The Speed of Trust Showcase Webinar (50 minutes)
Join Global Director Gary Judd for this webinar dialog specifically tailored to answer the most frequently asked questions about the numerous ways the Speed of Trust can be implemented within your organization (from executive teams to frontline contributors)
13 Behaviours of Trust
1. Talk Straight 2. Demonstrate Respect 3. Create Transparency 4. Right Wrongs 5. Show Loyalty 6. Deliver Results 7. Get Better 8. Confront Reality 9. Clarify Expectations 10. Practice Accountability 11. Listen First 12. Keep Commitments 13. Extend Trust
Invest in Excellent Businesses That Are Worth Your Time
Tweet SUMMARY Involves a lot of research and analysis. Tip #1: Find companies with Durable Competitive Advantage. Tip #2: Search for companies with Good Returns Without Any Debt. High revenue and profits, with low levels of debt. Tip #3: Look for business that are Scalable. Companies that are able to maintain or increase profits when sales volume... [Read more]
The Psychology of the Stock Market
Tweet The Psychology of the Stock Market Source: The Psychology of the Stock Market Tweet Read More →
Finding Great Value Stocks Amidst the Chaos, Part II
Tweet Finding Great Value Stocks Amidst the Chaos, Part II Source: From Profit From the Panic (Summary) A. Go to the company’s website and download their annual report and understand their business thoroughly. Step #1: History of Consistent Earnings & Cash Flow Growth Step #2: A Sustainable Competitive Advantage (Economic Moat) Step... [Read more]
Warren Buffett and Bill Gates
Tweet Warren Buffett and Bill Gates: Keeping America Great THU 12 NOV 09 | 09:00 PM ET In an exclusive event, CNBC presents Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, together, taking questions from students at Columbia Business School in New York City. Host Becky Quick talks with the two billionaires, whose values run as deep as their wealth. Original... [Read more]
Aaron Sim – Founder of Wealth Mentor
Tweet Aaron Sim is the CEO of Wealth Mentors. Aaron let go of a 6-figure job as Finance Director of Unisys Singapore to start his coaching and training business. Aaron is Mirriam MacWilliam’s first protégé in Asia and is now a successful trader. Both Aaron & Mirriam are co-founders and trainers of Asia’s leading options trading program... [Read more]
Jacqueline Tok – Director of Advertising and Sales for Discovery Networks Asia Pacific
Tweet She joined Singapore Airlines as stewardess after her ‘A’ levels, but a visit to India taught Jacqueline Tok a valuable lesson about happiness. She left SIA just short of 2 years due to an ear infection. Today, she is the successful Director of Advertising and Sales for Discovery Networks Asia Pacific. Tweet Read More →
Anthea Yeo – Ex-SIA Girl Earns Millions
Tweet Anthea Yeo quit Singapore Airlines after flying for just three years. Now aged 34, she earned close to $1m in 2010 as a real estate agent. Tweet Read More →
James Ng – Army Man Has a Shot at Selling Houses
Tweet He shed his fatigues after a decade and was a top agent at property firm last year Armed with a polytechnic diploma, Mr James Ng signed on as a regular in the army in 1998 because he liked the stability that came with the job. He was an army captain when he left the force a decade later to join bungalow specialist RealStar Premier Property... [Read more]
Marc Lansonneur – Playing the Market with Great Panache
Tweet Frenchman juggles risks with level head and keen eye on profit As the regional head of investment and market solutions at Societe Generale Private Banking (Asia Pacific), Mr Marc Lansonneur has to be convinced of an investment strategy before recommending it to relationship managers at the bank. For his personal investments, he believes in... [Read more]
Francis Ng – All work and no play for restaurant owner
Tweet House of Seafood@180 owner believes hard work is the way out of poverty and he has never taken a break Entrepreneur Francis Ng has not gone on vacation all his life. In fact, since he set up his seafood restaurant business House of Seafood@180 in April 2008, Mr Ng, 38, has been working from 8am to 1am daily. Coming from a below-average-income... [Read more]
