Author Archives: Stephen Ng
Why financial planning is not common sense, and why that’s a good thing.
A 10 to 20-minute read – depending on your speed. Most of us look for common-sense answers to various questions in life. In this ‘About Money’ article, we’ll explore why that is often a bad idea, particularly when it comes to money. Of course, common-sense answers to simple questions can be helpful. But with complex […]
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Can You Solve The Birthday Riddle?…and how could that help you in life?
A 5 to 10-minute read – depending on your speed.
In our ‘About Money’ article on why financial planning is not common sense, we asked you to guess the answer to this same-birthday riddle.
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Thinking about choosing boxes for your money? Let’s be clear, you don’t start here! (Part 1 of 4)
A 10 to 20-minute read – depending on your speed. This is the first of four ‘About Money’ articles on how to choose the right boxes for your money. In this series, we’ll equip you with an eight-point checklist for assessing any financial product (or strategy) that anyone could ever put to you. And this […]
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How to choose the right boxes for your money. A checklist you’ll never forget. (Part 2 of 4)
A 5 to 10-minute read – depending on your speed. This is the second of four ‘About Money’ articles on how to choose the right boxes for your money. In this series, we’ll equip you with an eight-point checklist for assessing any financial product (or strategy) that anyone could ever put to you. And we […]
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Four ways to choose good boxes for your money. Exploring the first half of the FILTRATE checklist. (Part 3 of 4)
A 10 to 20-minute read – depending on your speed. This is the third of four ‘About Money’ articles on how to choose the right boxes for your money. Our aim in this series is to equip you with an eight-point checklist for assessing any financial product (or strategy) that anyone could ever put to […]
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Four more ways to choose good boxes for your money. Exploring the second half of the FILTRATE checklist. (Part 4 of 4)
A 6 to 12-minute read – depending on your speed.
This is the last of four ‘About Money’ articles on how to choose the right boxes for your money.
Here, we’ll complete our eight-point FILTRATE checklist – and so, equip you to assess any financial product (or strategy) that anyone could ever put to you.
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