Markets are fluctuating, international politics remain stressful, but at least spring in Europe is finally in full swing.
Portfolio crossed SGD 1.2m – original financial independence goal reached!
This month I reached my original financial independence goal from 2014, back when I started this blog! Exciting times.
Portfolio Update: H1 2025 – first time my portfolio exceeded SGD 1.1 million
Despite not being able to invest much, my portfolio has crossed the SGD 1.1 million mark for the first time. Read on for the details.
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2024 in review: What comes after seven digits?
2024 marked my second full year working from anywhere in Europe for a startup. It was a crazy year!
Ten years to seven digits: my portfolio reached the SGD 1 million mark
A little bit over 10 years since I started managing my finances, my portfolio finally reached 7 digits. Time for a little review!
Portfolio Update: Q2 2024 – towards financial independence
The second quarter of 2024 my portfolio grew nicely – even though I did not manage to invest much. Read on for the details!
Quarterly update: Q1, 2024: life after the office…
The first quarter of 2024 went by so fast… For the first time in ten years, I sold some stocks and experienced a negative saving rate—what happened?
January 2020 – monthly update on the way to financial independence
New year, new goals! This year I would like to save and invest at least SGD 105,000. The goal is not having to work for money – aka financial independence by 2027 – just before my 45th birthday.
Standard Chartered introduces minimum commission in Singapore: what does this mean for you?
Some days ago I found a letter in my mailbox from Standard Chartered bank. This is not a rare occurrence, given that this bank is not able to issue e-statements for online trading and instead sends monthly statements and letters after every single transaction.
Unfortunately this time the letter contained some bad news: “a revision of minimum brokerage amount”…
My goals for 2016
After reviewing my performance for last year it is now time to create a proper investment plan for 2016! One thing is clear: it needs to be more ambitious than last year’s plan.
Read on to find out what I am planning to do different this year…