Creating Your Dream Life

True wealth, as Sahil explains, is about balance across five dimensions: Time, Social, Mental, Physical, and Financial Wealth.

Recently, I had the pleasure of listening to a podcast by Morgan Housel, author of the insightful book, "The Psychology of Money". Housel's work resonates deeply with my philosophy of investing and personal coaching, especially in how behavioral finance impacts our financial decisions.

You do not need a fancy investment advisor to help you make the right decisions.

In my quest for personal growth and financial independence, I stumbled upon the remarkable story of Kazuo Inamori.

If you are to use a financial planner, you should do thorough research on them. More importantly, the recommendation to hire them is via word of mouth of satisfied customers. You both must have a common objective on the investment philosophy and approach. For example, what is the risk level you are willing to take and your asset allocation preference? Are you willing to endure a high level of price volatility? What is your investment horizon time frame? Are you close to reti

Before you start the investment journey, spend time investing in your knowledge. In today’s environment, there is no shortage of educational materials. All you need is to spend the time to find out. I normally get up early in the morning and spend at least 30 minutes enriching myself on investment and personal growth via reading books, and financial magazines and watching YouTube. It is not a lot but if you do it over many months, you will equip yourself a lot better than oth

By Robin Wong 1. Lose this common misconception about financial independence It is widely assumed that a person needs to be a financial expert or command a high salary to achieve financial independence, but that’s not necessarily true. Case in point: The story of my domestic helper, who has been working for my family for 15 years and will be retiring soon. Group Photo Of Robin and his Wife With His Helper When asked about her future outlook, she was very positive, as she has

Wealth-building is, of course, easier said than done. Truth is, even the best investors out there cannot always predict the market correctly. However, those who do manage to successfully emerge a cut above the rest are the ones who are skilled in spotting opportunities during a market correction, and working those to their advantage. Base knowledge of investing aside, here are 3 simple rules to help you make extra money and amass wealth in the long term . 1. Save to invest as

By Robin Wong You might be in a financial position where you’re ready to step into the world of investments, but with all the different types of asset classes available, it can get overwhelming deciding on which to go for. There also begs the question of whether you should stick to just one type, or cast your net wide. To help you start off on the right foot, here are 7 tips on choosing the right type of investments so that you can build your portfolio steadily in a way that

I have recently heard a talk by a well-known investment fund manager that has changed my thinking regarding Risk Management. Traditional wisdom is that High Risk means High Reward and Low Risk Equals to Low Reward. This is still probably a majority of the financial analysts who will advise you. The argument this fund manager made was that if the product is perceived to be high risk, in itself it cannot be of high reward as the chance of losing is great. What distinguishes a g