This is a great topic.
I have to say there is a very important lady who has a big influence in how I manage my finances and investment.
My mum.
My family wasn't a well to do one when I was growing up. There was a four years period where our family of 5 had to bunk in a room at my grandma's place.
At one point, my mum actually worked 3 jobs a day to take care of the family and despite having not attended school before, she is the most financial savvy person in the family.
She taught me the importance of humility, being hardworking, honesty and saving for the provebial rainy day.
Since young, she inculcated in me the importance of being prudent yet at the same time, make use of the opportunity if one is spotted to invest for making money work for me.
This has been my guiding principle for managing my personal finance and investments.
Even now at the age of 70+, she is still staying vested in the stock and bonds market. Nowadays I am managing part of her portfolio and generating some passive income for her through investing in fundamentally solid companies such as the CapitaLand and Mapletree Reits at comfortable entry prices.
Every cent she has saved throughout the years is hard earned. Hence it has made me even more prudent in doing my due diligence before making any investment for her.
In this way it has helped me become a better investor too.
My mum has over the years through her own ways, whether directly or indirectly, taught me many lessons that have benefitted me greatly.
She still continue to inspire me today and is still the best financial advisor I can ever have.
I love you, mum.