Belgium Brussels Home to the headquarters of the European Union (EU) and Belgium’s capital, Brussels was one of our stop during our Europe trip. I don’t recall much of Brussels except the fact that our hotel was so far away from the city we had to take a RAIL there. Fortunately, the place that we…
Paris Boasting branded handbags and apparels, Paris is definitely on every Fashionista bucket list. What about travellers? Apart from the handbags and the Eiffel Tower, take it from me that Paris is definitely worth visiting. There’s something about Paris that makes you fall in love with the city. Nope, I’m not talking about the fancy…
Barcelona Definitely one of my favorite places during the trip, Barcelona has a laid-back atmosphere as compared to other bustling cities. Businesses usually start at 10am and closes pretty late (not sure). People here are pretty friendly so don’t mistake their kindness for attempts to rob you (like I did). Although as with all cities,…
Travelling in Europe, something that is listed on everyone’s bucket list. Yet, people procrastinate to travel there because they assume that it’s expensive (so much so that it could hit 5 digits for the travel). No doubt it’s a tad expensive, but if you thrift, trust me the trip would be awesome. If you’re someone…
6 Challenges Singapore Face Recently, a trip to The Future of Us Exhibition got me thinking of how will Singapore be like during SG100. The exhibition portrayed a very dynamic yet unrealistic future of Singapore. Yet as we take a moment to look back at the past 50 years of transformation,
The rise of China’s economic power since the past decade has raised concerns regarding the ability to sustain such growth and whether it will be able to overtake the US as the global reserve currency.
The shift from bonds to stocks investing in the past century has highlighted the importance in the ability to analyze companies. In the final section of Graham’s Security Analysis
If you’ve seen my previous article, you’d know that I have been taking points from Graham’s very prominent book titled “Security Analysis”. Once again let me reemphasize,
Is value investing relevant even today when market movements are becoming increasingly speculative due to the respective Central Banks’ monetary policy? Truth is, value investing isn’t a method
In light of the upcoming General Election for Singapore, many political parties are campaigning to entice citizens to vote for them. Among a bundle of policies being promoted by different parties, one of which is the implementation of a minimum wage of $1,000 by the workers party. “Such a move would not only help the…
After such a long period, the topic on the cause of The Great Depression has yet to reach a definite answer. The Marxists contended that the depression was unavoidable under free-market capitalism as there was no restrictions on accumulations of capital which when over-accumulate will tend to lead to a crisis. On the other hand,…
Hey I’ve successfully completed my military training phase! So… throughout my 72km route march, a thought occurred to me. What happens if Greece defaults on its debt? It seems pretty bad IF the EU actually allows it to happen, but what if… it really does happen?
Established in 1987, Super Group is a Singapore-based investment holding company that manufactures and distributes branded consumer products, primarily instant coffee, instant cereals and instant tea mixes products. Its source of revenue stem from
Dear Readers, I will be away for Military Training from 17th May to 6th June. As such, there will not be any posts upcoming during this period. Regards, Colin
Familiar to many, the negative income tax was formerly developed by British politician Juliet Rhys-Williams in the 1940s and later by Monetarist Milton Friedman. The NIT acts like the regular tax system but instead of taxing lesser on people below the stipulated threshold, it supplements them with an additional income determined by the NIT. Take…
The great investor Warren Buffet once said: “When we own portions of outstanding businesses with outstanding managements, our favourite holding period is forever.” Take a moment to look at your portfolio, and then ask yourself this
Just last week, the Strait Times Index hit its highest since pre 2007-2008 financial crisis of 3,525 points, breaking the 3,500 barrier.
Like many other clueless people out there, you’re probably wondering how to go about trading shares or many other financial instruments on the Singapore market.
As globalization progress, the economy of countries are becoming more inter-connected. Manipulation on currencies and capital controls to drive up exports are increasingly common in the modern world. These are all by-products of the movement of capital within and between countries. So what exactly does Capital Flow mean?
The recent passing of Singapore’s first Prime Minister Mr. Lee Kuan Yew on March 23rd has left a very deep mark on Singaporeans. Without him, Singapore wouldn’t be what it is today, a developed nation. A man with lots of controversies, he managed to lead Singapore from a country with no natural resources to one…
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