Derek
Derek is an investor who follows Peter Lynch style of investing. He prefers to use simple and straight forward information for stock analysis. He started TheFinance.sg with the intention to bring together all bloggers and professionals who are interested or already in the area of Finance and Investing, and to create a community where everyone is free to write and to share their articles, experience and opinions.
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Personal By Derek • April 9, 2023
Goodbye CW8888 & Eulogy [Update on 12-Apr-2023] It is with a heavy heart that I bid farewell to a fellow financial blogger, CreateWealth8888 or Jacob. I have known CW8888 since 2008 - that's almost...
Invest By Derek • November 14, 2022
Portfolio Update – Nov 2022 A quick update before I go for a long vacation. My Lazy Man Portfolio Aside for a slight increase in the cash position, allocation is pretty the...
Invest By Derek • July 8, 2022
Portfolio and Blog Update – June 2022 [Recession is coming?] More negative news amid the on-going war in Ukraine - Crypto prices crash, higher interest rates, inflation and the threat of a recession is not far...
My Blog By Derek • April 19, 2022
Switching from HDB to Bank Loan – Part 2 This is a continuation of my journey to convert from HDB to bank loan. You are read about part 1 here. A month or so after I have visited the...
Invest By Derek • April 5, 2022
Portfolio and Blog Update – March 2022  War. War never changes. Quote from the Fallout series The biggest single event that happened so far this year is not the Covid but the war in...
My Blog By Derek • April 3, 2022
Top Up My Parents CPF Retirement Account (RA) – Matched Retirement Savings Scheme (MRSS) Since my parents are eligible for the Matched Retirement Savings Scheme (MRSS), it would make sense to take advantage of it to boost their retirement...
My Blog By Derek • January 13, 2022
Toping up my CPF-MA Featured image by Garo Uzunyan on Unsplash One of my financial resolutions for the new year is to top-up my CPF early to enjoy to enjoy a higher...
My Blog By Derek • January 1, 2022
My CPF 2022 – 1 year after taking up HDB loan Total interest earned is about $8,000 which is respectable considering that I wipe out almost my entire CPF-OA to purchase my HDB. A quick round-up...
Invest By Derek • December 30, 2021
Portfolio and Blog update – Dec 21 (Year end review) My 2021 portfolio can be sum up by 2 Cs – China Tech and Crypto. We all know the news about China and there is still end in sight. I have already...
My Blog By Derek • December 30, 2021
Switching from HDB to Bank Loan It took a girls night out for my wife to nudge me to quickly switch to a Bank Loan while I continue to procrastinate. The current DBS HDB Bank loan...
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