Friday, January 31, 2020

Thoughts about the Wuhan outbreak

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Other than Wuhan, I am dealing with crisis that has nothing to do with the virus outbreak. I took a blood-test this morning and the result...
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020

MBA in a Nutshell #22 - Accounting and Finance : The Cash Flow Statement

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We're now moving onto the cash flow statement. A problem faced in assessing companies is that they can be profitable but lack cash flo...
Friday, January 24, 2020

Happy Year of the Rat 2020 to all Readers.

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I will be Malaysia in Chinese New Year so I thought I'd wish everyone earlier this year as I continue to find ways to use up the Ring...
Thursday, January 23, 2020

MBA in a Nutshell #21 - Accounting and Finance : The Income Statement

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Today we will meditate upon the Income Statement. The most important relationship within an income statement is simply : Gross income ...
Wednesday, January 22, 2020

On my latest trip to KL...

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I just came back recently from KL. The objective of my trip was to accompany my mum to visit relatives, do some shopping and eat local...
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Friday, January 17, 2020

Personal Update

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It's time for another personal update. a) No classes until end-March 2020. My next ERM is quite a while away on 28 March. This is to...
Thursday, January 16, 2020

My first dumb trading move in 2020...

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Occasionally, I do something that is so dumb that it's worth putting up a blog article to warn readers not to do the same thing as I did...
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Tuesday, January 14, 2020

MBA in a Nutshell #20 - Accounting and Finance : The Balance Sheet

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Interesting the section on balance sheet is only two pages long. In a nutshell, a balance sheet is a snap-shot that summarizes everythin...
Sunday, January 12, 2020

Letter to Batch 11 of the Early Retirement Masterclass

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Dear Students of Batch 11, It’s been a great honour and privilege to be able to conduct a 2-Day Early Retirement Workshop for you. ...
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Wednesday, January 08, 2020

MBA in a Nutshell #19 - Accounting and Finance : Risk management

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We're opening a new year to discuss Chapter 2 of the book MBA in a Nutshell. As it turns out the accounting and finance section of most ...
Sunday, January 05, 2020

Readers need to stop doing this in this new decade !

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With 2020 in full swing and anti-goals being in vogue, maybe it is time readers of this blog stop doing the following : a) Gawk at the C...
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Thursday, January 02, 2020

My talk on the Seedly Personal Finance Festival 2020

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Time and date of event:  7 March 2020, 10AM-6PM The venue of the event:  Suntec Hall 405 & 406 The following topics will be e...
Wednesday, January 01, 2020

A brand new decade - Happy New 2020 !

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This wishes to congratulate all readers on reaching a new decade. Here are some personal thoughts this new year. a) 2019 is about a rare...
Monday, December 30, 2019

Changing one's approach to life to create more opportunities

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I had a discussion with a friend on why are there so many failures today who see themselves as polymaths  - folks with wide knowledge or l...
Saturday, December 28, 2019

Which Financial Martial Arts Manual is the best ?

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The financial blogosphere is very much like a Wu Lin . Different investors practice different forms of investing and, now that I have a d...
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Wednesday, December 25, 2019

Thoughts on my 45th Birthday.

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I arrived at age 45 a little sad as it is my first birthday without my dad being around. It feels a little strange to think that I managed...
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Monday, December 23, 2019

MBA in a Nutshell #18 - Marketing : How to know how well you are doing ?

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[ Today also marks the 100th day anniversary of my father's passing. My father would like me and my mother to move on with our lives. In...
Saturday, December 21, 2019

Why is it so hard to sustain a financial blog in Singapore ?

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Done right, conversations should get some people thinking... Two decent conversations occurred this week. I was asked what keeps me goin...
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Thursday, December 19, 2019

What am I trying to learn before end-2019

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I thought this would be the right time to share some of the personal projects that I have. I have written some time ago that I will be spe...
Monday, December 16, 2019

Thinking deeper and overthinking about Gift Exchange

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As the year draws to a close, I will limit the investing articles to Dr. Wealth website and something I am working with from the folks of ...