The most interesting Christmas decoration that I have seen this year has to be the Christmas lights of the building shown below 👇
Despite being an amateur part-time trader, the sight of candlestick patterns is an eye magnet 🧲 in the cityscape, beckoning me to analyse if the 🐂 or the 🐻 is in control of the sentiments of the building....
Can anyone guess the city which this building is located?

So at every party or gathering, I would be starting topic on the meteoric rise of Tesla and whipping out my phone to airdrop QR code to friends, relatives to collect free Tesla share, akin to Santa Clause giving out presents. Sometimes, a line would form as nearby strangers who overheard, asked politely for the referral code to get a piece of the action.
Thank you Moomoo for this festive promo to spread the joy of Xmas.

I used to live in Shanghai for a while. During that time, I hosted travelers visiting the city via Couchsurfing.
One Christmas, my surfer S and I went out for Xmas dinner with a few other surfers at a Mexican restaurant. Towards the end of the dinner, S whispered to me that he had a present for me ... it's under the Christmas 🎄
I asked what was it. He said, "A present for you to find yourself."
"I haven’t lost myself yet, so how can I find it."
He replied, "Not everythi...

TL:DR
Cautious investor wants good returns but less risk
Bonds less risk, less return. Stocks more risk, more return. Mix them together; moderate risk, moderate return.
Bonds can’t beat inflation by enough, stocks have the potential to beat inflation by a lot.
(2024) Bond yield average 3%, (2024) stock yield average 13%.
Your portfolio plan must be around 10-20 years, needs commitment and monthly affordable top ups to dedicated to your bo...

The best Christmas present I can get this year is for my father’s recent health issue to resolve on its own. He is greatly troubled by it and has been making frequent visits to the doctors. The medications prescribed are only giving short term relief. I was also hospitalised not long ago and am still on the road of recovery. Growing up, Christmas was associated with gift exchanges but as one gets older, one appreciates that good health is essential to ma...

Employees in Singapore could see salary increments ranging from 2 per cent to 5 per cent on average in the coming year, though the outlook varies across sectors, according to recent salary surveys by human resources (HR) firms.
Aon, which surveyed more than 950 companies in Singapore and five other South-east Asian countries, found that Singapore employees are poised to receive pay rises of 4.4 per cent, lagging behind places...

In October, the Land Transport Authority said it would inject up to 20,000 COEs over the next few years from February 2025, as travel patterns have evolved. However, except for a slight drop in auction prices after the news was released, prices gradually recovered afterwards.
PREMIUMS for most Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) rose in the final round of bidding for 2024, with the large car category – B – spiking S$5,990 or 5.8 per ...

No chimney is such a problem for Santa hah
How can Santa get into the house?