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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 [...]

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 [...]

我经常前往中国，与各类金融机构交流，并分享在当今市场中应如何提供理财建议。在最近一次前往广州的行程中，我有机会与多家金融机构交流，同时也与政府官员进行了会面。  有趣的是，我抵达的当天，中国股市大幅上涨，受到政府财政刺激政策的推动。由于中国市场经历了三年的低迷，金融机构忙于为不想错过这波反弹的投资者执行交易，大家都认为市场反弹终于来了。  [...]

Welcome to the final episode of our miniseries on Finding Your Ikigai, where we invite a series of guests to explore what it truly means to live a good life, incorporating the concept of Ikigai [...]

Over the past few years, we have experienced an increasing number of requests to set up trusts for families as part of their legacy and estate plan. This is largely due to a greater awareness of [...]

Welcome to the sixth episode of our miniseries on Finding Your Ikigai, where we invite a series of guests to explore what it truly means to live a good life, incorporating the concept of Ikigai [...]

在2010年，全球金融危机导致许多人财富缩水后，我灵光一闪，决定为我们的公司发展一套“足够哲学”（Philosophy of Sufficiency）。这套哲学成为我们规划、投资与为客户提供建议的核心理念。 [...]

Being a trusted adviser to our affluent clients for over two decades, Providend celebrates its 24th birthday this year, a milestone that reminds us just how far we’ve come! In this special Money [...]

In January 2021, I began thinking more seriously about my firm’s succession plan. Providend has been operating for almost a quarter of a century, and the founding team is now in our mid-fifties [...]

Welcome to the fifth episode of our miniseries on Finding Your Ikigai, where we invite a series of guests to explore what it truly means to live a good life, incorporating the concept of Ikigai [...]

Welcome to the fourth episode of our miniseries on Finding Your Ikigai, where we invite a series of guests to explore what it truly means to live a good life, incorporating the concept of Ikigai [...]

我们常听到传承规划，会直接联想到用法律文件、理财工具，把财产留给亲人。 但在Providend我们认为，真正的传承，其实应该先从你希望后人怎么记得你开始 —— 是你想延续的信念与价值，然后才用合适的法律和财务方式，把这些理念落实。 如果少了这一层思考，那就只是单纯的遗产分配而已。   一般传承财富常见的三种工具，是遗嘱（Will）、信托（Trust），还有意愿书（Letter of [...]

In the biblical book of Ecclesiastes, King Solomon, one of the wisest men on earth, once said, “To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.” If we are not aware of [...]

Legacy planning is often seen as using financial and legal instruments to leave behind assets for your loved ones. But in our view, true legacy planning starts with first deciding what you want [...]

Welcome to the third episode of our miniseries on Finding Your Ikigai, where we invite a series of guests to explore what it truly means to live a good life, incorporating the concept of Ikigai [...]

If you are expecting this article to talk about Indexed-linked Universal Life Policies (ULPs) or about wills and trusts, I am not surprised. Because in my world of wealth management, that is what [...]

Welcome to the second episode of our miniseries for Finding Your Ikigai, where we invite a series of guests to explore what it means to live a good life, incorporating the concept of Ikigai and [...]

Living a Good Life: Building Trust and Auctioneering Success Being a trusted adviser to our affluent clients for over two decades, we know what works and what won’t work, when it comes to [...]

After almost a year of waiting, the CPF Special Account (SA) was finally closed on 19 January 2025 for approximately 1.4 million CPF members. Over the past month, as Singaporeans above 55 years [...]

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 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 [...]

I have been writing and speaking about retirement planning for the past 27 years. In the initial years of my career, they were all about how to accumulate enough wealth to retire. As my clients [...]

Welcome back the final part of this nine-part mini-series, “The Story of Our Clients’ Wealth Journey”, where we explore the wealth management journey of our clients. This final [...]

Since the late 90s, I have been to different parts of the US for work almost every year and I recently just returned from a near 2-week business trip to San Francisco, Dallas and Austin with [...]

Question: How should a fresh graduate working in the engineering sector manage his/her finances? Long-term and short-term! Answer from our CEO, Christopher Tan: Thank you for participating in [...]

A few weeks ago, one of my colleagues retired after working at Providend for almost two decades. Just before he left the company’s chat group, he wrote his farewell message to all of us. It hit [...]

Question: How would you advise people who want to go on sabbaticals / mini breaks but are too afraid to do so? How do we know when we have “enough” or can “afford” to warrant a short pause on our [...]

Question: What are some of your financial mistakes and best financial decisions? Answer from our CEO, Christopher Tan: Thanks for joining the AMA and also for your question. I have made many [...]

In all my years of meeting with wealthy families for discussions on estate and legacy planning, I have had the privilege to listen to countless stories. Some stories are inspiring to listen to, [...]