Providend's Money Wisdom

“I want to live a more colourful life, I want to experience more of the world, I want to see different aspects of the healthcare industry, and also the world in general.” As the leading fee-only wealth advisory firm in Asia, we have always advocated that when it comes to your hard-earned money, life decisions should come before money decisions. That’s exactly what Dr Tang did. Unlike most doctors,...

Being a trusted adviser to our affluent clients for over two decades, legacy planning is about more than just Index-linked Universal Life Policies (ULPs) or wills and trusts. In this week’s Money Wisdom episode, our co-host Isaac has a heart-to-heart talk with our CEO, Christopher, on the importance of starting your legacy planning now, instead of waiting until you are older. In fact, what is the...

Welcome to the second episode of our miniseries on Finding Your Ikigai, where we invite a series of guests to explore what it truly means to live a good life, incorporating the concept of Ikigai alongside Providend’s Philosophy of Sufficiency.  As trusted advisers to affluent clients for over two decades, we’ve always advocated that clients prioritise life decisions before financial ones. The...

“We feel that social media is flooded with a lot of negativity, so we wanted to create a space where we can celebrate the everyday Singaporean and promote positive values.” As the leading fee-only wealth advisory firm in Asia, we have always advocated for our clients to make life decisions before money decisions, when it comes to their hard-earned money. In this episode of “The Providend Conversat...

Welcome to the second episode of our miniseries for Finding Your Ikigai, where we invite a series of guests to explore what it means to live a good life, incorporating the concept of Ikigai and Providend’s Philosophy of Sufficiency. Being a trusted adviser to our affluent clients for over two decades, we have always advocated for our clients to first make life decisions before financial decisions....

In managing over S$1 billion worth of our clients’ assets, there is continuous monitoring in place to ensure that the funds in our portfolios are behaving as we would expect them to, so our clients can reach their life goals reliably, with peace of mind. In this week’s Money Wisdom episode, our co-host Isaac talks to our CEO, Christopher, about cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, and whether they...

As the leading fee-only wealth advisory firm in Asia, we have always advocated our clients to make life decisions before money decisions, when it comes to their hard-earned money. In this episode of “The Providend Conversation”, we are honoured to have Der Shing and Shao-Ning share their journey from running a business to running a family, with our CEO, Christopher. Der Shing and Shao-Ning reflect...

Welcome to the first episode of our Milestones by Decade mini-series! We’re thrilled to kick off this series, diving into insightful conversations with our Client Advisers. In each episode, we’ll reflect on the lessons and advice they wish they’d received a decade ago, offering practical tips for navigating key milestones, from your 20s to your 50s. As the leading fee-only wealth advisory firm in...

As the leading fee-only wealth advisory firm in Asia, Providend has consistently guided clients on incorporating CPF into their comprehensive wealth plans. In this week’s Money Wisdom episode, our co-host Isaac talks to our CEO, Christopher about the CPF Special Account closure on 19 January 2025, which had an impact on approximately 1.4 million CPF members. Chris highlights the importance of firs...

As the leading fee-only wealth advisory firm in Asia, our wealth management philosophy of making life decisions before money decisions is born out of our experiences managing our clients' hard-earned money for over two decades. In this episode of "The Providend Conversation", we are honoured to have Mr Loo Cheng Chuan share with our CEO, Christopher, on a personal level as he shares more about his...

This marks the first episode of our miniseries for Finding Your Ikigai , and we are really excited to begin this series, as we invite a series of guests to explore what it means to live a good life, incorporating the concept of Ikigai and Providend’s Philosophy of Sufficiency. Being a trusted adviser to our affluent clients for over two decades, we have always advocated for our clients to first ma...

Welcome to the first episode of Providend’s Money Wisdom Podcast Season 4! We hope everyone is looking forward to what we have in store for you this year. As the leading fee-only wealth advisory firm in Asia, we have been guiding our clients for over two decades, encouraging them to make life decisions first, before money decisions. For this season, we will have various mini-series covering topics...

Having survived multiple market crises in our investment journey since 2001, we know what works and what won't work. In this week’s Money Wisdom episode, Amelia from the Brand Experience Team talks to Isaac, our Client Adviser, about why a good outcome from your investments may not mean you had made a good decision to begin with. They also discuss why it is so difficult for clients to let go...

