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Before I attempt to summarise just how to build a good wealth plan in a single post, it may be helpful to first answer the question: What is a good wealth plan? At Providend, we like to say that [...]

It is quite a common occurrence to hear from people that they are into purchasing blue-chip stocks. In fact, I started that way myself by buying a few DBS shares here and a handful of Singtel [...]

The Brand Team once asked me what I thought was one of the luckiest things that has happened to me—they were looking for a piece of interesting trivia for my adviser profile page. After some [...]

Earlier this month, I celebrated my work anniversary at Providend. Since joining the firm as an Associate Adviser in 2019, I have had a wonderful experience and one through which I have learnt an [...]

Two years ago, after a few months of research, thinking and hesitation, I surrendered a whole life insurance policy that I had purchased and replaced it with a term insurance policy. As it was [...]

It has always been of particular interest to me how people make decisions in different situations and how it can sometimes be explained by economic and psychological factors. In many ways, I feel [...]

I have been racing sailboats since I was in primary school. I took a break from it in junior college, and then started again when I was at university. Now, when I can find the time and the [...]

Are you a pessimist or an optimist? Is your cup half empty, or half full? What about the financial markets? Is it a good time to invest? I ask because I know some people (and I am sure you know [...]

Just four months ago, I was sitting at home, a freshly minted Master of Counselling graduate, applying for jobs when during a break I decided to type “Providend” into my search bar for what must [...]