Why should we ever use our CPF OA for investment?

Whenever I bring up the topic of investing the money in my CPF Ordinary Account (OA), my dad will always remind me that the primary purpose of our CPF is to support our retirement purposes; and I should consider very carefully if I decide to use them to invest in stocks/bonds/gold. Well, he is not...

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As the Day of Reckoning Nears

My choice article that sums up succinctly what has happened recently is this. (It’s because I really like the two GIFs at the beginning how it clearly shows how every corner of the market has moved.) While a few days of data don’t usually make a longer term trend, what I do (and only) know is that...

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The case for cash + Some thoughts on Warren Buffett's letter

As many of you know by now, the DJIA topped 21,000 for the first time ever with Trump’s latest speech to the Congress resonating strongly with the market. The speech offered slogans, few detail, yet the market keeps charging ahead. Strange world, isn’t it? Naysayers have stayed on the sidelines...

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Will you continue to be loyal to the revised OCBC 360 Account?

When I was in the midst of work today, I received an SMS from OCBC informing that there will be changes to the OCBC 360 Account effective on 1 April 2017. I took a quick glance and was kind of disappointed with the so-called 'enhancements'. In one of my posts, I blogged about the OCBC360 on What’s Next...

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