The much-anticipated rate cut decision has finally arrived, with the Federal Reserve announcing a 50 basis point rate cut! At this pivotal moment, investors need to have a deeper understanding of the background and impact of rate cuts.
Since March 2022, in a bid to curb inflation, the Fed has hiked rates 11 times, bringing it to the current range of 5.25%-5.50%. Now that inflation is under control, the calls for a rate cut are growin...

And once again we are near the end of August so it is time to do a recap for the month!
Wake me up when September ends
Apple doing well with anticipation of their generative AI phone services, took some profit here and here
Traded some securities to utilize the I also can stock cash coupons
Nothing crazy just boring slow steady gains from money market funds with some extra boost thanks to moomoo
In lieu of interest rate cuts I have also been moving...

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, ...

It is too expensive to own a car in Singapore, I would rather invest the money needed to get a car and continue to use public transport
I find it more convenient to take public transport as I can play games on my portable gaming console during the journey, can't do that if I'm driving
Also good to reduce carbon footprint by taking public transport