I eat a lot of vegetables daily but to my surprise, I was told during doctor’s visit that I am considered on the higher borderline of blood sugar level. Another words, I am pre-diabetes. As I started to research about diabetes, I started to realized some of the health and skin conditions that I have …
I have psoriasis. Or, is it eczema? Or, is it overgrown yeast? For the longest time since pregnancy, I started having red patches of rashes on my leg. I don’t remember which side of the legs started first, but the rash has migrated from right to left leg over the years and even once affected …
My Struggle With Chronic Psoriasis (And The Plan For Healing) Read More »
This post was inspired by an article about the author’s Japanese grandfather who is 95 years old and how he sticks to a routine for a long happy life. He takes early morning walks and does some intentional workouts. I am not a gym person or fitness person so honestly it’s difficult for me to …
[Short Post Series] Small Consistent Habits For Healthy Life Read More »
Looking to save money in high-yield savings account with larger banks? Let me give you 2 recommendations that you can feel good about parking your money in the bank in the midst of banking crisis after the fall of Silicon Valley Bank in 2023. When we say large American banks, we think of JP Morgan …
Best High Yield Savings Accounts By Big (& Trusted) Banks Read More »
Heard of the saying “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”? Before I share my thoughts or inspiration from today about this particular observation, let me bring you to this article at Northwestern University where researchers prove this exact topic – “Science proves that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Researchers find that early-career …
Failures & Growth – What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger Read More »
Not only has the world experienced stagflation, my life in a big scheme of things also seemed to have stayed stagnant. Everything that I ever began doing has stalled. Every venture I explored and tried led to nowhere. Does anyone else ever feel this way? I wished if staying the same carries a positive meaning …
Amid the Chinese stocks regulatory crackdown and selloff, the only individual Chinese stocks I still owned by July 27th was BABA. I bought $15K of the stock at the price of $170 in 2018. While the stock price had previously increased to nearly $300 once, as of this writing, it is down to $185. Although …
Are Chinese Stocks A Good Investment? Why I’m Done Holding BABA Read More »
Investment income all has tax implications, we cannot simply ignore taxes if we want to maximize our returns on investments. Taxes in general is complicated, so my goal is to educate myself with some of the most basic guidelines to help myself make better investment and trade decisions. Some of the tax-efficient investment strategies I …
Tax Efficient Investing: Taxable Accounts vs Tax-Advantaged Accounts Read More »
Warren Buffett has been quoted for years saying that the best investment for average investors is to invest in low-cost index funds. Just google and you will find plenty of business and investing websites writing about his advice like in the following articles: Why Warren Buffett recommends index funds to everyday investors by Business Insider …
Best Low-Cost S&P 500 Index Funds (Based On Warren Buffett’s Investment Advice) Read More »
I have been a Wealthfront customer for a few years now and continue to be, but I decided to transfer part of my investment there over to Fidelity. Why I moved from Wealthfront to Fidelity? While maintaining my Wealthfront investment with a relatively high risk tolerance at 9.0 (risk parity) and manage to earn about …
