I mentioned in my last portfolio update that I was liquidating my long-time holding of Pimco Income Fund, held since Dec 2019. Pimco was recommended as a conservative and reliable […]
Category: Financial freedom
2021 Portfolio And Net-worth Results
When I started this blog, I wanted to commit to radical transparency and authenticity, and to provide real financial advice that works. I have felt that the conventional financial advice […]
[Premium] Selling down one of my favorite stocks
Sold 70 shares of AMD at $108.2, a realized gain of about 58%. Did so very reluctantly. AMD has been one of my highest conviction stocks. Price have been up […]
[Premium] Deploying ~$440,000 towards Passive Income
On Friday, my bank confirmed the execution of $439,000 into two different funds. It’s a fairly significant sum, and I haven’t deployed this amount of money for quite some time. […]
[Premium] Planning my passive income for the next 3 years
I found a bit of renewed energy with increasing the passive income I get. There are a few reasons for this. Firstly, I assumed that equities would outperform fixed income, […]
[Premium] What my RM said
Had a meet-up with my RM recently to help my wife open a preferred banking account. As usual, I asked him what’s up in the world of preferred banking. Here […]
[Premium] Starting Fresh with Privileged Banking
My wife has finally become interested in managing her money, and I will be helping her out with opening a privilegd banking account. Frankly its long overdue. I have always […]
[Premium] Why Growth Investing Makes You Feel Poor
My substantial investment in Tesla has about doubled. Looking back, I have gained nearly half a million in net-worth these last few years. Yet I do not feel rich. I […]
[Premium] Estimating 2021 Income and Expenses
I last did a post on my own household expenses back in Apr 2020. There have been substantial changes since, as well as a better understanding of retirement expenses. I […]
[Premium] Next Stop: $1.5 mil
I’ve crossed the $1 million mark in liquid assets (excludes property and CPF) in Nov 2020, and it’s now passed $1.1 million. It makes me think of what’s possible to […]