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Reducing Taxes While Saving For Retirement Through SRS Contributions

December 26, 2023December 26, 2023 Calvin Lo

As we draw closer to the end of the year, it’s a good time for us to estimate our personal income taxes and try to reduce our tax bill by

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Robo Advisors Singapore Market

Syfe Cash+ Guaranteed Review: Up to 4% Yield Fixed Rate with Multiple Term Options

December 20, 2023December 20, 2023 Calvin Lo

Syfe Cash+ Guaranteed portfolio was launched to complement the existing Cash+ portfolio (now renamed Cash+ Flexi). Update as at 20 Dec 2023: Syfe Cash+ Guaranteed offers a very attractive 4%

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Robo Advisors Singapore Market

StashAway Simple Guaranteed Review: Up To 4% Yield Cash Management Product Invested in Fixed Deposits

December 20, 2023December 20, 2023 Calvin Lo

StashAway launched a new cash management product called Simple Guaranteed on 24 April 2023. This is in addition to its 2 existing cash management products, Simple and Simple Plus. In

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Properties

Why I’m Looking to Buy Property in Johor Bahru

December 18, 2023December 18, 2023 Calvin Lo

I just read an article from ST today regarding renewed interest in Johor Bahru (JB) properties from Malaysians and Singaporeans alike with progress on the Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link.

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Investing REITs Singapore Market

Can Singapore REITs Continue to Rally After a Strong November?

December 11, 2023December 11, 2023 Calvin Lo

Singapore REITs or S-REITs bottomed around end October 2023 and has rallied up 7% in November. The iEdge S-REIT Leaders Index is now trading around 1,100 level after bouncing off

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Portfolio Updates

Portfolio Update November 2023 – Slowing Inflation Powered the Portfolio Higher

December 4, 2023December 4, 2023 Calvin Lo

Another month, another wild ride. After such a downer in October, we got a shot in the arm in November all thanks to slowing inflation in the US. The markets

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Robo Advisors Singapore Market

Robo Wars: How Singapore Robo-Advisors Syfe, Endowus, and StashAway Performed in Q3 2023

November 6, 2023November 6, 2023 Calvin Lo

Singapore robo-advisors Syfe, Endowus, and StashAway have reported their Q3 2023 performance. Let’s see how they stacked up against each other, and who came out on top. In this post,

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Portfolio Updates

Portfolio Update October 2023 – Dragged Down By Tesla

November 2, 2023November 2, 2023 Calvin Lo

October started off pretty well with the stock market rebounding from its decline in September. However, the rally was short-lived and reversed course around mid month. We got a brutal

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Investing REITs Singapore Market

Tread Carefully If You’re Buying S-REITs Now Despite Attractive Prices

October 27, 2023October 27, 2023 Calvin Lo

Singapore real estate investments trusts (REITs) continue to take a huge beating the past year and the decline has accelerated the past month. REITs have been selling off because it

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Bonds Singapore Market

Singapore Savings Bond (SSB) Nov 2023 – Applied $10K, Redeemed $20K, Estimated Dec SSB Yield

October 25, 2023October 25, 2023 Calvin Lo

November 2023 Singapore Savings Bond (SSB) is offering 3.32% average yield over 10 years. Applications close tomorrow 26 October 9pm. This month’s SSB yield is the 2nd highest in recent

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China's regulators have just issued fines to China Tech companies and signalled an end to a tech crackdown that has lasted for more than 2 years.

Could now be a good time to get back into China Tech stocks?

Thanks for watching! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts or comments.

DISCLAIMER :
This video is for education and entertainment purposes only, not financial advice. I am not a financial advisor, just a fellow investor sharing my random thoughts on the stock market. Remember to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investments.

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China Tech crackdown finally over? - Ant Group fined, Alibaba, PBOC stimulus, Hang Seng TECH ETF
Will this new bull market continue to rally? Or will we go into recession caused by high inflation and high interest rates?

In this video, I share about how I'm preparing my Family Portfolio to handle both possibilities.

Thanks for watching! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts or comments.

DISCLAIMER :
This video is for education and entertainment purposes only, not financial advice. I am not a financial advisor, just a fellow investor sharing my random thoughts on the stock market. Remember to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investments.

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Bull market or recession? How I'm preparing my portfolio for both
If you’re investing in stocks based mainly for its dividend yield or dividend growth, thinking that there’s a margin of safety or prices can’t go lower, I challenge you to rethink your assumptions or preconceptions about the safety of dividend stocks. 

Outline:
1. Benefits of dividend investing
2. Dangers of dividend investing
3. How to find safe dividend stocks?
4. Examples of good and bad dividend stocks

Thanks for watching! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts or comments.

