4.08% FD replaced by 4.07% T-bill! Huat ah!

The latest 6 months T-bill gives us a cut-off yield of 4.07% p.a.Yes, AK stunned like vegetable!I was expecting 3.75% p.a. thereabouts!Pleasantly surprised!The narrative...

IMF board clears Suriname review, sees advance in China debt talks

NEW YORK : The board of the International Monetary Fund said on Monday it completed a third review of Suriname's...

Still no boom, no bust

Back in July I ran a post titled "No boom, no bust." Things haven't changed much since then: inflation has come back down to...

$1 Million Retirement Portfolio: August 2023 Update

For a better understanding of the background behind the two portfolios below, please refer to this post that was written in May 2023, when...

Qualcomm’s bid for Israel’s Autotalks needs EU antitrust approval

BRUSSELS :U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm will have to seek EU antitrust approval for its planned takeover of Israeli auto-chip maker Autotalks even though the deal...

Marketers Should Think Like CFOs

A quick pre-amble: I’m not a marketer myself, but I’ve been studying marketing & business strategy for a couple of years now to help...

IREIT Global and T-bill ladder strategy.

IREIT Global reported lower net property income for 1H2023.I remind myself that if the current weakness is temporary in nature, then, staying invested is...

Huat with UOB! Will I buy more OCBC now to huat again?

In my last two blog posts, I said that I was giddy with joy.I expected a higher dividend from UOB and I was not...

Court blocks curbs on US government contact with social media companies for now

:A U.S. appeals court on Friday temporarily blocked a lower court order that had sharply limited certain Biden administration officials' and agencies' contacts with...

What Driving In Jeju Taught Me About Growth

A quick note before we begin: Hello! I know it’s been awhile. I’ve had a lot happening in my life in the past couple...