As Asia's leading fee-only wealth advisory firm, we are honoured to feature Dr Peng Chen, our Senior Advisor and Director at Providend, in this special podcast episode.  Dr Peng is the co-inventor of the Ibbotson-Chen model – a data-focused approach that breaks down the components contributing to equity market returns and uses them to estimate forward-looking expected returns. This model earn...

Being a trusted adviser to our affluent clients for over two decades, our wealth management philosophy—making life decisions before money decisions—is rooted in our experience of managing over S$1 billion worth of our clients’ hard-earned assets. In this week’s Money Wisdom episode, our co-host Isaac chats with Chris about the critical role of health span in retirement planning and how it is often...

Welcome back the final part of this nine-part mini-series, "The Story of Our Clients’ Wealth Journey", where we explore the wealth management journey of our clients. This final episode is a very special episode, where we have our Founder and CEO, Christopher, interview one of our clients, Richard Hong, CEO at TÜV SÜD PSB ASEAN, our client of 17 years to date.  As Asia's leading fee-only wealt...

As a trusted adviser to our affluent clients for over two decades, our Founder and CEO, Christopher, was recently invited to Guangzhou. During his visit, Chinese stocks rose by 5.93%, driven by the government’s pledge of fiscal stimulus, only to retreat by 7.05% the following day—a phenomenon we might call a market frenzy. In this week’s Money Wisdom episode, our co-host Amelia from the Brand Expe...

Welcome back to part eight of this nine-part mini-series, "The Story of Our Clients’ Wealth Journey", where we explore the wealth management journey of our clients. As Asia's leading fee-only wealth advisory firm, we have received many questions about who we serve and our work for our clients. So we put together a collection of all the stories that clients and prospective clients shared with us. T...

As a trusted adviser to our affluent clients for over two decades, our Founder and CEO, Christopher, was invited to the US to attend Dimensional Fund Advisors' Global Advanced Conference. During this trip, he visited San Francisco, Dallas, and Austin, and returned with insights on homelessness, succession planning, and retiring in a foreign land. In this week’s Money Wisdom episode, our co-host Am...

Welcome back to part seven of this nine-part mini-series, "The Story of Our Clients’ Wealth Journey", where we continue exploring the wealth management journey of our clients. As Asia's leading fee-only wealth advisory firm, we have received many questions about who we serve and our work for our clients. So we put together a collection of all the stories that clients and prospective clients shared...

As Asia’s leading fee-only wealth advisory firm, we understand the challenges faced by business owners who are focused on growing their enterprises and may not have had the chance to develop a comprehensive business exit and succession plan. In this week’s Money Wisdom episode, Isaac interviews Jerome Song, Associate Director of Business Exit at Providend, about the critical aspects of a successfu...

Being a trusted adviser to our affluent clients for over two decades, our Founder and CEO, Christopher, encourages us to think beyond the financial aspects of retirement, considering the emotional and psychological readiness that is often overlooked. In this week’s Money Wisdom episode, our co-host Amelia from the Brand Experience Team digs deeper into this topic with Chris, discussing the importa...

As the leading fee-only wealth advisory firm in Asia, we understand the challenges faced by our clients who are business owners with a lot on their minds to grow their businesses and may not have had the chance to think through a business exit and succession plan. In this week’s Money Wisdom episode, our co-host Isaac talks to Jerome Song, Associate Director, Business Exit of Providend, to discuss...

As the leading fee-only wealth advisory firm in Asia, our Founder and CEO, Christopher, shares the lessons he has learnt in Legacy Planning in his Business Times article. With almost three decades of experience in planning for clients, Chris has many stories to share when it comes to Legacy Planning—often mistaken for Estate Planning. In this week’s Money Wisdom episode, our co-host Amelia from th...

Welcome back to part six of this nine-part mini-series, "The Story of Our Clients’ Wealth Journey", where we delve into the wealth management journey of our clients.  As the leading fee-only wealth advisory firm in Asia, we have been receiving many questions about who we serve and our work for our clients. So we put together a collection of all the stories that clients and prospective clients...