Sin Yee 
With the Covid 19 pandemic in the past and travel booming, China has emerged as a popular destination for travellers. Singaporeans have realised that China offers plenty of scenic destinations, good food, and is just a relatively short flight away (4-6 hours), all at relatively affordable prices. Many first-timers to China may feel apprehensive as … Read more
Despite widespread expectations for interest rate cuts at the start of the year, market watchers have shifted their expectations due to the recent hawkish tone by the Fed and the higher-than-expected inflation rate announced yesterday. In line with expectations, most banks are keeping their short-term interest rates for USD fixed deposits high, while reducing their … Read more
A close friend of mine recently asked for the best option to invest some spare cash that she has just sitting around in her bank account, drawing miserly interest rates. As someone without any business or finance background, she preferred conservative and low-risk products, and was happy to consider investments with low potential returns of … Read more
“Uber, the world’s largest taxi company, owns no vehicles. Facebook, the world’s most popular media owner, creates no content. Alibaba, the most valuable retailer, has no inventory. And Airbnb, the world’s largest accommodation provider, owns no real estate. Something interesting is happening.” Many would have heard of this quote from Tom Goodwin, which made the … Read more
Any budding investor with the slightest interest in investing and stocks would have seen their Facebook and social media feed dominated with memes and articles on WallStreetBets and GameStop these few weeks. In one of the most exciting time in recent history, retail investors on reddit forum WallStreetBets (or “retards” as they call themselves; an … Read more