This video was recorded in 2024, but it remains highly relevant today. You can also read Dr Peng’s article on gold, which he wrote in 2025, for further insights here. In managing in excess of [...]

Legacy Insights is a new podcast series by Providend that explores what it truly takes to plan a meaningful and lasting legacy, beyond just writing a will, or engaging with a corporate trustee. [...]

In today’s hyper-connected financial markets, Singaporean retail investors are constantly tempted to outperform the market: picking hot stocks, timing entries and exits, chasing “undervalued” [...]

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Executive Summary Markets traverse through distinctive macro-economic environments, each shaped by combinations of risk appetite, growth, inflation, and monetary conditions. Using a [...]

I am 56 this year. If all goes to plan, Providend should have a new management team in another five to seven years. It is a thought I hold with both anticipation and unease. For most of my [...]

“Young people are so carefree!”, but is it true? In this series ‘Snack for Thought’, we dive into real conversations on the money and life issues young adults face, while keeping it light-hearted [...]

Welcome to the third episode of our miniseries Ikigai Insider, where we invite our Client Advisers to share what it means to live a good life, combining Ikigai with Providend’s Philosophy of [...]

A reflection on responsibility, seasons, and what that reveals about workplace culture. Life sometimes asks more of us than we can give. Whether it’s caring for a young child with a speech delay, [...]

As trusted advisers to affluent clients for 25 years this year, our wealth management philosophy of making ikigai decisions before money decisions is grounded in real-world experience managing [...]

Executive Summary March was a challenging month for global markets, as the escalating US-Israel conflict with Iran and the near-total shutdown of oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz sent [...]

A seatbelt reduces your risk of dying in a car accident dramatically. A full racing harness reduces it further. A reinforced cage around the driver reduces it further still. At some point the [...]

Legacy Insights is a new podcast series by Providend that explores what it truly takes to plan a meaningful and lasting legacy, beyond just writing a will, or engaging with a corporate trustee. [...]

Can AI Replace a Human Adviser? Artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT are increasingly capable of analysing financial data, generating reports, and answering complex questions in [...]

In the past month, since Finance Minister and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced the launch of the Lifetime Retirement Investment Scheme (LRIS) in 2028, there has been considerable discussion [...]