Celene Chen – Top Financial Adviser Plays It Safe
Tweet Prudential Assurance’s top adviser Celene Chen learnt the importance of having proper insurance protection the hard way. She was 17 when her stepfather collapsed suddenly in the bathroom after a blood vessel burst in his brain. He underwent brain surgery and suffered a major stroke. ‘The hospital bills came up to about $80,000.... [Read more]
Daphne Fan – Bouncing Back From Bad Times
Tweet After a set of personal and financial setbacks, it’s smooth sailing now for entrepreneur Entrepreneur Daphne Fan has seen dark days in her life. After the death of her first child – due to a complicated heart problem – she quit her job as head of e-commerce and IT at former Translink Freight Forwarding in 2000 and took a... [Read more]
Gerald Foo – Rich pickings from hot plots
Tweet Mr Gerald Foo, chairman of land-based investments firm Walton International Asia, puts his money where his mouth is. Since he joined Walton in 2003, the 57-year-old has invested a total of US$150,000 (S$186,000) in his portfolio of 15 units of land in Canada and the United States, through the firm. The firm identifies plots of pre-developed... [Read more]
Derek Gehl – The Internet Marketing Guy
Tweet ‘A house is not my retirement plan’. Entrepreneur prefers to channel savings to businesses and other investments. Lured by the excitement and potential of doing business over the Internet, Canadian Derek Gehl could not wait to start his own in 1998. He was 21 and had just obtained a technical diploma from CDI College, Vancouver. In... [Read more]
Patrick Thng – From Acne Woes to Skincare Business
Tweet Grace Universal founder grew from shy teenager in a poor family to owner of various businesses As a teenager, Patrick Thng was painfully shy, partly because he had acne problems and suffered from scarring on the face. Back then, he did not know anything about skincare. Now, Mr Thng, 51, the founder and chief executive of cosmetics and face-... [Read more]
Joan Koh – Playing It Safe With Lotsa Research
Tweet MD of market research firm is a conservative investor and focuses on wealth preservation By Lorna Tan, Senior Correspondent Over the past 12 years, Ms Joan Koh, 37, has risen fairly rapidly through the ranks at global information and measurement firm Nielsen. She started out as a research executive in 1999, and in April last year, she was... [Read more]
Terence Quek – Ex-Navy Man Sets Sail For Charity Work Too
Tweet Former naval officer Terence Quek enjoyed his stint in the Navy’s corporate communications department so much that he decided to set up his own firm focusing in that area. In 2006, he co-founded strategic communications consultancy firm Caelan & Sage with a friend, Ms Deborah Chew, 35. This was a year before Mr Quek, 36, left the Navy... [Read more]
Ryan Soh – No More Credit Cards
Tweet Credit Cards? No, thanks Lorna Tan Sun, Jul 27, 2008 The Straits Times Fed up with the financial woes that he got mired into because of his unchecked credit-card expenditure, Mr Ryan Soh decided to get rid of his six credit cards. Now, he uses only debit cards. ‘That was about four years ago. I incurred a credit-card debt of $40,000... [Read more]
Tim Murphy – Homes: It’s Where the Money Is
Tweet The Straits Times Nov 27, 2011 Investment firm chief says real estate is the way to grow assets By Joyce Teo Property investment firm chief executive officer Tim Murphy is not one who looks back as he is busy moving forward. ‘I have stuck by my decisions, never looked back and always looked forward,’ said the 41-year-old who founded... [Read more]
Fabian Lim – Making a Living at Home
Tweet Click on the Image to Read Click on the Image to Read Mr Fabian Lim worked for several years as a management consultant at Deloitte Consulting before he decided to become his own boss. He set up a wedding videography business in 2001, filming weddings in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Australia and New York. In 2006, his... [Read more]
