Finance Gnome
Hi, I’m Calvin! I’m a lucky husband and father of two wonderful kids. I work as an aerospace engineer at my 9 to 5. I’ve been investing since 2011, but my investing journey started off pretty terribly. Many of the stocks I bought lost me loads of money, call it tuition fees. Thankfully most of the time, I managed to bail out before losing everything.
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Invest By Finance Gnome • January 2, 2026
FG Year in Review 2025 Happy new year 2026! As usual, the start of the year is a great time to review the last. Since this is a family finance blog, I will review our...
Invest By Finance Gnome • November 8, 2025
Finally a Chance to Tread Back Slowly into the Market So far 2026 has been a good year for stocks, with the S&P 500 gaining 15% YTD. We are still pretty firmly in a bull market but in recent days...
Invest By Finance Gnome • October 11, 2025
Portfolio Update Q3 2025 – Outperforming in a Bull Market Haven’t had much time to update on portfolio performance since start of the year. Been pretty busy with my new job since Feb. Thankfully, I’m...
Invest By Finance Gnome • August 16, 2025
Family Portfolio Touched S$600K – Lifted By The Rising Tide After just 3.5 months since the Family Portfolio cracked S$500K (see post here), the portfolio has now touched S$600K but has pulled back slightly...
Invest By Finance Gnome • July 26, 2025
Meme Stock Mania and Market All-Time Highs – Time to Chase or Cut Back? The meme stock WallStreetBets reddit crowd is back in action. This time, OpenDoor Tech $OPEN has caught their attention. Recall that meme stock...
Invest By Finance Gnome • July 18, 2025
Save on Dividend Withholding Taxes with UCITS ETFs Now Available on Syfe I just recently discovered that Syfe is now offering UCITS ETFs on their brokerage platform since Feb this year (yes, I’m quite lagged). I’ve been...
Invest By Finance Gnome • July 8, 2025
Getting Started on Retirement Investing for Newbies Have you always wanted to invest in stocks for your retirement but don’t know how to start? If investing for retirement feels daunting, scary, and...
Invest By Finance Gnome • May 25, 2025
Family Portfolio Value Breaks S$500K – Magic of Compounding Typically, I don’t celebrate milestones with a post, but the S$500K threshold feels significant. That’s halfway to a million dollars. Of course,...
Invest By Finance Gnome • April 11, 2025
Pumped In S$41K As Trump Tariffs Sunk The Market Wow the past week has been wild to say the least. Like plucking a guitar string and watching it vibrate. Markets are just whipsawing every day since...
Invest By Finance Gnome • January 14, 2025
Portfolio Update December 2024 – Ending A Strong Year With Some Caution Happy New Year! 2024 ended with a bit of a whimper, after starting off December on a high with expectations of an early Santa rally. Despite the...
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