80 per cent psychology. The maths behind it is simple and all you need is what you learned in primary school: Don’t spend more...
[QUIZ] How financially literate are you?
By Adam Wong on January 7, 2016
Are you ready? Simply answer five questions on these four topics to find out if you’re considered financially literate. (Remember to note your answers down.)...
How to earn 6% returns “risk-free” from your CPF
By Adam Wong on November 23, 2015
Love it or loathe it, the CPF is something that all Singaporeans and PRs have to accept as a way of life here. While there...
5 Ways You Can Earn Yourself an Early Retirement
By Adam Wong on November 2, 2015
If you’re like me, going into the fourth decade of your life, the topic of retirement becomes as engrossing as figuring where all your rock-hard abs...
8 Money Habits Stopping You from Being Financially Stable
By Allyson Dulnuan on October 12, 2015
Being in your thirties means you should feel more financially secure. But if you’re still finding yourself living paycheck to paycheck, then you’re reading the...

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