Personal Wealth

At Providend, our advisory process begins with ikigai, the Japanese concept of a life worth living. Rather than the four-circle Venn diagram that has spread widely online, we work with the [...]

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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 [...]

“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 [...]

Welcome to the fourth 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 [...]

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 [...]

“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 [...]

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 [...]

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“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 [...]

Welcome to the third 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 [...]

A seatbelt reduces your risk of dying in a car accident dramatically. A full racing harness reduces it further. A reinforced cage around the driver reduces it further still. At some point the [...]

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 [...]

In the past month, since Finance Minister and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced the launch of the Lifetime Retirement Investment Scheme (LRIS) in 2028, there has been considerable discussion [...]

“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 [...]

Welcome to the second 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 [...]

As AI tools like ChatGPT are increasingly capable of analysing financial data, generating reports, and answering complex questions in seconds, many have asked: could AI truly replace a human [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

“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 [...]

As AI tools like ChatGPT are increasingly capable of analysing financial data, generating reports, and answering complex questions in seconds, many have asked: Could AI truly replace a human [...]

It is that time of the year again, when the days somehow move faster, the calendar fills with holiday trips and gatherings, and we begin to ask ourselves: How has this year been for me?Did I live [...]