Category: Investment

Taking calculated risk is vastly different from taking unnecessary risk. This is fundamentally important when investing your hard-earned money.

  • What is Ordinary Annuity and Annuity Due

    Ordinary annuity and annuity due refers to regular payments made or received over a period of time. Learn how to apply it in real life today.

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  • What is Time Value of Money (TVM)

    Time value of money states that for the same amount of money, it is worth more today than it will be in the future. Find out why today.

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  • LIA Changes to Policy Illustration Illustrated Investment Rate of Return (IIRR)

    Learn about the LIA’s changes to the Illustrated Investment Rate of Return (IIRR) for participating life insurance policies in Singapore.

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  • Illustrated Investment Rate of Return (IIRR) for a Participating Policy Singapore

    Differentiate between the illustrated investment rate of return and the actual returns that you receive for your participating policy.

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  • Lump Sum Investing vs Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA): Which is Better?

    A detailed explanation with illustrations on lump sum investing vs dollar cost averaging. Eventually, it depends on three key questions.

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  • What is Value Averaging in Investment

    Value averaging attempts to replicate the investment idea of “buy low, sell high”. But how well does this strategy works in reality?

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  • Dollar Cost Averaging Singapore: Does it really work?

    Dollar cost averaging reduces the price risk associated with an investment portfolio. However, it is not foolproof. Find out the truth now.

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  • Smoothing of Bonuses Singapore

    Understand what is smoothing of bonuses in a participating policy and how it creates stability in your insurance policy’s returns over time.

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  • Reversionary Bonus and Terminal Bonus Singapore

    Learn more about reversionary bonus and terminal bonus to understand how it affects your participating policy’s cash value in due time.

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  • What is a Participating Fund Singapore

    Many insurance policies invest the policyholder’s premium via a participating fund. Find out what is a participating fund and its risk.

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