The great investing myth (9): Being a contrarian

Being a contrarian investor means investing against the prevailing market sentiment and conventional wisdom. Contrarian investors often look for opportunities to buy when everyone else is selling, and to sell when everyone else is buying. Some may connote contrarian investing as acting differently from the crowd. In general, many successful investors are contrarians such as…More

📚 Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away by Annie Duke

While grit is celebrated as a virtue, quitting is cast negatively as a vice. Quitting means failing, losing and not being determined; quitters are losers. Society emphasizes not giving up and perseverance. Quitters never win, and winners never quit. Keep trying. Quitting is not an option. Finish the marathon! See you at the top! Stories…More

Here’s why the best investing opportunities are not obvious 😊

The market is a noisy place. Yes, the market is sentiment-driven. We can be caught on with our emotions, lose our objectivity and follow the herds (i.e. we are part of the herd). We may not have an edge or we may be late that the upside can be limited. The bulls are too obvious.…More

📖 The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson

The world is constantly telling you that the path to a better life is more, more, more—buy more, own more, make more, fuck more, and be more. This causes you to become overly attached to the superficial and fake, to dedicate to chasing a mirage of happiness and satisfaction. The key to a good life…More

Like father, like son; like son, father 🧒👨

One of the most remarkable turnarounds I have witnessed. We are learning from our kids. Learning can be multidirectional within the family; we learn from each other in the family. The unfortunate “like father, like son” As parents, we like our kids to be the better version of us. Alas, like me, my son ended…More

Singapore: The sheltered nation

Singapore is so sheltered that it obsoletes the umbrellas. It is a metaphor for the extent that we are taken care of. I am less concerned about what the government should do. I am worried that people are unhappy over what they and others lack and wanting more with no viable solutions.More