I’ve always had a soft spot for the Kiwi dream of owning your own home. Back when I was scraping together my first deposit in the early 2010s, the housing market felt like an uphill battle against rising prices and strict bank rules. Fast forward to today, and it seems like the Reserve Bank of … Read more
Remember that wild rollercoaster of a day back in early 2020 when the pandemic hit and everything felt like it was crumbling? I was glued to my screen, watching my stock portfolio dip while my modest gold holdings suddenly looked like the smartest decision I’d ever made. Fast forward to October 14, 2025, and we’re … Read more
Imagine waking up to your phone buzzing with stock alerts, and there it is—billions flowing into Asian markets like a tidal wave. That’s exactly what happened in September 2025, and it took me back to my own investing days in the early 2020s. Back then, I dipped my toes into some Taiwanese semiconductor funds right … Read more
I remember back in early 2020, hunkered down in my flat as the world grappled with the pandemic’s first wave. Markets were in chaos, and central banks like the Bank of England stepped in like firefighters dousing flames. Fast forward to October 2025, and here we are again—headlines buzzing about the BoE allotting a whopping … Read more
Imagine sitting in a bustling Beijing café back in 2019, sipping green tea while overhearing locals chat excitedly about flipping apartments like hotcakes. Fast forward to today, October 2025, and that same buzz has turned into whispers of worry. As someone who’s followed global economies for years—heck, I even lost a bit in the stock … Read more