The world is currently a very interesting place as far as global politics are concerned. The outcome of a coin toss might mean that the US gets Donald Trump again. Is that a good thing or not? How do the US…
Tag: long-term
Investment risks and rewards
A look into investment risks and rewards; and how to spot an investment con-artist... You may remember the "theory of efficient markets" from the post on how to work the market. In short, instead of trying to beat the market…
What does “pay yourself first” even mean?
To pay yourself first, simply means to prioritise saving or investing, above all other things. Instead of spending all your money and then seeing that there's nothing left to save, rather save first, and then spend what's left. A typical…
Personal finance behaviour
Behavioural bias; you're only human You would be naïve to think that the daily financial decisions that you make are made in isolation from your emotional ones. We're only human and our personal finance behaviour is often as unpredictable as…
Long term retirement plan
Ever thought to retire like a tortoise? May sound silly but it's the idea of a long term retirement plan. Slow and steady wins the game. The difference between investing and speculating A fundamental principle to understand is the difference…
ETF Investment Update – December 2019
After giving monthly updates on my ETF Investments for the past year, this will be my last one. I may give sporadic updates here and there, but not the monthly detailed ones as I've been doing. It all started off…
ETF Investments – March 2019 Update
The post on my first investment with Easy Equities has really proven to be popular as many people don't know where to start investing and like to read about personal experiences. This is a follow up since then and is…
My first investment with EasyEquities
You may be shocked to hear that I only started my first investment with EasyEquities in December 2018. What kind of a personal finance blogger am I if I haven't been using their platform for years? Well, before you start…