DISCLAIMER :
This video is for education and entertainment purposes only, not financial advice. I am not a financial advisor, just a fellow investor sharing my random thoughts on the stock market. Remember to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investments.

**Check out my blog on personal finance and investment topics** http://financegnome.com/
Dividend investing might not be as safe as you think - benefits, dangers, dividend kings?
S&P 500 just entered a bull market on 8 June 2023, after almost a year since the bear market started. Is it time to buy or is it too late? In this video, I share why I'm buying.

Thanks for watching! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts or comments.

DISCLAIMER :
This video is for education and entertainment purposes only, not financial advice. I am not a financial advisor, just a fellow investor sharing my random thoughts on the stock market. Remember to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investments.

***Check out my blog on personal finance and investments*** http://financegnome.com/
S&P 500 Enters Bull Market - Why I'm Buying VWRD and TLT
US and Swiss banks are in crisis. So far, regulators seem to have stemmed the banking contagion but will it last?

In this video, I share my thoughts on the current situation and how I'm investing during this banking crisis.

Thanks for watching! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts or comments.

DISCLAIMER :
This video is for education and entertainment purposes only, not financial advice. I am not a financial advisor, just a fellow investor sharing my random thoughts on the stock market. Remember to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investments.

*** Check out my blog on personal finance and investment topics : http://financegnome.com/

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How I'm investing during this banking crisis - SSB, REITs, Banks & Gold?
Consider reducing your income taxes by contributing to SRS by 31 Dec

SRS contribution: https://www.iras.gov.sg/taxes/individual-income-tax/basics-of-individual-income-tax/special-tax-schemes/srs-contributions

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Reduce income taxes by contributing to SRS #srs
Many investors have been rotating into dividend and value stocks this year as growth stocks have taken a massive beating. Are you looking to buy dividend stocks? You could also consider investing into dividend ETFs.

Outline:
1. Why invest in dividend stocks/ETF?
2. Top 5 US dividend ETFs
3. SG Dividend ETF
4. Which is my favourite?

Thanks for watching! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts or comments.

Links:
https://etfdb.com/etfs/investment-style/dividend-etfs/#etfs__returns&sort_name=assets_under_management&sort_order=desc&page=1
https://phillipfunds.com/phillip-sing-income-etf/

DISCLAIMER :
This video is for education and entertainment purposes only, not financial advice. I am not a financial advisor, just a fellow investor sharing my random thoughts on the stock market. Remember to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investments.

*** Check out my blog on personal finance and investment topics : http://financegnome.com/

*** Tiger Brokers (stock broker) referral link: 
https://www.tigerbrokers.com.sg/activity/forapp/welcome/?lang=en_US&invite=FGNOME

*** Coinhako (crypto trading platform) referral link:
https://www.coinhako.com/affiliations/sign_up/178004_59269214
Best Dividend ETFs to Invest in 2022 - 5 US ETFs & 1 SG ETF
H1 2022 has been tough and our portfolio is down quite a bit. It's painful but I'm trying to keep my focus on the future.

In this video, I'm providing an update on our Family portfolio and my Personal portfolio, sharing some of my goals for the rest of the year, and my vision for my blog and channel.

Thanks for watching! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts or comments.

DISCLAIMER :
This video is for education and entertainment purposes only, not financial advice. I am not a financial advisor, just a fellow investor sharing my random thoughts on the stock market. Remember to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investments.

*** Check out my blog on personal finance and investment topics : https://financegnome.com
Mid year review H1 2022 - Portfolio update, goals, blog/channel vision
The Chinese government has broken their silence on the tech crackdown so far by regulators, resulting in a bounce in Chinese tech stocks.

After a long and painful drawdown lasting more than a year, is it finally time to consider buying Chinese stocks especially tech stocks?

Outline:
1. Background on China's tech crackdown
2. Reasons to buy
3. Risks to look out for
4. How to gain exposure to Chinese stocks

Thanks for watching! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts or comments.

DISCLAIMER :
This video is for education and entertainment purposes only, not financial advice. I am not a financial advisor, just a fellow investor sharing my random thoughts on the stock market. Remember to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investments.

*** Check out my blog on personal finance and investment topics : http://financegnome.com/

*** Tiger Brokers (stock broker) referral link: 
https://www.tigerbrokers.com.sg/activity/forapp/welcome/?lang=en_US&invite=FGNOME

*** Coinhako (crypto trading platform) referral link:
https://www.coinhako.com/affiliations/sign_up/178004_59269214
Have Chinese Tech Stocks Finally Bottomed?
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