I have been on an early retirement mode for a few months now. By my estimates, I have a passive monthly income of about $4,000, and that exceeds my expenses. […]
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The Bond Market is going bond-kers
A significant amount of my portfolio is in fixed income, or broadly the bond market. About 60% is in high-yield perpetual bank bonds, another 40% is in what should be […]
How Insurance protected me from Financial Ruin
So, my readers would know by now that I have cancer. This is an expensive disease to treat, with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy all costing a lot of money. […]
My game plan this week
Fed just announced rates of 0% and a massive $700 billion quantitative easing. Naturally, US futures broke trading limits again by dropping over 5%. Its madness going on in the […]
How I got $700,000 for FIRE
I didn’t work hard in the office or climb the corporate ladder. I couldn’t be bothered to scrimp and save 50% -70% of my salary. I spent freely and foolishly. […]
Reflecting on my investment journey
I have been investing since I was 16 years old. Since I was too young for my own account, my mum would help me buy the stocks I wanted. I […]
In Deeper and Deeper Trouble
Yesterday was another historic day. Dow Jones and the S&P 500 index went down 9% – 10%. I watched years of returns disappear in literally 2 days. This has stunned […]
Forced to top up the margin account
Just dumped $16,000 into my margin account as my margin level became dangerously close to below 140. Once that happens I will be margin called and have to swallow a […]
Will I get margin called?
It has been an interesting couple of weeks. My portfolio was significantly hit by the market turmoil and I became worried about being margin called on my leveraged bonds. This […]
Is Retiring early in Singapore possible?
You may be surprised by this, but Singapore is a decent place to work towards financial independence and retiring early. Despite the headlines of being one of the cities with […]