I was watching an interview with Daily Ketchup with Ng Kok Song, a candidate for the Singapore Presidential Election. He was talking about his last 19 months spent with his last wife; a segment worth watching and re-watching. The host mentioned the “After Life” series he was watching. Wow, what a discovery! It is certainly…More
⚠️ Can Beng Kuang Marine turn around and get out of SGX Watch list?
Nothing in this article is intended to be financial advice and should not be taken as such, please do your research before investing. ⚠️ This is considered a high-risk stock. Introduction The principal activities of Beng Kuang Marine Limited are the provision of corrosion prevention services relating to repairing ships, tankers and other ocean-going vessels…More
📚 What I learned about investing from Darwin by Pulak Prasad
About the author:Pulak Prasad is the founder of Nalanda Capital, a Singapore-based firm that invests in listed Indian equities and manages about $5 billion. He was with the global private equity firm Warburg Pincus for more than eight years where he was Managing Director and co-head of India. Before Warburg Pincus, Pulak spent 6 years…More
Singapore’s hidden gems 💎(updated on August 2023)
Nothing in this post is intended to be financial advice and should not be taken as such, please do your own research before investing. Note (1 April 2024): I will not be updating this post. Please continue to follow my YouTube channel (Possibilities Unbox) for updates. Dyna-Mac and Marco Polo Marine remains good. However, Acesian…More
Compounding Mindset : How To Think About Success In The Long Term 🚀
Here are some famous quotes on compounding: Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it… he who doesn’t … pays it. Albert Einstein Understanding both the power of compound interests and difficulty of getting it is the heart and soul of understanding a lot of things. Charlie Munger…More
Democracy and Governance: Simple and yet so complicated 🗳️
I am not a political analyst. This is just an ordinary person’s understanding and observation of the democratic system. The paradox of democracy: 1 man, 1 vote Democracy is simple: Every eligible citizen votes for the candidate they want to run the country or a specified area. The simplicity lies in its complexities and difficulties…More
📚 The Pathless Path: Imagining a New Story For Work and Life
This book does not argue for or against any singular way of living, but it contests the idea that the default path is the only way. The default path The default path highlights a path of social and cultural norms and expectations of success that people (by default) live to instead of taking steps to…More
The great investing myth (10): “Time in the market” versus “timing the market” ⏰
Everyone likes to discuss and compare “time in the market” versus “timing the market” and many would say that time in the market beats timing the market. Time in the market beats timing the market – almost always. Ken Fisher Warren Buffett believes trying to time the market wastes time and is hazardous to investment success.…More
📚 100 Baggers: Stocks That Return 100-to-1 and How To Find Them by Christopher Mayer
The essential principles of finding 100 baggers We need a business with a high return on capital with the ability to reinvest and earn that high return on capital for years and years. #1 You have to look for them. They are not obvious. Most investors may not have heard of them. They can be…More
⚖️ Balancing exploration and exploitation for profitable investments
I learn about exploration and exploitation from Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away by Annie Duke (my summary of the book here) with the observation of how ants look for food and forced quitting. The concept is very applicable in investing together with the other concepts from the book. Also, Edward De…More