Janice Yip
When Was The Last Time You Invested In Yourself?
This is a self development post, not the usual money related post. If you are wondering why a FA writes about self development, I feel...
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Janice Yip
Aug 22, 20235 min read
Mathematical Proof Insurance Gives You Freedom To Spend
"I already have your proposed insured amount in the bank, given that I want to shore up my savings, I'll pass up on this insurance." This...
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Janice Yip
Mar 8, 20227 min read
Why Asking 'What If I'm Not Smart Enough?' is the wrong question
According to this study featured in Singapore Business Review, Singapore has the unhappiest workforce in the world. From what I gathered...
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Janice Yip
Dec 23, 20217 min read
How to Stay Motivated Before Seeing Success In Your Endeavour?
As I get more involved in my mentoring journey, a common question that keeps popping up is "how do I stay motivated during discouraging...
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Janice Yip
Nov 12, 20217 min read
Why Solely Saving Money In The Bank Is Impractical
There's really very little incentive to invest your money or take up any financial instruments when you see your bank balance growing...
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Janice Yip
Oct 27, 20218 min read
6 Squid Game Non Finance Takeaways As A Financial Consultant
I'm very late to watch Squid Game. In fact, I felt the hype has already died down and now I just watched it over the weekend. As a...
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Janice Yip
Aug 22, 20217 min read
5 Skills We should Build If We Didn't Develop Them In School
Personal development is a big interest of mine. As a FA who specializes in helping clients work out solutions to live their aspirational...
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Janice Yip
Jul 25, 20218 min read
3 Golden Rules To Save Up For Your First Private Property
Ever wondered how come your peer (earning a similar income as you) might be buying their first private property while you are fretting...
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Janice Yip
May 16, 20216 min read
4 Reasons Why High Income Earners Work With a FA
Working as a financial advisor (FA), it's common to hear retail consumers give reasons such as return too low, too long term, lock up...
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Janice Yip
May 1, 20215 min read
Why The Idea That Financial Solutions Are 'Expensive' Is Terribly Flawed
This is going to be a pretty short article. It's motivated from meeting a number of clients who seem to perceive financial solutions as...
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Janice Yip
Apr 13, 20216 min read
Why Planning Retirement Early Makes Your Overall Life Easier
It sounds counter-intuitive. The younger phase of our lives entails a lot of financial commitments. How can it be that life is easier?...
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Janice Yip
Feb 8, 20216 min read
Why Investing As And When You Have Money May Not Be The Best Idea
In my line of work, it's pretty common to meet people who make financial purchases out of convenience. This was especially the case when...
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Janice Yip
Dec 25, 20206 min read
The Best Christmas Gift For Your Future Self
You always see people asking famous personalities this question, 'if you could give an advice to your younger self, what would you...
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Janice Yip
Sep 9, 20206 min read
4 Skills To Develop To Increase Your Odds For Success
Have you ever met someone who seems to be working very hard but have no apparent success in what they are doing. Perhaps, this person...
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Janice Yip
Jul 3, 20205 min read
The 90 Days Waiting Period In All Critical Illness Coverage
Recently as the deadline for the change in Critical Illness definition looming, more people are taking an interest to re-look at their...
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Janice Yip
Jun 27, 20208 min read
5 Things People Should Not Do With Their Money Just Because They Can
Today I'll be writing an interesting article on 5 really counterproductive behaviours people do with their money that is seriously not...
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Janice Yip
Jun 22, 20206 min read
3 Qualities To Develop If You Want To Stay Relevant After COVID-19
This will be a short article. We are into Phase 2 and hopefully if everyone can practice some self-restraint we will resume life in a new...
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Janice Yip
May 16, 20205 min read
What I would Do With My First $10K If I became A Fresh Grad Again
Recently I've had a number of enquiries about investment related questions from undergraduates or fresh graduates. One of the most common...
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Janice Yip
May 8, 20206 min read
4 Behaviors That Sabotage Your Wealth
Over the course of my 6 year financial advisory career, I've come to spot common behaviors that people do which damages their wealth...
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Janice Yip
Apr 24, 20206 min read
5 Ways I Stay Productive During Circuit Breaker
This circuit breaker brings about mixed feelings. I find myself hugely inefficient in the day but working much more at night. Also,...
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