These past few years, the Financial Independence, Retire Early or FIRE has been very popular. Conceptually, FIRE is very simple. You save and accumulate enough funds that will generate income […]
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The Truth about Timing the Market
I’m sure many of us, including myself, are looking through dozens of articles and Facebook posts, for any clue that we have hit the bottom and can start buying stocks […]
My predictions for the rest of 2020 and what I’m doing about it
At the risk of sounding really stupid in a few weeks or months, I’m going to predict what will happen to the economy and stock market for the rest of […]
Stress stress stress
I have been following the news and it has been stressing me out. There is full fledged market panic now. The corona virus situation has escalated far beyond anyone’s imagination. […]
The Truth about Early Retirement
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]