Investment

As the 2024 US presidential election approaches, investors are grappling with uncertainty surrounding the potential outcomes and their implications for the financial markets. The political [...]

Gold has been recognised as an important instrument to store, exchange, and preserve wealth since ancient times across different countries. Today, even though we no longer use gold as a currency, [...]

Dot-Com Bust Era (1995-2000) During the dot-com bubble, many tech companies had little to no earnings growth. For example, Pets.com, one of the most notorious failures of the period, had no [...]

Question: How have the global events in recent years (e.g., Ukraine war, political instability, COVID-19, etc.) changed your investment outlook? Also, what are your thoughts on alternative assets [...]

This is a question we frequently hear from our clients. When investments aren’t performing as expected, it’s natural to wonder whether it’s time to cut your losses and reinvest [...]

Question: What are the advantages of investing through Providend when we can invest directly and at a lower cost through ETFs such as CSPX and VWRA? I’m assuming that Providend also invests [...]

I always wondered why we need to pay a king’s ransom for an omakase (“I leave it up to you”) meal where the chef decides what is good for me. Should not the premium be justified [...]

Welcome back to part six of this nine-part mini-series, “The Story of Our Clients’ Wealth Journey”, where we delve into the wealth management journey of our clients. As the leading [...]

Providend is excited to share that we are working alongside Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) to introduce three new low-cost CPFIS funds to Singaporean investors: The Global Core Equity III Fund [...]

As the leading fee-only wealth advisory firm in Asia, our Founder and CEO, Christopher, discusses in his Business Times article why you should not simply invest in the S&P 500 alone. With [...]

In recent years, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) have become increasingly popular investment tools globally, offering investors a diversified way to invest in various assets like stocks and bonds. [...]

In recent years, I have been hearing more and more investors say that all they need to do is buy an ETF or Index Fund that tracks the S&P 500 index and they would get the investment returns [...]

Being a trusted adviser to our affluent clients for over two decades, it is important to ensure the reliability and sufficiency of investment returns to meet our clients’ non-negotiable [...]

A week ago, I was in Guangzhou to participate in a closed-door meeting with the Chinese investment advisory industry leaders and government officials. I also gave a keynote speech to their [...]

At Providend, we adopt an investment strategy that is market evidence-based. Our investment philosophy and approach must: Be able to deliver long-term returns that thrive at meeting the [...]

Working in a financial advisory firm, I frequently overhear my colleagues discussing how they assist clients in reaching their life goals by increasing their wealth through investments. This [...]

After working hard in your career for the past 15 years, you’ve earned a well-deserved promotion to a senior level in the company. As you read through the promotion letter, aside from the [...]

It has been a month since changes made to the CPF were announced and it has sparked many discussions on retirement planning which are still ongoing on mainstream media, digital media channels and [...]

For years, CPF members were able to “shield” the money in their CPF Special Account (SA) from being transferred to their Retirement Account (RA) by investing the money in excess of the first [...]

In 2010, after the Global Financial Crisis that caused many to lose their wealth, I had an epiphany to develop the “Philosophy of Sufficiency” for my firm. It is the philosophy that [...]

I was born five years after Singapore’s independence. My late father came from Malacca during his teenage years to work for the Singapore Traction Company, which ran trams. It was a blue-collar [...]

Did you know that Dave Butler, Co-CEO of Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA), was a former professional basketball player? Standing at over two metres tall, how did he come to and stay in his role at [...]

Having a roof over your head is one of the necessary aspects of life. However, nowadays, many people in Singapore view properties as an investment and often even prefer these over equities. So, [...]

With the latest changes to investment-linked policies (ILPs), many investors may be contemplating the inclusion of this product in their investment portfolios. This prompted our CEO, Chris, to [...]

It is inevitable to avoid crises or market downturns during your long-term investment journey. While we acknowledge that some turbulence is normal in any flight, it doesn’t guarantee our [...]

In the past two decades, we have not used investment-linked policies (ILPs) when constructing investment portfolios for our clients because we do not deem them suitable. However, over the years, [...]

At Providend, we’ve always advocated an evidence-based approach when investing your money and do not attempt to time the market. One might assume that, as long as you invest your money this [...]

More often than not, many investors assume that once they have completed their wealth plan when they are younger, they do not need to revisit it. However, this is not a reliable approach to [...]

It is Saturday evening, January 28th, and I find myself sitting with a group of close friends in one of their homes. It is still the Lunar New Year season, and we are having a game of Texas [...]

Over the past months, during the various webinars that I did, I have been asked this same question several times: How does Providend ensure that our client advisers always do the right thing for [...]