It was exciting to see Nassim Nicholas Taleb presenting "Antifragility: Gaining From Volatility, Stress And Disorder" in the open space outside National Library last Wednesday. Like a loyal fan longing to meet her idol, it made my day when I managed to get his autograph at the end of the session. (P.S. I hope that I can cheer my readers up the same way when I autograph my … [Read more...]
Should property owners be happy about the new Thomson-East Coast Line?
On August 15, the Land Transport Authority and Singapore Land Authority issued a joint press release that Singapore is going to have a sixth MRT line known as the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL). This is a follow-up on the Jan 2013 announcement about the construction of two new MRT lines previously known as Thomson Line and Eastern Region Line. The two are now grouped into … [Read more...]
The obsession of buying properties: why some countries get it while others don’t
Finally, Germany won the World Cup. The team didn't get to keep the 18-carat gold trophy, but they were happier to take home a whopping $35 million prize money. Mind you, it is another $35 million on top of the economic powerhouse’s $3.7 trillion GDP. So the richest are getting richer. Advantages of being the odd one Being the largest country in the EU, Germany has long … [Read more...]
The privilege to learn from the best
I received lukewarm response when I first told my property investor friends that I wanted to set up a neutral property club for the learning and networking of fellow property enthusiasts. Why savvy property investors don't like to share "What? You have time to do this? You are not busy enough?" "It won’t make any money. Why don't you just focus on looking for good … [Read more...]
Achieving sustainable financial freedom: What works and what doesn’t
It is OGIM (Oh God It's Monday) again! You somehow manage to drag yourself out of bed and leave home in a hurry. You squeeze into an overcrowded train, praying that the MRT lines won't have Monday blues like you. Or you drive turtle speed on the highway that takes forever to reach the office. You sit in front of the computer with your mind completely blank, wondering how … [Read more...]