Cora's Blog Archive

Is your Castle a Palace or a Prison?

Your home is your castle. Your choices are the difference between your home becoming your palace or your prison. Living in an expensive city, I get asked one question a lot: ‘Is it better to rent or buy a home?’ And the short answer is the most common for financial

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The Cinderella Complex

“The greatest gift we can give ourselves is the gift of believing in our dreams.” – Cinderella Life is complex. I feel that the modern person with all their duties is similar to the heroine in Cinderella. She was too busy with immediate urgent tasks of surviving her step-sisters and stepmother’s demands

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Hidden Treasure

There is one overlooked source of wealth for many people. This is a big financial regret for those who do not do it, and a costly financial mistake. It is utilizing their defined contribution (DC) pension. Pensions are an iceberg asset, a hidden treasure. This is because it does not

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Money Magic

Time is not money, but time is a form of wealth. Finance people think differently. We get triggered by monthly expenses that most people would shrug off. Why? Because we understand and utilize money magic. In finance jargon, this is called compounding interest. It refers to when your investments make

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