Month: March 2021

Ep 12: How can Retail Investors Profit from Innovation of Smart Contract? – Colin Miles from Zilliqa

Mar 31, 2021 |

In episode #12 of Chills w TFC, we bring on the Chief Commercial Officer of Ziliqa. Ziliqa is a highly innovative cryptocurrency company that was born out of NUS and aims to make blockchains faster and more scalable. Join me as I chill with Colin Miles from Ziliqa to discuss about smart contracts. Why should one consider using a blockchain transaction platform compared to a traditional transaction platform? Why should an investor care about NFT? With all that innovation going on, how then can retail investors like us profit from this? How can we embrace the technology of smart contract? Tune to to find out!

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Ep 9: What are some Important Factors to consider in a Foreign Property Investment? – Keith Ong from RealVantage

Mar 30, 2021 |

In episode #9 of Coconut Avenue, we are joined by Keith, the co-founder of RealVantage, a property investment fund that invests in properties in the UK, USA, Australia and most recently, Singapore. Tune in as we discuss with Keith on property investment in Australia. What are some key reasons why he like the Australian property market? How will the tension between China and Australia affect the property market of Australia? What are some major metrics to look at when investing in Australian property markets? How to increase your property yield? How should investors manage currency risks when investing in overseas property? What are some risks of investing in Australian property markets for retail investors? What are the key factors that drive real estate prices What to look out for when investing with property investment funds? Tune in to find out!

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Ep 83: How to find Peace in a Highly Digitised Finance Space

Mar 29, 2021 |

In episode #83, Reggie shares 3 tips to find peace in a highly digitalised financial environment. Over the years, things have changed as all kinds of online aggregators, like Robo-advisors, shopping apps, payment channels enter the market. And we are experiencing a shift in the way we interact with finance and the digital world. Tag with increasing online tools, choices and access, there is also a lot more information out there. And it can be pretty scary. So how can we maneuver ourselves in this highly digitalised space? Tune in as we share how to find peace in this highly digitalised space. What are some habits to adopt? Why should you go deep, not wide? How can you block out digital noise better?

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Ep 11: Is Passive Investing the Only Way Forward? – Ow Tai Zhi from AutoWealth

Mar 24, 2021 | ,

In episode #11 of Chills w TFC, we bring on the founder of one of leading Robo-advisors in the B2B space, AutoWealth. He believes that passive investing with low fees is the way forward for many. While there are many ways to invest today, he is staying old-school by buying assets to generate cashflow. To him, there’s a science and logic behind it all. Join me as I chill with Ow Tai Zhi from AutoWealth to discuss about what is going on in the market, from rising bond yield, to inflation risk, stock market fluctuation and bitcoin taking the centre stage. How should we view all these things while managing our investment portfolios? Will the rise of all things digital change the way we invest? How should we embrace all these dynamism out there? Tune to to find out!

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Ep 8: What are some Strategies for Foreign Properties Investments? – Robert the Property Investor

Mar 23, 2021 | ,

In episode #8 of Coconut Avenue, we bring on a foreign property investor, Robert. At a young age of 25, he bought his first semi-detached property in UK. He then went on to buy another two properties in the prime areas in UK. Tune in as we discuss with Robert about his property journey in UK. What is his strategy when buying and renting properties? What are some saving strategies he used to save towards his property purchase? How did he cope with his rental during the pandemic? What is rental arbitrage and how can it be used? What are the risks and how can you cover it? Robert is also the founder of Boxaroo, a corporate merchandise company.

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