Top 30 Common Property Investment Mistakes
An investor or a clown?…Most ‘Masses’ investors wear a big fat red nose without knowing they are wearing it! Warren Buffett once quoted, “Wall Street is the only place that people ride to work in a...
View ArticleRich Invest On Cash flow, Amateurs Invest on Net Worth
Years ago before the passing of my late multi-millionaire grandfather, I have had the fortune of frequent conversations and debate on investment and wealth with him. Although I missed him after his...
View ArticleHow to Measure Your Property’s Actual Investment Returns?
Investor A or Investor B? I recently came across two investors who made money in property investing, albeit in very different ways in the last three years i.e. from Mid-2009 till End 2012 in the midst...
View Article4 Fundamental Rules of Property Investment
In any investments especially in property due to its high illiquid nature, there are 4 fundamental rules of property investment any ordinary investors have to adhere to, no matter what. We want to make...
View ArticleHow Successful Property Investors Think
I recently ran across this book titled How Rich People Think by Steve Siebold. I was immediately struck by the similarities between thoughts & actions of the “World Class” investor and the...
View ArticleCapital Gains – The Singapore Property Wealth Trap
We can see many dream-to-become-millionaire property investors on the streets. It’s interesting to see how dreamers of ‘The Next Singapore Property Millionaire’, behave like the hilarious first round...
View ArticleThe Truth about Visualization and Wealth Building
Everyone and their grandma loves to talk about the importance of visualization in wealth building. One of the most famous quotes heard in motivational wealth videos is: ‘If the mind can conceive it,...
View ArticleEmail from Reader – Is Property dismal as an Investment Tool?
Email from Reader: Hi Gerald! I am a subscriber of your blog and often read your contributions there! Frankly, you strike fear in my heart as a property agent when you share your views on how dismal...
View ArticleHousing Loan: CPF or Cash to repay our Mortgage?
My personal view of ‘affordability’ is, ‘if you can’t pay it off in 5 years, then you can’t afford it. We explore some factors to consider when deciding whether to use CPF monies for our mortgage...
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