Welcome to Daryl Lum’s Blog.
Welcome to my blog. I write about stocks, finance, property, business-related topics and the occasional random musings…
Feel free to read my blog. Any feedback or queries? You can direct them to [email protected]
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.
How to invest in private companies
Investing in private companies can be rewarding. Many people tend to think of investments as investing in the stock market or purchasing a property for rental yield or capital appreciation. [...]
Stocks or properties. Which are the better long term investment option?
Not too long ago, the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) once harboured ambitions to usurp the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as Asia's top stock exchange. Fast forward to today and it [...]
How much insurance do you really need?
Buying insurance is a very delicate thing. On one hand, it is essential to get cover for life's unexpected occurrences and yet at times, it seems like your insurance agent is [...]
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.
How the profile of property buyers has changed over the past two decades
I personally have been in the real estate industry since the early 2000s. Over these two decades, property prices have gone up a great deal. Looking at the Private Residential [...]
Understanding property from an economics perspective
To most people, their property is perhaps the single largest financial commitment that they will enter into for their entire lives. This is one of the reasons why property investment [...]
Thailand’s new Land and Building Tax Act. Details and potential impact on the market.
On November 2018, Thailand's National Legislative Assembly passed the Land and Building Tax Act. This act replaces the current House and Land Tax Act B.E. 2475 (1932), the Local Land [...]
Singapore Property Reviews
My personal opinion about the latest new project launches in Singapore.
My review of Sky Everton by Sustained Land
Sky Everton is a rare freehold development located just at the fringe of Singapore's Central Business District (CBD). This is perhaps one of the best performing new project launches in [...]
My review of Sengkang Grand Residences by Capitaland and City Developments Limited
Sengkang Grand Residences by Capitaland and City Developments Limited is a very interesting proposition for property buyers. Recent launches have been rather enticing for buyers who are in the market [...]
My review of One Pearl Bank by Capitaland
One Pearl Bank replaces the previous Pearl Bank Apartments, a high-rise private residential building on Pearl's Hill in Outram. It was, to me, a historically iconic building and I was [...]
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