Monday, March 24, 2014

Retired or Unemployed ?

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One of the issues which really bug me these days is when I meet some acquaintances from the past and they ask me what am I currently doing. ...
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Monday, March 17, 2014

Why Gen-X chooses Cash over Compassion ?

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A good friend had a conversation with me the other day. The conversation was about Professor Chan Heng Chee. My friend said that he's ...
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Friday, March 14, 2014

Usefulness of investing in career management.

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Just read The Hard Thing about Hard Things by Ben Horowitz. It talks about two kinds of leaders - "1"s and "2"s. ...
Monday, March 10, 2014

The Generation X lament.

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I had a taxi ride one day and the driver, who is baby boomer in his late 50s, asked me if I knew what YOLO stood for. I said," Of cours...
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Thursday, March 06, 2014

Thoughts on my retiree lifestyle after two months.

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Just to tide over the time, here are some random thoughts on my retiree lifestyle before I write something more substantial this week. I...
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Sunday, February 23, 2014

Alan Ramos, IDA and the problem with mid-career IT engineers.

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I promised a more detailed treatment about the Alan Ramos incident. For further details and background, you may refer to the following artic...
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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

What's wrong with getting financial advice from a billionaire like Li Ka-shing ?

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Lately, a translated article from Li Ka-Shing was being circulated  on the Internet. Compared to the usual advice that some of the gurus wer...
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Friday, February 14, 2014

What single dudes can learn from the Investment masters on Valentine's day !

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There are many parallel's between finding a perfect portfolio and searching for a good spouse. On Valentine's day, let's look ...
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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

What Streetfighter II has taught me about finance.

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For the past week, I've been trying to game the Bloomberg machines at the Central Library. Patrons are limited to 1 hour of use per day....
Friday, February 07, 2014

Why Malaysian Chinese already rule Singapore ?

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In case you might be thinking that I'm pulling yet another Adam Khoo... Happy Chinese New Year !!!! Singaporeans with a Malaysian ba...
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Influence of Dungeons & Dragons on my investment style.

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The daddy of all role-playing games has turned 40 lately. I'd just like to share the influence Dungeons & Dragons have on my lif...
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Friday, January 24, 2014

Thank you Mr.15hourworkweek !

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Sometimes, the effectiveness of one's writings and financial ideas should best be explained by a reader. This blogger read my first bo...
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Thursday, January 23, 2014

Dun Pretend - Outcomes matter.

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Another interesting insight from the Harvard Grant Study is what's NOT a significant contributing factor for longevity ( Living beyond 8...
Tuesday, January 21, 2014

If Life is a board game, here are the victory conditions.

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As an extremely competitive person at school and at work, I have been criticized for treating my real life as a game. Engaging in gaming b...
Saturday, January 18, 2014

Systems vs Goals - Lessons from Scott Adams.

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Scott Adams' How to Fail at almost everything and Still Win Big is a book which puts him ahead as a self-help author. His book is chock-...
Wednesday, January 15, 2014

The mouth speaks, the testicles feel good : The Power of Negative Predictions.

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Recently the Government refuted an article that predicts the Singapore economy going along the same way as  Iceland as it crashes due to the...
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Monday, January 13, 2014

Wanna retire early ? Don't be a Philistine !

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I was trying to find the perfect word to explain why despite living in one of the friendliest tax regimes on Planet Earth, many Singaporeans...
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Thursday, January 09, 2014

Settling into a retirement lifestyle...

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After spending my first week populating my timetable, I've finally settled down into a slower retirement lifestyle. My day today began...
Wednesday, January 08, 2014

How rhetoric can be used to diagnose the problems with PAP.

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One of the constraints I built into my retirement plan is that the learning should never stop. My learning program will mirror a liberal ar...
Monday, January 06, 2014

Quick initial thoughts on life without a day job.

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The reality of having no day job has not started to sink in yet as my first weekday without employment was actually spent quite productively...