This will be the last article on property for this period, having written a series on rental, 1 article on capital appreciation and even side-tracked 1 article on fengshui. Today we will zoom out further on the economy. While no…
Fengshui as we know it, lies in the field of mysticism. There seems to be nothing scientific to it, yet many people from all walks of life believe and dabble in it. For example, you may see people arranging furnitures…
There has been an issue with the mailing system. It did not send out notifications on the previous post. Essentially the mailing service decided to stop providing service to me, with issues relating to the content of this blog. As…
In our previous series we talked about rental play in the residential property market. But at the same time we also saw that there are limitations, especially if one is not rich enough to get a second house nor have…
In the first article we talked about the overall big picture when choosing the location of a house, such as which general area we should choose by looking at the zoning and plans of the government’s city planning agency. In…
Continuing from the first article, where we talked about choosing the right locations, today we will deal with the hated numbers. Numbers are important because first it determines the risk we are taking, second the time to breakeven and thirdly…
Despite the different types of property available, the residential property market is the favourite among the masses for those looking to enter the rental game. Previously I had touched on the non-financial considerations when buying a house as well as…
There has been many articles and memes, complains and frustrations about why our current generation could not save up enough money either for a house or just simply to live decently. The most common one being things become too ridiculously…
As countries vie for the top position or a place for survival, the need for people with hard skills become more pressing. An economy cannot thrive with just tiktokers who look pretty and dance well. A country cannot survive just…
Education is one of our biggest spending, be it on ourselves or on our children. In countries like Singapore and China, tuition is a big deal (although China has since clamped down on the tuition sector). Parents will spend big…
Japan is currently the third biggest economy in the world, behind US and China. The Yen is also the third most traded currency in the financial markets, behind the USD and the Euro. It also has the 8th largest gold…
Warren Buffett made news again for increasing his stake in 5 trading houses, namely Mitsubishi Corp, Mitsui & Co, Itochu Corp, Marubeni Corp and Sumitomo Corp. These 5 companies are Japan’s five largest trading companies which deal with a wide…