If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!As an author on Money, people like to talk to me regarding this ‘$ubject’. Some people ask me how to have more of money, some asked me why have I choose the path to evil since money is the root of it. Different people have different perspective of money. Not too long ago, I was …
Read MoreHow Much is a Stock Really Worth?
One of the best group of Value Investors in Singapore is found in the shop, “Cash Convertor”. These highly trained men and women can take a look at the item you are selling them, and they can give a good estimate how much it is really WORTH. The they will offer a price way below how much it is worth, if you are willing to sell them at the price, …
Read MoreThe illusion of Financial Knowledge
In my book, “Winning the Money Game”, I shared a story about a friend named ‘Fred’ (not real name). He was asking me how to start managing his finances and how to invest. This type of question usually will get me on fire, because I was excited about this topic. I began firing off a series of tips and personal experiences to which most he merely answered, “I already know …
Read MorePASSIVE INCOME 101 (Part 2) – HOW YOU TOO CAN BE FINANCIALLY FREE
Dear Friends This is Part 2 of a series of articles that I will be writing. In case you have missed out Part 1, please read the article at https://www.investment-in-stocks.com/financial-intelligence/passive-income-101-part-1-how-you-too-can-be-financially-free before you continue to read. Done reading the above article? That’s great. How should you get started now. I will provide some simple steps as a guide for you based on my personal experience: Step 1: Which area of investment …
Read MoreInvesting with a Heart by Understanding Vision and Mission
In this post, I would like to share an idea, a philiosophy which I have been thinking about recently which is on top on Value Investing Criteria which can serve as a way to start finding businesses to evaluate. When we purchase a share of a company, we become a part owner of the business, therefore, shouldn’t we invest in businesses in which we support the “cause”. Let me give …
Read MoreINVESTMENT 101 – Lessons we can learn from Peter Lim
An interview with Peter Lim, former remisier king. Source of article is unknown – found in one of the forums. WHEN the Singapore stock market took a sharp dive last week, it wiped out more than $100 million of his stock’s value. But former remisier king Peter Lim did not lose sleep over it. Why? ‘I’ve been a stock broker for all my life – I’ve seen all the crashes, …
Read MoreINVESTMENT 101 – Do Singaporeans Invest enough?
I would like to share a Singapore Financial Literacy Study done by MAS in 2005. One of the segment that touched me was when it was found out that 67% of Singapore (based on the studies), does not invest. Below are the reasons given by the respondents who do not invest. I would really encourage you to see if you have any of these reasons. Source: http://www.mas.gov.sg/resource/news_room/press_releases/2005/Financial%20Literacy%20Levels%20in%20Singapore,%20Full%20Report.pdf ]If you are …
Read MoreINVESTMENT 101 – Would you want to lose $20million a day?
The costs of grounding Qantas is A$20million a day. That is about $SGD26million a day. 1st Question: Would you like to lose $26million a day? 2nd Question: Would you want to own a business that loses $26million a day? One of the criteria Value Investors look for in a business, is for a business that will not be easily crippled by its labor force. The airline business, unfortunately has a …
Read MoreINVESTMENT 101 – Value Investing Video Channel
What is the potential returns when you invest in your financial education? The answer: Infinity. Great news for all readers as we have launched our Value Investing 101 Channel http://www.youtube.com/user/ValueInvesting101 There are great videos uploaded regarding the Value Investing. Learn more about What stocks to Buy, When to Buy, When to Sell and how to create passive income via the stock market. Also learn why Value Investing Academy is the …
Read MoreINVESTMENT 101 – The 4 Phases to becoming a Successful Investor
Most people want to make a fortune from the stock market but only a few are willing to go through what I call the 4 phases to becoming a Successful (and rich) Investor. So what are the 4 phases? The faster you understand and go through these phases, the faster you will see yourself become a successful investor. 1) Believing The 1st first is to believe that it is possible …
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