Tag: financial freedom

Monthly Trading Review: June & July 2026 Trading Results (USD) 📈

by Jason Cai

June and July were solid months of consistent gains, allowing me to build steady income through a mix of share trading and options strategies while continuing to grow my overall portfolio capital. 📊 Performance Overview (USD) MetricJune 2026July 2026Combined (Jun & Jul)Options P/L (Monthly)$0.00$1,101.00$1,101.00Shares Trade P/L$1,609.24$64.66$1,673.90Total Monthly Earnings$1,609.24$1,165.66$2,774.90Total Capital (End of Month)$84,982.22$86,591.46+$5,169.98 (vs May)Monthly Yield1.89%1.27%— … Continue reading Monthly Trading Review: June & July 2026 Trading Results (USD) 📈

Q&A: How My IBKR Portfolio Capital Increased From 17K To 938K In 15 Months

by Jason Cai

After my previous post sharing my 576k unrealised loss, some friends asked how I have managed to increase my portfolio capital from 17k at the end of Feb 2021 to 938k at the end of May 2022, which is 55 times increase in size during this period. So, I thought it would be useful to … Continue reading Q&A: How My IBKR Portfolio Capital Increased From 17K To 938K In 15 Months

What Are Your Investing Objectives And Why It Is Important To Know Before You Get Started

by Jason Cai

Most people get started on investing for 2 reasons: one is to build more wealth and the second, is to prevent their wealth from being eroded with time, by inflation. However, different people have different expectations and risk appetites so it is important to be clear on what you hope to achieve through investing so … Continue reading What Are Your Investing Objectives And Why It Is Important To Know Before You Get Started

My Thoughts On Dealing With Inflation & Rising Cost Of Living

by Jason Cai

Inflation is here and it is evident when prices of everything are increasing. My favourite porridge at the hawker centre now cost $4 instead of $3.50, a 14% increase in price. My favourite Ramen is now $11.90 instead of $10.90, a 9% increase in price. Kcut is now $12 instead of $10, a 20% increase … Continue reading My Thoughts On Dealing With Inflation & Rising Cost Of Living

How Options Trading Can Help You Earn A Sideline Income | Written In Layman Term For Beginners

by Jason Cai

Let's assume that you have always wanted to buy a Rolex watch and you have a budget of $10k. The current market price of this Rolex watch is $10.5k, which exceeds your budget. What if you can get a discount so that the Rolex watch now falls below your budget? What if you and the … Continue reading How Options Trading Can Help You Earn A Sideline Income | Written In Layman Term For Beginners

I Sold My DBS Bank Shares To Fund This (25 Oct 21)

by Jason Cai

The Singapore bank stocks such DBS, UOB and OCBC, have always been my favourite stocks for many years. From the early years of my investing journey where I find them too expensive to the opportunity I get in 2020 to buy them cheap and thus get a profit out of them, they have always been … Continue reading I Sold My DBS Bank Shares To Fund This (25 Oct 21)