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Forum: Investments and Net Worth 12-07-2017, 10:46 PM
Replies: 239
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Posted By whizzard
I am generally uncomfortable disclosing the value...

I am generally uncomfortable disclosing the value of my investment portfolio (even in an anonymous forum). I think generally, most people are and it's probably good to follow suit.

Having said...
Forum: Investments and Net Worth 12-07-2017, 01:34 AM
Replies: 239
Views: 124,511
Posted By whizzard
I really don't have a number now. I tried it...

I really don't have a number now. I tried it some years ago. That number came and went and yet I didn't dare to pull the trigger. Looking back with perfect hindsight, I am glad (financially) that...
Forum: Investments and Net Worth 10-07-2017, 01:59 PM
Replies: 239
Views: 124,511
Posted By whizzard
What's FHAG ..... For Honour And Glory? No,...

What's FHAG ..... For Honour And Glory? No, whatever it means.
Forum: Investments and Net Worth 10-07-2017, 11:04 AM
Replies: 239
Views: 124,511
Posted By whizzard
Hi Crossroads, sure. Happy to share if I can help.

Hi Crossroads, sure. Happy to share if I can help.
Forum: Investments and Net Worth 25-04-2016, 01:00 AM
Replies: 239
Views: 124,511
Posted By whizzard
I have recently stumbled across this blog. Quote...

I have recently stumbled across this blog. Quote interesting. This chap has a lot of followers and he is generous with sharing his thoughts. If you are keen, here it is:- Can we retire at age...
Forum: Investments and Net Worth 22-04-2016, 05:38 PM
Replies: 239
Views: 124,511
Posted By whizzard
On your first few questions, plse see my previous...

On your first few questions, plse see my previous reply here:- https://forums.salary.sg/6951-post87.html

My FX Trading job was my first job after graduation. After graduating, I took up a...
Forum: Investments and Net Worth 14-02-2016, 03:09 AM
Replies: 239
Views: 124,511
Posted By whizzard
Hi Dives, Hope you are doing well my friend....

Hi Dives,

Hope you are doing well my friend.

Detractors are abound anywhere but trollers are found in abundance especially in some forums. As I sit behind the anonymity of this forum, so too...
Forum: Investments and Net Worth 02-01-2016, 09:25 PM
Replies: 239
Views: 124,511
Posted By whizzard
My journey through retrenchment - Part 2 ...

My journey through retrenchment - Part 2

Besides my family, my close friends were a great source of emotional support. They made sure that I was included in social events. They were sensitive...
Forum: Investments and Net Worth 02-01-2016, 09:24 PM
Replies: 239
Views: 124,511
Posted By whizzard
Its the new year and its always a time of...

Its the new year and its always a time of reflection for many. I rummaged for a portable hard drive to download the GoPro videos I have taken of my recent year-end holiday which has maxed out the...
Forum: Investments and Net Worth 23-08-2014, 02:36 PM
Replies: 239
Views: 124,511
Posted By whizzard
Yes, that is indeed a great method but the...

Yes, that is indeed a great method but the limitation is that they can't do it for the controlled currencies.
Forum: Investments and Net Worth 23-08-2014, 02:35 PM
Replies: 239
Views: 124,511
Posted By whizzard
Yes, I agree with you that Citigold is not a very...

Yes, I agree with you that Citigold is not a very high status. However, I think you either missed the point or I have been unclear in my explanation. The amount involved was fairly large, more than...
Forum: Investments and Net Worth 20-08-2014, 12:58 AM
Replies: 239
Views: 124,511
Posted By whizzard
Hi Dives, hope you are keeping well! Just a...

Hi Dives, hope you are keeping well!

Just a follow-up to the story. True to his word, the OCBC JB RM braved the traffic at the Causeway and drove down to Singapore to meet me tonight, after only...
Forum: Investments and Net Worth 19-08-2014, 05:43 PM
Replies: 239
Views: 124,511
Posted By whizzard
It is important to choose your banks properly

I just wanted to get this off my chest.

