As a wise investor, it’s important to identify companies with wide investment moat/economic moat. Why does it matter? Well, let say you meet this beautiful woman at a bar. She is sexy, funny and attractive. She seems to have everything you’ve been looking for. The next question she’s asking you is “Will you marry me?”…
Since young, most of us are inculcated with the thought of exchanging time and labour for money. This is called Active Income.
Robert Kiyosaki, arguably the most famous personal finance guru of the world, introduced to many around the world, including us at ITP, the concept of using money to make money. This is called…
Visa Singapore is one of the biggest brands in the world with adverts present at almost every major international sporting competition that I can think of. Together with MasterCard, American Express and JCB, Visa has been the dominating method of payment that the masses have known for decades. As a company, it can be said…
Want to invest in Visa stock but are confused about how does payment processing system actually work? Here are a few terms that you need to know to get a clearer picture of the payment processing system.
Payment Processing System – Payment Gateway
A term more commonly used in an e-commerce business. It functions…
Last year, in this article about payment systems where I wrote about the possible disruption of Visa’s competitive moat by new entries into the payment world, such as direct transfers like PayNow, digital wallets like DBS PayLah and enhanced payment systems such as Google Pay and Apple Pay.
I opined that traditional payment networks like…
On the 18th of May 2018, the managers of ESR-REIT as well as Viva Industrial Trust (VIT) made a joint announcement that there will be merger by way of a trust scheme of arrangement.
In short, ESR-REIT will be acquiring VIT for $0.96 per unit. VIT unitholders will be receiving $0.96 and 1.6 newly created…
Although this is primarily a website based on finance and investments, students that are considering a degree should look at this first.
Growing up in the Singapore Education System and the Asian Culture, it is deeply ingrained in our minds that we need a university degree to get a job. Hence it became the rite…
Looking for best investing books to read? Years of experience, knowledge, ideas and strategies compiled into pages of words, reading is a fantastic way to get into the world of successful investors such as Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, Peter Lynch, Philip Fisher, Howard Marks and so on.
Here is a list of books that we…
There are many ways to learn how to make money in Singapore. To make things simple, I have categorized incomes into 2 specific groups – passive and active. Active income refers to the income received from performing a service, e.g. your salary you get from your job. Passive income refers to the income you get without working for…
It is the time of the year again!!! As Christmas approaches, it is the season of giving. Every year, at this time of the year, many of us would have many parties to attend. The unavoidable activity in the season of giving is of course gift exchange!!! (Other than giving out food and giving sumptuous…