In the past year, gold has captured headlines as one of the standout performers among global asset classes. After trading for much of the past decade below previous record highs, gold prices [...]

Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong delivered the Singapore Budget 2026 on 12 February 2026. Considering a new world order along with rising geopolitical tensions, he emphasised [...]

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 [...]

In managing in excess of S$1.7 billion worth of our clients’ assets, we know what works and what will not work when it comes to the reliability and sufficiency of investment returns. To share our [...]

Executive Summary  January delivered strong global equity returns, but with clear dispersion. Asia and Emerging Markets (EM) led decisively, while the US lagged amid elevated policy and [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 a short span of just six years, we have been reminded of how fragile global stability can be. It began with the Covid-19 pandemic in Wuhan in December 2019, which disrupted supply chains and [...]

Welcome to this first 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 [...]

Executive Summary  December was a mixed but calmer month compared to October and November. Markets initially rose on expectations of an interest-rate cut, pulled back after the Federal Reserve [...]

Executive Summary The US military operation in Venezuela on 3 January 2026 is geopolitically dramatic but economically minor, given Venezuela’s very small role in the global economy. Venezuela [...]

Being a trusted adviser to our affluent clients for over two decades, our wealth management philosophy, making ikigai decisions before money decisions, is rooted in our experience of managing [...]

每到圣诞节，脑海里常会浮现许多熟悉的画面：圣诞树、雪人、烤火鸡、槲寄生、圣诞树干蛋糕，还有坐在雪橇上、由十二只驯鹿拉着的圣诞老公公（这些其实在圣经里一项也没有）。但无论是在购物中心或街头看到多少这些元素，它们都不是圣诞节的核心意义。 圣诞节是纪念耶稣基督的诞生。对基督徒来说，这是神道成肉身、降世为人的时刻。 [...]

As investors, we spend a great deal of time measuring returns. We track markets daily, analyse charts, and compare our investment performance against benchmarks. And when the year comes to a [...]