My new core investment portfolio: Sharing my thought process curating it
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My new core investment portfolio: Sharing my thought process curating it

In my earlier article, I mentioned that I have closed my 4-year old portfolio with AutoWealth with the intention to create a new portfolio on my own. After months of conceptualising and research, I’ve finally narrowed down my selection of low-cost ETFs and the allocations for each of them. I don’t think my new portfolio…

Evaluating my 4-year old AutoWealth portfolio and why I’m selling

Evaluating my 4-year old AutoWealth portfolio and why I’m selling

2 weeks ago, I have sold off my AutoWealth investment portfolio that occupied 80% of my Growth Portfolio to reinvest all the money into a DIY portfolio using Interactive Brokers (I’ll share more on that in a later post). I want to first clarify that there’s nothing wrong with AutoWealth and its recommended portfolios and…

Personal updates: Career and Money
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Personal updates: Career and Money

It’s been four months since I last updated my blog. That’s how boring personal finance can be when you build a system around your money. At the start of every month, a portion of my salary is systematically moved into saving goals and another portion gets transferred to AutoWealth to be invested in my investment…

3 things you can do if you want to earn a higher salary
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3 things you can do if you want to earn a higher salary

I rarely write about Facebook posts because I seldom get triggered by them to do something so this is one of the rare pokemons out there. There was a recent anonymous post that complained about how most post university jobs in Singapore can’t break through the $100,000 annual salary mark, even after 10 years of…

Investment portfolio updates: More free stocks and recognising cash in the portfolio

Investment portfolio updates: More free stocks and recognising cash in the portfolio

When I updated my investment portfolio page to reflect my latest portfolio holdings with details of how I intend to decumulate my portfolio when I retire, in a structured approach. That attracted quite a bit of attention, with many focused on how overweight my investment property is in my portfolio today. In reality, property investments…

How I am investing my time and money to learn about fintech and investing in 2021

How I am investing my time and money to learn about fintech and investing in 2021

We’re halfway through 2021 and I know some of us (I mean me) have not been focusing personal development to grow both our skills and knowledge. Personal development is important because we need to continue upgrading ourselves with new skills and capabilities, whether it’s to further our careers or to be better at our personal…