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Money Maverick's Top 5 Hits
As the blog comes to a screeching (permanent?) halt, I'd like to reflect on the articles which resonated with you the most.
'Children are Parasites' - so I Shouldn't Have Them?
With staggering high financial costs, are children worth having in this day and age?
Some Things You Thought Wrongly About Insurance - That Could Cost You Thousands of Dollars More
A small mistake is an expensive mistake.
High Risk IS High Reward - Here's Why
With other useful and factual investment takeaways.
The Newest Critical Illnesses in Singapore (and Critical Illness Coverage)
To my Dad: For whatever little interest you've helped me to reach with Science, I've used it on these articles. It’s July, and I’m fully...
My Guide to the CPFIS (Amended), Part II
Some additional, more general and necessary advice. Especially Point 2.
My Guide to the CPF Investment Scheme [CPFIS]
KK asked for investment strategies. Here they are.
Why you should invest aggressively NOW (and how you still can have peace of mind)
Why should you take on high risk? How do you take on high risk? How do you know you will get a high return? Questions addressed here.
Why I Got a Savings Plan For My Niece's Education Instead of Investing It
The most painfully honest financial planner you've ever met.
Some Things Financial Consultants Might Not Have Quite Gotten Yet
Part of the reason I continue to have a job is because not everyone is as competent in the same area. Some people continue to dominate me...
5 'Never' Rules I learnt from my biggest professional failures
It was yesterday. I was initially wrote a highly technical article with a comparison between an Early Critical Illness Insurance (ECI)...
Why having MDRT Matters – and why I’m going for it
It isn't just a career milestone. It was early 2018. I had won my first industry award the year before – it’s a small one, but it...
Shots Fired - March
I answer questions from clients, prospects and online 'PMs' about Early Critical Illness Insurance vs Multipay, why I Beat the Market and...
Money Maverick vs Providend
Debating Active vs Passive management, Term vs Whole Life and more. The first time I heard the name Christopher Tan was not a good time....
Are Fund Managers Unbiased?
They get paid either way, but... I’ve been thinking a lot about what 'unbiased' is recently. Especially after this recent article, where...
The Credibility a Stage Lends You
A Personal Review on Seedly’s Finance Festival by Money Maverick Like almost a thousand people (sold out at 1200, so could be plus/minus)...
CPF 70 Years Old? What does it mean?
The psychology behind this move and the 'L --- So. This happened. In summary, there was a big hoo-hah about the CPF payout allegedly...
Nobody cares about your money more than you…WRONG!
This started with a post on Seedly a few weeks where a contributor, Jiang Jun - shared his negative experience with losing $3600. In...
4 Reasons to purchase a Shariah Compliant Investment Fund
The structure is actually pretty awesome. It took 5 weeks to finish this book and understand the context of its writing, but it’s finally...























