Welcome to Daryl Lum’s Blog.
Welcome to my blog. I write about stocks, finance, property, business-related topics and the occasional random musings…
I also write on justfollowlaw.com and littlebigreddot.com
Feel free to read my blog. Any feedback or queries? You can direct them to [email protected]
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Investment, Insurance and Finance
Here are my articles about investing in stocks, bonds and other instruments. I also write about insurance and finance related topics.
Sit down, appreciate the silence, and think about what is truly going on…
Investing these days can be very daunting. Investors need to understand what they are investing and the first port of call would be the Internet. While the Internet is the [...]
Deleveraging the economy
In recent months, inflation has been souring. Governments and central banks across the world have been trying to tame the rate of price increases. In most cases, with little to [...]
Why is the stock market rising if the economy is doing badly?
We are in the midst of a global pandemic and this has caused the global economy to contract at record levels. The US economy shrank by an annual rate of [...]
Property
Articles about the real estate market with insights. Property guides for property buyers who would like to know about the various rules and regulations when buying a property in Singapore or the rest of the world.
An overview of the various Thailand visas available to foreigners (June 2024 update)
A Thailand visa is an endorsement on an individual's passport indicating that the holder is allowed to enter, leave or stay in Thailand for a specified period. All foreigners who [...]
The state of the Bangkok property market in 2024 thus far
I think it would not be too far-fetched for me to state that the Bangkok property market has not fully recovered to pre-pandemic levels in terms of the level of [...]
Why a soft landing for property prices in Singapore may be an ideal situation
What has always perplexed me is the fallacy that investors outside a falling property market will usually remark that the investors are not savvy. The reason parties are losing monies [...]
Singapore Property Reviews
My personal opinion about the latest new project launches in Singapore.
My review of Kopar at Newton by CEL Development
Let me first start out by saying that at the point of me writing this property review, Kopar at Newton had already been launched and Singapore is in the early [...]
My review of The Avenir by Hong Leong Holdings and GuocoLand
The Avenir is another centrally located new project launch. Recent new project launches have had very good locational qualities and it would be interesting to see how such launches perform [...]
My review of One Holland Village Residences by Far East Organisation
In my opinion, recent new project launches have been very enticing for potential property buyers location wise. One Holland Village Residences is just one of the many options available to [...]
Bangkok Property Reviews
My personal opinion about the latest new project launches in Bangkok.
My review of XT Phayathai, XT Huai Khwang and XT Ekkamai
Clients often ask me which developers' offerings should they consider when looking for a property in Bangkok. Sansiri would often come up as a viable option for buyers as they [...]
My 2018 Bangkok Property Market Review
A summary of 2018... As someone who has been dealing with Bangkok properties since 2013, 2018 has turned out, in my personal opinion, to be a year in which the [...]
My review of Noble Ploenchit and 98 Wireless
Clients often ask me where is the best location for property investment in Bangkok. I often tell them that if you are looking for a property in central Bangkok, you [...]
Ask Me Anything
If you have a topic which you would like to be discussed, you can email me at [email protected] or drop me a WhatsApp message.
Random Musings
Here are my posts about all other matters that don’t fall into any of the above categories.








