Kean Chan

Business, Investing, Consilience

  • Get Rich Slowly

    ‘Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it’ ~ Proverbs 13:11, ESV I recently overheard two fresh graduates talking. One suggested starting a business;…


  • Is The Market Environment Truly ‘Crazy’?

    The word ‘uncertainty’ is always used at market outlooks and second half / third quarter outlook events this time round were no different. The chart below from BlackRock illustrates what…


  • Understanding Tariffs & Trade Wars

    These days, tariffs and trade wars come up in almost every conversation. Unlike other topics, it is not exactly trade, but the relatively opinionated comments about it that the topic…


  • The Swallow’s Tail – Market Chaos & How To Approach Wealth Allocation

    Salvador Dalí’s last painting is ‘The Swallow’s Tail‘, which he finished in May 1983. At first glance, it may be hard to understand its essence. The artwork stands out with…


  • Collapse of the US Dollar? Why I’m Not Really Bothered

    At every client event I go to, the question that never refuses to surface is whether the U.S. Dollar is going to collapse as countries de-dollarise. If it isn’t about…


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