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Articles by Ryan Ong

I was a freelance writer for over a decade, and covered topics from music to super-contagious foot diseases. I took this job because I believe financial news should be accessible and fun to read. Also, because the assignments don't involve shouting teenagers and debilitating plagues.

5 Things You Learn from Losing $5,000 in the Stock Market
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5 Things You Learn from Losing $5,000 in the Stock Market
Sometime in my mid - 20’s, I got tired of living on corn flakes and ketchup packets. So using what time and money I had, I read up on finance books. I...
27 August 2014
4 Ways to Get Your HDB Flat "Confiscated"
Property
4 Ways to Get Your HDB Flat "Confiscated"
I'm amazed people try anything illegal in their HDB flats. I mean, it's not exactly spacious:  a few inches of wall separates us from the most intimat...
3 July 2014
5 Better Things You Should Be Doing With Your NS Pay (Rather Than Getting Drunk)
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5 Better Things You Should Be Doing With Your NS Pay (Rather Than Getting Drunk)
National Service is a pain in the keister, we get that. But here's the kicker: while you're busy defending the country from invaders more imaginary th...
23 May 2014
The Three Types of Life Insurance Every Singaporean Should Understand
Life Insurance
The Three Types of Life Insurance Every Singaporean Should Understand
Last week my insurance agent sent me the most intense word game ever. It kept me occupied for three hours; then I realised it was the terms and condit...
2 September 2013
The Beginner’s Guide to Investment Products (Part 3: REITs & CPF Investments)
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The Beginner’s Guide to Investment Products (Part 3: REITs & CPF Investments)
In our previous article, we delved into the world of Unit Funds and ETFs. In the final part of our 3-part guide to investment products, we look at REI...
29 July 2013
The Beginner’s Guide to Investment Products (Part 2: Unit Funds and ETFs)
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The Beginner’s Guide to Investment Products (Part 2: Unit Funds and ETFs)
In the first part of our beginner’s guide, we explored the two fundamental investment products everyone should know about: Bonds and Shares. Now that...
15 July 2013
The Beginner’s Guide to Investment Products (Part 1: Bonds and Shares)
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The Beginner’s Guide to Investment Products (Part 1: Bonds and Shares)
Finance experts have a lot of special talents. Key among these are re-inventing words, and using them in a way that approximately zero English speaker...
10 July 2013
The Expat's Guide to Singapore's Internet Service Providers
Budgeting
The Expat's Guide to Singapore's Internet Service Providers
Singapore has a wide range of Internet Service Providers. Assuming your definition of "wide" is "barely not a monopoly". The scene is dominated by thr...
29 November 2012