tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17478547.post4401862076154405769..comments2024-03-27T20:17:30.597+08:00Comments on Growing your tree of prosperity: The one with the Friends: The Reunion episodeChristopher Ng Wai Chunghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15534057160494859977noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17478547.post-2825312056441452372021-05-30T17:25:39.440+08:002021-05-30T17:25:39.440+08:00I remember being wowed in the early-00s when Frien...I remember being wowed in the early-00s when Friends became the first TV show to pay their leading actors US$1M each per episode.<br /><br />I hope the GFC wasn't too hard on Chandler. He made many property investments in the 90s & 00s (his grandpa told him they weren't making any more of these i.e. land). Would be long earned reward if he held on --- US property prices today are 50% higher on average than the bubble top in 2006; in desirable locations they're 200% higher.<br /><br />In terms of real life outcomes, I think the spaced-out kooky Phoebe experienced the best outcomes in terms of having a grounded stable family & relatively successful-enough career, without all the high-publicity hijinks that can throw spanners into the personal & professional lives of some others.<br /><br />As I see developed countries (incl. SG) ramping up their healthcare spending, together with richer Gen X & Boomers (esp. in western countries), I've been adding on to my healthcare portion, in particular dividend aristocrats like J&J, Medtronic, Becton Dickinson, Abbott, its spinoff Abbvie, Baxter, and insulin powerhouse Novo Nordisk.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02938450718690565242noreply@blogger.com