Heartland Boy is depending on his investments returns to generate passive income during his retirement. As 2018 was not a very kind year in terms of his investment portfolio returns, he decided to brush up his investment skills. Therefore, he attended the Investment Quadrant Course 2.0 organized by the Fifth Person back in June 2018. On hindsight, he was glad he did because he could hardly devote ... continue reading...
Why It Is Important To Purchase Home Insurance
Buying a house in itself is already a big-ticket item. As a home is a place where you spend a significant amount of time at, it is understandable that you would want to spruce up the place to your desires. According to Qanvast, the average HDB renovation cost is approximately $53,000. This excludes another estimated $30,000 that is likely to be spent on white goods such as electrical appliances ... continue reading...
Why I Sold Off ESR-REIT After Its Merger With Viva Industrial Trust
Heartland Boy originally owned Viva Industrial Trust (‘VIT’) when he purchased some units at 76 cents back in January 2017. ESR-REIT acquired VIT at $0.96 per unit, of which 10% was paid in cash and the rest in new ESR-REIT units issued at $0.54. That is the background of how Heartland Boy came to own ESR-REIT, ticker code J91U, in his portfolio. On 26 March 2019, he divested all his shareholding ... continue reading...
How To Write A Will Online In Singapore
With the birth of his daughter, Heartland Boy has a genuine dependent on his hands now. This has prompted him and his wife to review their insurance policies to ensure that they are comprehensive enough to cater for an additional dependent should anything untoward happen to them. The next major financial action to take is to write his own will after such a life-changing event. This led him to ... continue reading...
Why Perform A CPF Top-Up To Spouse’s Retirement Account
Confucian teachings have perpetuated the belief that the role of a woman lies in reproduction and managing the household. Therefore, for folks who are aged over 55 today, they probably grow up in a society where it is common to have only one sole breadwinner in the family. An inconsequential result of this social norm in modern Singapore is that woman retirees today have had lesser years to build ... continue reading...
