Financial News and Advice in Singapore

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The Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) arrangement has opened up two-way quarantine-free travel between Singapore and Germany. Here’s some advice for would-be travellers, based on my recent trip there. After 18 months without travel, I finally made my first overseas trip to Germany under the Vaccinated… Read More

Even the brightest minds in the finance industry aren’t immune to their crystal balls fogging up occasionally. Here are seven occasions where the predictions of finance professionals have gone horribly wrong. Predicting what will happen in the future makes for a great way to pass… Read More

COVID-19 may have robbed you of your job, but there are new careers to be found – if you know where to look. Now well into its second year, the COVID-19 pandemic not only wreaked havoc around the planet, but also destroyed an untold number… Read More

With the money in our CPF Ordinary Account (OA) earning 2.5% p.a., should you be investing the money instead to reap higher returns? Here’s what you need to know before channeling your CPF OA money into investments. Here in Singapore, just 80% of our monthly… Read More

If you’re looking to embark on your cryptocurrency investment journey, Bitcoin is an un-ignorable big name. Here are five ways you can include Bitcoin into your portfolio. Crypto has its fair share of diehards — those that periodically dollar-cost-average into crypto, as well as naysayers… Read More

Having a relationship manager isn’t just about skipping queues at the bank. The right relationship manager can hold the key to a world of privileges you could never unlock on your own.    So you’ve finally made enough money to be admitted into the gilded halls… Read More

We usually calculate the cost of lifestyle products, daily essentials and even pet ownership, but this time, we decided to get real and get you the actual cost of breaking COVID-19 rules in Singapore. You’ve heard the old adage, ‘Singapore is a fine city’. So,… Read More

Looking for salons in Singapore for hair treatments? We give you eight that make the cut.  Singapore’s humidity coupled with increasingly-intensifying UV rays and going months without some sort of hair care can wreak havoc on our tresses.  Fortunately, some things are in our control.… Read More

Giving cash isn’t the only way to make a difference. Here are eight other worthy causes you can help support with your time, skills, effort or unwanted items.  Giving back to the community is not just a trendy activity to generate content for your next… Read More