Category: Personal Finance Articles

Should You Invest While You Still Have Debt

One of the most common questions facing young professionals is whether they should focus on paying off debt before they start investing,…
UNIT TRUST VS EFT

ETFs vs Unit Trust vs Shares and What a Young Investor Should Actually Choose

For a young investor, one of the first decisions to make is not simply which investment to buy, but what type of…

Saving Money Without Losing Your Social Life

One of the most common misconceptions about building healthy financial habits is that it requires sacrificing the lifestyle you enjoy. Many young…
growth assets

How to Read and Understand Benchmarks and Performance Tables In an MDD

When investors first start reading Minimum Disclosure Documents (MDD), most of the attention usually goes toward the performance table because naturally people…
MDD

What Is A MDD and How To Read and Use It

Most investors spend little time reading the documents attached to their investments, despite those documents containing the exact information needed to better…
savings

If You Have Not Yet, It Is Time To Think About Your Savings Ratio

Many people judge financial progress by salary, but experienced financial advisers often focus on a different measure, known as the savings ratio.…
How to Think About Your Options at Retirement

Five Things A Financial Adviser Want Every Young Investor To Know

Building wealth in your twenties and thirties has less to do with finding the perfect investment and far more to do with…

Five Things Every Financial Adviser Wishes Investors Nearing Retirement Understood Sooner

There comes a point in every investor’s life where the focus shifts from building wealth to protecting the lifestyle that wealth is…

Turning Your Bond Into A Smarter Financial Lever

A home loan is often seen as a necessary burden, something to be paid off as quickly as possible and then forgotten,…
financial advice

Joint Accounts, Shared Costs, And The Risk You Are Not Seeing

There is something deeply reassuring about a joint account, because it feels like a symbol of partnership, simplicity, and shared responsibility, all…