In October I managed to exceed my yearly investment target and I received a new personal record amount of dividends. Read on for the details!
September 2016: monthly update
In September I traveled to Danang in Vietnam for a short holiday. At the same time my portfolio had its ups and downs. How did I do? Read on to find out!
Singapore Saving Bonds: Are they still a great deal?
Nearly one year has passed since Singapore Saving Bonds were introduced with much fanfare. Now things have quieted down somewhat. How has the scheme fared? Let’s look at some numbers together!
August 2016: monthly update
A lot of things happened in August. I traveled to Latvia, lost 800 Euros and then received a surprising windfall at the end of the month…
July 2016: Monthly update
July just passed rather quickly without too many things happening. Stocks miraculously (to me) recovered after the “Brexit” shock and things seem back to normal. How did my portfolio fare in July?
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How to give yourself a raise
Many of my friends are complaining this year: some got only tiny salary increases and for others their salaries even stayed flat. Gone are the days when companies in Singapore had to fiercely compete for good people and nowadays firms embark on cost cutting and optimization while cutting employee benefits. The only solution: we need to give ourselves a raise.
June 2016: Monthly update
June was a rather weird month featuring Great Britain’s exit from the European Union, a decision that might just be remembered as an historic blunder for the country. Only time will tell. How did my investments fare in this turbulent month?
HSBC wants us to make bad financial decisions
As I was walking by an HSBC branch the other day I saw an advertising banner promoting taking a personal loan for a dream vacation. Are they serious?
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”…
May 2016: Monthly update and short review after 2 years of blogging
Two years ago I published my first monthly update for May 2014. Two years later a lot of things have changed…