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The average person on the street believes: you reap what you sow your return is commensurate to the effort you put in; and there is no free lunch. The belief may be - you have got to put in a high amount of effort before you see any returns. Indeed, action junkies demand constant turnover of reports, writings, calculations and graphs, before making any decision. That belief from daily life, in turn, translates to a belief that active investing is the way to produce high ret

Weights and cardiovascular exercise are doable to some. You work certain muscle groups or pump the heart, and over time, with consistent effort and showing up, you are certain to see a certain noticeable result for your efforts. To others, even repeated physical exercise is a pain and a difficulty. You need a certain willpower it seems to get yourself off your behind, to show up at the workout facilities, that may or may not be nearby. But, as they say, if you drag yourself

You never guess right. In 2025 you thought the world markets would have a bad year, perhaps still due to covid19. In 2026 you may think the markets remain overheated and is due for a correction if not a crash. You are left in doubt. And you ne ver get the guesses right anyway? How could you? You're relying on the advice of a financial advisor, and ultimately your own gut instinct is based on the stories you hear during the course of your work and daily career. You're r

Instead of concepts like democracy, open competition and free or protectionist trade, some commentators have suggested that the key to understanding China and its market is through 3 particular features unique to China - Confucianism, centralised government and communism. To address your probably reaction to the above, no moral judgment is passed on China’s politics, and it is acknowledged instead that economically, China is arguably one of if not the world’s largest economi

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In the 2010s, I left a high-paying job in a certain Asian city-state after nearly paying off all my debts. Around that time, local newspapers were abuzz with a new financial sub-movement: Financial Independence, Retire Early (FI/RE).  The idea was simple—cut expenses, save aggressively, and invest wisely to retire early or at least gain more freedom. On paper, I had “made it.” I was financially independent, free from the 9-to-5, and suddenly rich in time—if not in cash. Yet b