Too many people are looking for easy ways to invest their money without having to do much, just wait for a few years to get their money. If it is that easy to earn the money, why would they want to share their business model with you? They can simply make the money on their [...]
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One of the easiest ways to make money in Singapore is to buy property. Since prices are on the high side, and since the property market works in cycles, you might want to save your money now and buy them after prices fall in 2013, where a large number of units would be completed. Short [...]
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Singaporeans anticipate February 18 as the date, according to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, when Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam discloses plans for this year’s Budget. Prime Minister Loong was able to give clues on how the Budget will be allocated, saying it would be for the good of Singapore in the long-term. Focus on healthcare [...]
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1. I still won’t be able to buy a decent place. 2. I will not buy an old HDB flat and be stuck there for more than 5 years. Too many horror stories about weird neighbours, loanshark problems, and other stuff. 3. If after getting your place, your fengshui master tells you that the house [...]
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Regarding the Lehman Brothers saga, and the High Notes and Minibonds issues, one word that stood out was ‘greed’. When I watched the news last night, one woman admitted that it was greed that led her to put her money there. She was attracted by the 5% interest rate, instead of the less than 1% [...]
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What a rollercoaster week it had been for the financial markets. First, Lehman Brothers take a hit, sending the markets into a tailspin, followed by Merrill Lynch and AIG. Bank stocks in Singapore plunged before bouncing back. Some of the events affect us. If you have AIA insurance policies, you may have been feeling very [...]
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Are all the credit cards the same? Before you compare the various credit cards offered by different merchants and banks, you need to know a few main types of credit cards. It is then easier to select a suitable credit card. If you need to entertain your guests or travel frequently, the amount you spend [...]
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The US dollar has appreciated sharply and the prices of gold and oil fell. Gold fell from a high of $1030.80 in March to US$808.05 this week. As for oil, it is currently at US$113.55. There is a chance that gold may fall further to high – US$700 levels. There is an inverse correlation between [...]
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Natas Fair is on this weekend http://www.natastravelfair.travel/front.php at Singapore Expo Halls 4,5 and 6. Some of my credit card companies had been sending messages to me telling me the great deals they had struck up with different travel agencies. It’s a great time to sieve out the great deals. You can read today’s Straits Times [...]
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Women tend to regret not saving earlier, according to an article in Elle. There are many distractions, such as shopping, facial, spa, massages, makeup and other things that we fancy, so some people may not have enough savings. A friend of mine earns more than me, and doesn’t own a car. By right, she should [...]
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