8 Ratios that Will Reveal Your Current Financial Health
8 Ratios that Will Reveal Your Current Financial Health Financial statements, specifically cash flows and balance sheets, can tell a lot about one’s financial position. To an even greater extent, personal financial ratios are useful benchmarks to help you evaluate your financial strengths and areas that need improvement. These benchmarks can help you to develop […]
What To Know About Emergency Fund
What To Know About Emergency Fund It is no surprise that when life presents an emergency, it threatens our financial well-being and causes stress. Being prepared with an emergency fund gives you the confidence and assurance that you can tackle any of life’s unexpected events without adding more money worries to your list. If you […]
Why is it important for women to close the financial literacy gap today?
Why Is It Important For Women To Close The Financial Literacy Gap Today? Financial literacy is the key to good money decisions. And good decisions are needed for financial stability and independence which are crucial in Singapore. We are, after all, not a welfare state and we are encouraged to secure our own resources for […]
6 Actionable Ideas about Personal Finance that Resurfaced during the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic
6 Actionable Ideas about Personal Finance that Resurfaced during the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic It has been almost a year since the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. The pandemic disrupted the way we live, work, and play. And it also gave us new realizations about the state of our financial health. […]
Women and Financial Planning: 4 Steps To Mitigate Caregiving Risk
Women and Financial Planning: 4 Steps To Mitigate Caregiving Risk In the past twelve months, I came to know of 4 families who have ailing parents. A common issue faced by the families was who should be the primary care giver and how the financial burden ought to be divided amongst the siblings. The last […]
Banking on Your Employee Benefits Insurance? Think Again.
Banking on Your Employee Benefits Insurance? Think Again Most employees do not pay attention to their employee benefits insurance until a medical claim arises. And there are those who think they have adequate coverage given by the company, without checking exactly what they are covered for. So, does it make sense to depend on your […]
9 Reasons Why We Need A Financial Adviser
9 Reasons Why We Need A Financial Advisor A question that some prospects ask me is: “Do I really need a financial advisor? I think I am quite good with numbers and have jotted down my expenses, assets and liabilities in a spreadsheet. I also read the newspapers and see ChannelNewsAsia everyday so that I […]
The 4 Financial Management Habits That Successful People Practise Faithfully
The 4 Financial Management Habits That Successful People Practise Faithfully What is financial planning? The typical response I get is “Buying insurance and investing to grow my money”. That is somewhat right. You see, before we even delve into risk management or investment planning, the number one thing to determine in your financial planning is […]
Pay Yourself First
Pay Yourself First It’s family before self for most Singaporeans, as this article in The Sunday Times, 29 October 2017 reported. Pay yourself FIRST. Whether you belong to the sandwiched generation or not. This is one of the key principles of personal finance and it has significant impact on your financial future. What does ‘pay […]
9 Tips for Smart Spending During the Holidays
9 Tips for Smart Spending During the Holidays It’s the year end holiday season once again! Time for celebrations and gifting friends and family. Before the joy of giving turns into a financially stressful situation for you, why not invest a little time to plan your spending? Having that clarity will allow you to make […]