Portfolio diversification is the strategy of spreading investments across different assets, sectors, industries, and geographical regions to reduce the overall risk of the portfolio. The idea is that by holding a variety of investments, the overall performance of the portfolio will be less dependent on the performance of any single investment, reducing the risk of large losses.
Why is Portfolio Diversification Important?
1. Risk Reduction:
Diversification...

Unless you also have a chauffeur, its more productive when taking public transport, you can work on the go.
Unless you are not using your own money, annual depreciation should be no more than 20% of your annual income.

20% of my monthly income is what I’ll feel comfortable spending on a car. It contains the car mortgage, petrol, road tax, erp, parking, etc. If only for operating expenses, 10% of my income would be acceptable.
What's more, share a advice I received before is that your car cost (COE + buying the car) should not exceed your annual income. Typically, car expenses in Singapore would be no less than 1.5k a month. To keep some buffer, ...

Since young, I have been told by my teachers that a car is a depreciating asset. Besides road tax, parking fees, ERP and petrol/electrical costs, it needs regular maintenance and will require repairs at one point or another. It is recommended not to spend more than 20% of one’s disposable income on car expenses. Although owning a car provides convenience (especially if one is laden with shopping or has young children or family members with mobility iss...