This marks the first episode of our miniseries for Finding Your Ikigai, and we are really excited to begin this series, as we invite a series of guests to explore what it means to live a good [...]

The best musical composition, novel, or artwork is built on basic elements like notes, alphabets, or colour palettes. Similarly, to appreciate the elegance, depth and intricacy of portfolio [...]

Executive Summary  Providend portfolios have done well over the past four-year period, with 2024 capping off yet another strong year for equities with double-digit returns. While the portfolios [...]

Welcome to the first episode of Providend’s Money Wisdom Podcast Season 4! We hope everyone is looking forward to what we have in store for you this year. As the leading fee-only wealth advisory [...]

Having survived multiple market crises in our investment journey since 2001, we know what works and what won’t work. In this week’s Money Wisdom episode, Amelia from the Brand Experience [...]

How I Spent My Year-End Bonus The first year-end bonus I received was unforgettable. I was 28 and working as a bank relationship manager, earning a steady income but having never handled such a [...]

The celebration of Christmas is often associated with Christmas trees, snowmen, roast turkeys, mistletoes, log cakes, and Santa Claus on his sleigh pulled by his 12 reindeers (none of these are [...]

As you may be aware, the CPF Special Account (SA) for members aged 55 and above will be closed starting in the second half of January 2025. This change was first announced during Budget 2024 in [...]

As Asia’s leading fee-only wealth advisory firm, we are honoured to feature Dr Peng Chen, our Senior Advisor and Director at Providend, in this special podcast episode. Dr Peng is the [...]

Executive Summary  U.S. equities surged, led by small-cap stocks, which outperformed in anticipation of benefits from Trump’s policy priorities, such as tax cuts and deregulation. The Russell [...]

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

Investing is Emotional and Scary Investing can be a daunting and emotional journey. Reflecting on the last four years of my own investment experience, I realised just how much of an emotional [...]

At Providend, investments are a means to achieve returns to enable our life goals. Our CEO, Christopher Tan, wrote about the 8 steps that we take to ensure the highest probability of success when [...]

“You Shouldn’t Buy a Lottery Ticket” It’s pretty straightforward, and most would agree it’s financially wise. But if you told someone who just won millions from the lottery that buying a ticket [...]

Discovering the Why It’s the 23rd of September 2024, and I just spent the last 10 days in the US together with 2 of my other colleagues, Chris and Nataly, to visit and speak with various fee-only [...]