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The good money comes later in life
Once you reach the onset of the forties, it will take just 10 years to recover everything that you had earned in the last 16 years.
Jun 19, 2024


Pivot, change, adjust
"Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss."
- Eric Roth
May 21, 2024


An English speaking taxi driver in Shenzhen
If someone older with a mediocre income can learn English as a second language, what excuses do we have for not picking up a new skill?
May 15, 2024


Praying to the Avocado Bell Curve God
Even seemingly intelligent humans, when desperate, gullible and possibly even bored enough, will believe nearly everything you tell them.
May 3, 2024


The largest gambling den in the world
Call it an "educated guess" or decorate it with probabilistic calculations backed by detailed analysis. The truth is in today's market, the movement of share prices are no longer driven simply by fundamentals. Buying a stock or crypto is effectively a speculative trade.
Apr 3, 2024


In the end, it will all make sense
At twenty, you don’t get the life you deserve, you are just the product of the environment you were lucky or unlucky to have. Then, as...
Mar 23, 2024


Hong Kong needs a “Taylor Swift event"
More than just its Canto-pop concerts, Hong Kong needs a “Taylor Swift event” to bring back the buzz and hype to the city.
Mar 5, 2024


The perils of a suitcase life
Money can only go so far in compensating the inconvenience and logistics of relocating overseas, but how does one psychologically prepare for and cope for the change to a new environment?
Jan 3, 2024


Inner peace and self-realisation
Many of life’s lessons don’t need to be drawn from the advice and anecdotes of other people. It just comes from a position of inner peace and self-realisation.
Dec 21, 2023


Twelve rules of success from Marriott
I am not usually fond of reading corporate marketing material but ended up flipping through the pages of a book I came across in the hotel..
Dec 11, 2023


Lessons from Singapore Airlines
When the world surprises the hell out of you and leaves you at the mercy of cash flows, anything and everything goes. Apparently what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
May 18, 2023


In search of a quaint type of peace
At any point of time, nothing is ever so good or bad as it seems.
May 6, 2023


This is home, truly
The faster you acclimatise to all aspects of your surroundings, the easier life becomes.
May 1, 2023


The current state of affairs in China
Amidst the high offshore funding costs and complex geopolitical environment, putting money in emerging markets is getting increasingly challenging. In China however, embracing policy is a necessity for firms.
Mar 26, 2023


The end of free market principles
No amount of number crunching and analysis allow for an accurate appraisal of any company's fair value today, primarily because the free market is no longer free. Markets today are to a good extent, influenced by statecraft, driven by the common interests of various governments.
Mar 21, 2023


Career longevity
High performance individuals often struggle personally for many years once they are past their economic prime. Most of us have been taught to plan our careers upon graduation. But no one mentions about how we should plan the second good half of our professional lives.
Mar 3, 2023


Quarantine free travel to Shenzhen
A quick post-COVID guide to commuting to Shenzhen from Hong Kong.
Jan 28, 2023


A quiet new year
No celebration, not a lot of booze, no chugging of beers, no fanciful dinners or gatherings.
Jan 15, 2023


Year-end appraisals
Don’t beat yourself up if you didn't meet your KPIs. But also don't be too quick to give yourself more credit than you deserve for your achievements at the workplace.
Dec 21, 2022


Reflections for the year end
It is often said that we can't let our jobs define us. But how we do our jobs, and behave with our colleagues and clients ultimately determines the kind of person we are.
Dec 15, 2022
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