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Summary Singaporeans lost more than $2.1 million in 2025 from prepaid beauty packages that were never used, the highest prepayment losses ever recorded for any industry. As beauty business closures rise sharply, more consumers are being left with ...

Higher profits. Higher dividends. That's the combination every income investor wants to see. But not all profit growth translates equally into higher payouts. Sometimes a company can report a 20% jump in profits yet barely move the needle on ...

Over the last two years, several new condo launches have recorded strong take-up rates that have seen units snapped up by eager buyers. Gone are the days where we would watch new launch prices gradually climb over several months, or in some cases ...

Our property market may be the only thing with more sudden U-turns than Upper Thomson Road. I reckon that most of our longtime readers might be able to pick out distinctive design trends in the condominium market. Perhaps some seasoned property ...

Until 1st June 2026, apply for the Citi SMRT and get to choose an upsized reward of S$420 cash or other gift options. There is no cap to the number of eligible applicants who can receive this gift as long as they apply by the deadline and meet the .. ...

I'm pioneering a new way to write blog articles. In this attempt, the base article was drafted by my Second Brain and Opus 4.7, but the examples were written by me. Hopefully, the views will vindicate this new approach to content in the publication . ...

Singapore's economy appears to be booming. I was reading the news this week and saw that Singapore's GDP grew 6.0% year on year in 1Q2026, ahead of estimates. To be honest, if you had only been reading the headlines about layoffs, global tensions and ...

PC Partner - Chart wise, bullish mode. She had a great running up from 1.20+ to 2.40, awesome. Can monitor and wait for the next setup to decide the next move. It may likely continue to trend higher! PC Partner was founded in 1997. Over the years, we ...

Over the years in the management of one's investments, there would likely be occasions where the portfolio would be changed or takes another form, and an apt word to describe this is pivoting. I had shared a post about the pivoting of our Bedokian .. ...

What happened? Growth stocks can be appealing to some investors. They allow investors to participate in companies that may grow faster than the broader market over time, whether through new technology, earnings recovery, expansion into larger markets ...