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Proposal to solve the global crisis Sunday, March 22, 2009 Proposal to solve the global crisis Here is my proposal to solve the global crisis. I hope that the US government will be considering an approach along a similar line. The strategy is to stabilise housing prices at replacement cost...

Buying a new HDB Flat Sunday, March 22, 2009 Buying a new HDB Flat A Singaporean who worked in China for nearly 10 years. While in China, be bought a private property. He sold it on returning back to Singapore, after completing his contract. He is barred from buying a new HDB flat due to...

Re: Goldman made billions shorting AIG Sunday, March 22, 2009 Save money with a basic Medishield plan Hi Mr. Tan, I find that the premium for private Shield has become more expensive at the older ages. My father is 76 years old and my mother is 69 years old. Shall I continue to insure them...

Re: Goldman made billions shorting AIG Sunday, March 22, 2009 Fraud alert - insurance claim Dear Kin Lian, I like to report to our motor insurer about a suspicious accident with this vehicle on 19 Mar 09; (detail provided). The driver; man aged 50 something. I notice from my right side...

Re: Goldman made billions shorting AIG Sunday, March 22, 2009 Financial planning for newborn Hi Mr. Tan, I'm doing some financial/insurance planning for my newborn. I plan to purchase a Vivolife Policy (Sum Assured: $50K), with monthly premium of $86 payable over 10 years. And another term...

Re: Goldman made billions shorting AIG Sunday, March 22, 2009 Worse than being retrenched Dear Mr. Tan, I was forced out by my ex-company(a listed local company) recently, without any form of compensation. I had been there for X years and the reason they gave was that the...

Goldman made billions shorting AIG Sunday, March 22, 2009 Goldman made billions shorting AIG Read this article. http://www.businessinsider.com/goldman-sachs-made-billions-shorting-aig-2009-3 Posted by Tan Kin Lian at 7:12 PM

SCMP:New bank rules should better protect customers Sunday, March 22, 2009 SCMP:New bank rules should better protect customers Asymmetric information is not an elegant phrase, but it is a useful economic concept by which to analyse situations that involve conflicts of interest - and...

Singapore Equity Investments Sunday, March 22, 2009 Singapore Equity Investments Dear Mr Tan Kin Lian, We are a team of independently opinionated Singaporean retail equity investors in Singapore and our website is at www.sgdividends.blogspot.com. We would hope that you will allow our...

US Treasuries - the next bubble? Sunday, March 22, 2009 US Treasuries - the next bubble? It is not safe to invest in US Treasuries. When inflation returns, this investment will also drop in value. It may be safer to invest in stocks now. Read this article...

Creating jobs in a global crisis Sunday, March 22, 2009 Creating jobs in a global crisis I heard on CNBC TV that the banks are still not lending money. They take a lot of money from the Fed at low interest rate and invest the money in US Treasuries and other safe assets to make the spread...

Surrender a Living policy Friday, March 20, 2009 Surrender a Living policy I have decided to surrender my Living policy which was taken 17 years ago. I paid an annual premium of $2,102. The cash value after 17 years is $44,893 giving a yield of about 2.5%. If I keep the policy for another...

Pinnacle Action Group: Class Action in U.S. Courts being considered Friday, March 20, 2009 Pinnacle Action Group: Class Action in U.S. Courts being considered Dear all A top US law firm is interested to actively pursue on behalf of all Pinnacle investors a class action in US courts. It...

Meet the man whose big idea felled Wall Street Friday, March 20, 2009 Meet the man whose big idea felled Wall Street Read this article. http://www.thestar.com/article/604033 Posted by Tan Kin Lian at 8:14 AM 1 comments: [cz] said... the title is just so misleading. March...

Motor insurance premiums Thursday, March 19, 2009 Motor insurance premiums Many motorists will have to pay higher insurance premiums this year. What can be done about it? Read my articles: http://www.tankinlian.com/articles/puncturing.html http://www.tankinlian.com/articles/motor.html...

The best places to be laid off Wednesday, March 18, 2009 The best places to be laid off Read this article about countries with generous unemployment benefits and its impact (if any) on the work ethic. http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/17/the-best-places-to-be-laid-off/?emc=eta1...

Buddhist monks say Twitter can lead to happiness Wednesday, March 18, 2009 Buddhist monks say Twitter can lead to happiness Read this article. http://newsblaze.com/story/20090312104623leon.nb/topstory.html Posted by Tan Kin Lian at 6:37 PM

Re: Business Week: Innovation - Singapore is No. 1, well ahead of USA Wednesday, March 18, 2009 Creating service jobs in Singapore Global demand has dropped significantly. Singapore will have to suffer a drop in production and exports for many months while global demand remains weak. Many more...

Business Week: Innovation - Singapore is No. 1, well ahead of USA Wednesday, March 18, 2009 Business Week: Innovation - Singapore is No. 1, well ahead of USA Read this article. http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/mar2009/gb20090316_004837_page_2.htm Posted by Tan Kin Lian at...

Thought for the day: challenge and controversy Tuesday, March 17, 2009 Thought for the day: challenge and controversy "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.": Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King...