Musings of a 50+ year old boy – a halftime journey
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“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”
This has been the Golden Rule passed on for generations to provide a guideline on morality. It also cultivates a sense of empathy for others. The reverse is also true: “Don’t do unto others what you don’t want to be done unto you.” It basically means that one should treat others the way one wants…
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CNY Celebrations – A Return to Normalcy at Last?
It was a long weekend of Chinese New Year celebratory feasts and dining in big groups that we have not had for a long time thanks to Covid. The last time we had our usual annual CNY family gatherings was in Jan/Feb 2020 just before we went into lockdown hibernation for more than 2 years.…
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Where Do We Go From Here Financially – Forecasting for 2023 Ahead
At the end of the last year, there were many 2023 forecasts from banks that we have already read since Nov where economists try to predict the likely trends for the new year. Likewise, I will try to do the same and position myself for the sake of my terrible 2022 portfolio. The stock market…
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My 2023 KPIs
Instead of my regular new year resolutions statements for the beginning of the year, I have decided to call them my 2023 KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) now. I have been doing this annual goal setting for a few years now. The exercise helps me to focus on a to-do list instead of wasting the year…
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Year End 2022 KPIs Review
As an annual tradition for a number of years, I would put out a set of new year’s resolutions KPIs every year in early Jan. Before that, I would review my previous year’s list. This week, I look back to my year in 2022 to grade myself according to the goals I had set out…
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And 2022 is Coming to an End
Yes, folks, we are into the last 2 weeks of the year. What a year it has been for investors. All the sins of the past came home to roost in 2022 after 14 years of excesses from the last 2008 GFC banking crisis. What had changed? The central banks, the last defence of sensibility,…
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A Profound and Fundamental Economic and Financial Shift is Happening
Something from ex-PIMCO economist Mohamed El Erian caught my eye this week as his recent post perfectly articulated some of the points I was blogging about previously about the changes taking place around us. Thanks to the Covid event trigger, the world is moving into a brave new world with no historical precedence or past…
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China Protests: A Déjà Vu Moment – Haven’t We Seen This Before In Other Countries?
A strange thing happened last week. Protests erupted all over China against the strict lockdowns they have been experiencing. People from all walks of life, mainly the younger ones, took to the streets holding blank white sheets of paper as a sign of being fed up with the unreasonable Covid restrictions. This was really a…
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