I have been maintaining a Citigold account with Citibank in Malaysia for more than 10 years and gradually built up the AUM in the account. I used to have...
Forum: Investments and Net Worth 02-12-2013, 11:49 PM
Replies: 239
Views: 124,511
Posted By whizzard
Thanks for your tips. I don't really trade...

Thanks for your tips.

I don't really trade options. I am merely using it to squeeze some yields out of positions I already own to maximise my returns. In addition, I am also doing scrip lending...
Forum: Investments and Net Worth 30-11-2013, 09:15 PM
Replies: 239
Views: 124,511
Posted By whizzard
I don't really buy options because I will have to...

I don't really buy options because I will have to pay premium for them ..... I sell options which means I get paid for the options I sell.

In Singapore, options are mainly traded over-the-counter...
Forum: Investments and Net Worth 27-11-2013, 01:06 AM
Replies: 239
Views: 124,511
Posted By whizzard
Let's have a peek at the macro picture and your...

Let's have a peek at the macro picture and your investment objectives.

You said you are "pretty risk averse" and you "don't have a fixed time horizon" for the money. Let's therefore use a 3 year...
Forum: Investments and Net Worth 24-11-2013, 11:15 AM
Replies: 239
Views: 124,511
Posted By whizzard
Singapore's Multimillionaires: New Wealth Report...

Singapore's Multimillionaires: New Wealth Report Busts The Myths
Forbes Asia

Who is the archetypical Singaporean multimillionaire? Is he the big spender who pays $4.23 million in the blink of an...
Forum: Investments and Net Worth 03-11-2013, 05:52 PM
Replies: 2,958
Views: 1,406,115
Posted By whizzard
Private bankers manage a lot of different clients...

Private bankers manage a lot of different clients from a wide spectrum of society. Some of them are not that financially savvy though they are very good at what they do, hence their wealth e.g....
Forum: Investments and Net Worth 29-10-2013, 08:51 PM
Replies: 2,958
Views: 1,406,115
Posted By whizzard
Hi GR45, looks like you can probably retire any...

Hi GR45, looks like you can probably retire any time you want.

I would suggest you open some private banking accounts, if you have not done so already and get the bankers to sit down with you to...
Forum: Investments and Net Worth 26-10-2013, 01:15 AM
Replies: 2,958
Views: 1,406,115
Posted By whizzard
Haha Dives ..... well, if everyone else is gonna...

Haha Dives ..... well, if everyone else is gonna stir some **** in this forum, I may as well add to it and see where it leads to ..... just for laughs!

I didn't intend to reply but since it's you,...
Forum: Investments and Net Worth 22-10-2013, 11:46 PM
Replies: 2,958
Views: 1,406,115
Posted By whizzard
Hmm ..... so much doubts and frustrations. ...

Hmm ..... so much doubts and frustrations.

Anyway, keep focused and you will get there, ..... eventually.

Here's how UBS does it .....


http://i.imgur.com/P0kwLqb.jpg
...
Forum: Investments and Net Worth 05-10-2013, 09:09 AM
Replies: 2,958
Views: 1,406,115
Posted By whizzard
Like most other public housing around the world,...

Like most other public housing around the world, foreigners are excluded from such programmes. In Singapore, foreigners (PRs) are allowed to buy public housing under certain circumstances.

This...
Forum: Investments and Net Worth 04-10-2013, 06:42 PM
Replies: 239
Views: 124,511
Posted By whizzard
Hi JSO, All my property investments have...

Hi JSO,

All my property investments have always been under my personal name or on a joint name basis with my wife as the other owner. Whilst there could be some advantages in terms of...
Forum: Investments and Net Worth 04-10-2013, 12:13 AM
Replies: 2,958
Views: 1,406,115
Posted By whizzard
Bringing in high paying FTs is not the panacea. ...

Bringing in high paying FTs is not the panacea. In any case, my personal opinion is that the economy ought to be controlled by locals as far as possible and local companies ought to hire FTs to work...
Forum: Investments and Net Worth 03-10-2013, 11:42 PM
Replies: 2,958
Views: 1,406,115
Posted By whizzard
It is scary to read that so many depend so...

It is scary to read that so many depend so strongly on the rental of their property(ies) for their livelihood during retirement.

Should anything adverse happen to the property market, how would...
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