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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...
A Complete Guide to Buy Term Invest the Rest – And Then Some
I am writing this at 3.30am in the morning on a Wednesday. For those of you who didn’t know, Money Maverick releases an article, ideally...
Outlook on the Financial Industry, Thanks and a Final Surprise
Is the Financial Industry doomed like traditional media, or will it evolve? Plus extras.
The Highest Occurring Critical Illness - and it isn't Cancer
It's Number 36 on the list, and it will surprise you.
Without National Service, I Would Have Been Poor
Or: 'Why I think your National Service experience gives you opportunities to become richer than your peers.'
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...
Maternity Insurance is an Absolutely Must – and Here’s Why
At the beginning of 2018, I signed an interesting woman – director level in her early 50s, with two kids. She was pleased with my work on...
On Teaching Financial Literacy to Kids and Giving Back
It’s only coming to a 3-year period, but my investing methodology and principles can hardly be called unsuccessful – at least, for now. I...
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....
7 Financial Lessons I learnt travelling 1900km to surprise my girlfriend for Valentine's Day
It’s 5am, 25th of February. I’m stranded in the airport in Bangkok as I’m typing this out. Money Maverick’s (limited) rep as a Financial...
My Financial Advisor Left Me, Why? What now?
Find the right one for you at Match.com. Uh, I mean - get a new one. ----- One of the fun things about writing again is figuring out what...
ILPs as a Retirement Solution?
As featured in IFPAS: Tuesday Times For the original printed article: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cRpSD5YQTRucGhhItIuiVgy9VJS2k9CF/v...
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...
An Earnest Conversation
A story and a message for everyone's financial new year. I got feedback recently that my stuff has been getting a bit too promotional....
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...
Are(n't) all Private Retirement Plans Terrible?
Or y'know. Not. So. There’s been a couple of articles about retirement plans, CPF and retiring recently, from financial blogs like...























