: About Me

I am a Singaporean and I love to write. This is not my first foray into paid writing as I have performed freelancing work for clients before.

Personal style notwithstanding, I always believe there are four important components to being a professional writer - researching, writing, proofreading and editing. You can only master these skills through constant writing.

I gave up my freelancing work when I realized that clients' schedules were in conflict with the demands of my day job.

Recently, I started on my personal blog where I write about my pet peeves - investments and stocks. If you have the time, you can visit my blog at Jeflin's Investment Blog (http://jeflin.net) and give me some feedback.

I chanced upon Helium through a recommendation I saw from a fellow blogger. My main purpose is not to make money at this stage. More importantly, it is offering positive contributions to the Helium community and making lots of friends here.

My passion is ...

investments, writing

I know too much about ...

stocks

My parents always told me ...

work hard, be happy.

My childhood ambition ...

Be A Scientist

Why I write ...

To craft words which strike a chord in others.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

The Wealth Of Nations

My inspiration ...

Warren Buffett

Personal Finance > Investing Basics Understanding the difference between investing and gambling

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Are you an investor or a gambler? I believe nobody likes to be called a gambler but frankly speaking, very little separates their purported investments from gambling. Nothing ventured, nothing gain. People invest or gamble with one ulterior motive, that is to make money, but to do that, you have to risk your principal first. There is an enticing Wall Street myth that the only way to reasonably make money and beat inflation is through the stock market. To be sure, opportunities for sky-high profits abound but similarly, stocks can nosedive into the dumps, due to extraneous circumstances. Th...

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