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@Wd40 yes, it’s good to write out your investment manifesto. Staying the course is probably the most important rule, provided you are adequately diversified. I assume your India exposure is indexed, like Nifty 50 or similar? You have a significant overweight position in India (home country bias). I...

@Wd40 aren't you working in a 9 to 5 job now? I do, it has been about 3 months. But I am not really counting on it. It is nice for engagement, passing time, feeling a sense of accomplishing something. The salary is 1/4th of my Singapore salary, but it pays my bills and I am able to save it bit. But...

In my view Investment Manifesto is like kind of a reminder for us so that we dont make mistakes in our asset allocation based on our feelings at that moment in time. I am expecially vulnerable to this. Hence I just used Chat GPT to draft my investment manifesto, here it is: # My Investment Manifesto...

But a word of caution: I have seen countless expat vlogs where people left “wherever it was they were from” motivated by this idea that somewhere else would be better. It often ends in disappointment, because they just find other things they don’t like in the new place. I think the bottom line is, ...

But a word of caution: I have seen countless expat vlogs where people left “wherever it was they were from” motivated by this idea that somewhere else would be better. It often ends in disappointment, because they just find other things they don’t like in the new place. I think the bottom line is, ...

Thank you for sharing. Your experience with PR demonstrates that expats really have no long term security in Singapore. You strike me as exactly the kind of person that would make Singapore a better place... steady, educated, a saver with a family, working in technology... and yet, you missed check...

I still cant believe the unbelievable ride I had in Singapore. To set the context, this was 2009 and I came from Bangalore I used to drive a car in Bangalore and I had a decent job and was just married and I was doing great, although it was the GFC and my current company in Bangalore wasnt doing gre...

What I found amazing is how AI has now entered our life and become an integral part of it. I have used to chatgpt to provide me suggestions on my diet and I realised how I was eating way too much rice like most Indians do. Now with AI, it is so easy to upload a picture of your meal and ask if the pr...

So it came down to: what do I love enough to do for lower pay, and financial planning is the easy answer, for me anyway. I think it could be my perfect retirement job. Hey Mal! How are you doing? It looks like I am going to be unretiring myself soon. I got a couple of interview calls last week and ...

Hey there! Whats up?

After a lot of thought and consideration, I’ve abandoned the MBA idea and decided to pursue certified financial planner (CFP) instead. Classes start in 3 weeks. I am just not motivated to take another corporate job and the pay on the west coast is no better than the midwest, apparently something ca...

*This raises an interesting point: chances are, if you are over 50 and lose your executive job, the chances of you finding a similar role are very slim. So that means you'll find your yourself effectively 'retired' but without access to your CPF. Yes precisely. I'm 45 now. I'm currently in an indiv...

From the last few days, Hardwarezone forum is not working from my IP address. I get the below message. I find that wierd. 403 ERROR The request could not be satisfied. The Amazon CloudFront distribution is configured to block access from your country. We can't connect to the server for this app or w...

I retired this year at 45. Used the classic geographic arbitrage of earning in high income country(Singapore) for 16 years and now spending my retirement in low cost country(India). Most of you guys are high achievers, reached senior management levels in your companies, so for you guys retiring must...

Look for Tsim Sha Tsui station and find a hotel around there. Super convenient, hotels & restaurants for any budget, and you can just walk to the Harbour Promenade — my wife and I still have a photo from over 25 years ago at that spot which we cherish to this day. Also within walking distance is th...