{"title":"Finance","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"simply-invest-naked-truths-to-grow-your-money","title":"Simply Invest: Naked Truths to Grow Your Money","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/SimplyInvest-Sample.pdf?422\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e   |   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/608\/Simply-Invest\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA pioneer in financial planning in Singapore, Goh Yang Chye debunks several misconceptions, showing how so-called experts are no better than the average seven-year-old at picking stocks. 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It focuses on how a REIT investor can make millions in REITs in a systematic way. The key lies in not only having Good Performing REITs in your investment portfolio and letting them run, but also in avoiding the Bad Performing REITs or Value Traps that will drain investors’ wealth, time and emotions. Gabriel Yap does a deep dive into how certain valuation benchmarks used by the market have proven to be faulty and gives clear guidance on how investors can grow with REITs. As inorganic growth has been an important factor in driving up REIT prices, this book also delves into REITs acquisitions with detailed case studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGabriel Yap is well-known as the Investment Guru, having been regularly interviewed by Channel NewsAsia, Bloomberg TV, CNBC and Mediacorp Radio for the past three decades. 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Top talent and hot money typically gravitate only to the most attractive, respected nations. For a nation as small and as young as Singapore, its brand is its most valuable asset, as seen in its stunning ascent from Third World to First World in just 30 years since 1965, spearheaded by targeted country branding that builds on unique, longstanding brand attributes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis fully revised and updated edition of \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBrand Singapore\u003c\/i\u003e analyses the challenges and opportunities of its latest repositioning for a post-Covid-19 world. 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Vision, intellect, and passion for service — the embodiment of these qualities in Chin Tong — have come across clearly through this book which could be regarded as a potential blueprint of what is necessary for our nation to build on past 'hits', and right past 'misses'. In short, this book should be a must-read for every earnest policymaker.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Tengku Zafrul Aziz, Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, Malaysia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Chin Tong's \u003cem\u003eSecond Takeoff\u003c\/em\u003e builds on a workable, relevant industrialisation policy — which is effective in rejuvenating the labour market. 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From the China Aviation Oil scandal to the meltdown of Hyflux to the Lehman Brothers minibond saga, SIAS has been in the thick of the action, representing minority shareholders who would have otherwise been voiceless.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBoardroom Knockout: How Singapore’s Investor Watchdog Fights for Minority Investors\u003c\/em\u003e tells a story of unique shareholder activism – where the fights are in the boardroom and not the courtroom. The book brings readers the inside story behind the scandals, while showing how activists went toe-to-toe with the biggest corporations in Singapore. From the people who brought you \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/the-last-fools-the-eight-immortals-of-lee-kuan-yew\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Last Fools\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e comes another thrilling tale, charting the remarkable journey of the champions of Singapore’s retail investors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAaron Low\u003c\/strong\u003e is an author and journalist who covers politics, business and social affairs. He is the author of the No. 1 bestseller \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/behind-the-banyan\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBehind The Banyan: Ho Kwon Ping On Building A Global Business\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, and previously \u003cem\u003eWind Behind the Sails: The Story of the People and Ethos of OCBC\u003c\/em\u003e. He was also part of the team behind No. 1 bestseller \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/the-last-fools-the-eight-immortals-of-lee-kuan-yew\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Last Fools\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. He writes on regional economics, business and politics in Asia, and was a deputy business editor at \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e in Singapore, overseeing global financial markets. 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