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On 16 February 2024, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong gave his Budget Speech “Building Our Shared Future Together”. The Singapore Budget 2024 has come after a year filled [...]

The CPF changes announced during Budget 2024 have been receiving a range of opinions on the ground as Singaporeans who had “Special Account shielding” on their minds, question their [...]

For years, CPF members were able to “shield” the money in their CPF Special Account (SA) from being transferred to their Retirement Account (RA) by investing the money in excess of the first [...]

“Well, what’s that?” the man bellowed while polishing his glassware. I peeked up sheepishly from my screen, still mashing buttons and beating up digital thugs. “It’s… a Steam Deck.” I braced [...]

Until today, Providend remains the only fee-only wealth advisory firm in Southeast Asia, a model inspired by the U.S. and Australia – why is that so? For the average person seeking [...]

Bond yields in January experienced only a marginal increase, even though the Federal Reserve (Fed) ruled out the possibility of a March rate cut. In the initial part of the month, yields moved [...]