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    Investing in 2026: A Singaporean’s No-Nonsense Playbook (After the Hype Dies)

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    December 22, 2025
    Investing in 2026: A Singaporean’s No-Nonsense Playbook (After the Hype Dies)

    Let’s be honest. If you’ve survived 2021 crypto euphoria, 2022 rate hikes, 2023 layoffs, 2024 AI mania, and whatever madness 2025 decided to throw at us – you’re no longer a “new investor”. You’re battle-hardened. Slightly traumatised. And hopefully wiser. So when people ask, “What should I invest in for…

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    🦁 Financial Freedom Starts Now: A Wake-Up Call for Singapore’s Fresh Graduates

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    December 1, 2025
    🦁 Financial Freedom Starts Now: A Wake-Up Call for Singapore’s Fresh Graduates

    By MERLION$ | MerlionFinance.com You survived NUS, NTU, SMU, SUTD, SIT.Final exams done. FYP submitted. Graduation gowns returned. Now you’re stepping into the real world – paycheck incoming, CPF kicking in, MRT tap-outs adding up – and suddenly the big question hits: “Is my salary enough?” More importantly: “Will I…

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    🦁 Welcome to the Real World, Fresh Grads – Here’s the Truth No One Told You

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    November 26, 2025
    🦁 Welcome to the Real World, Fresh Grads – Here’s the Truth No One Told You

    By MERLION$ | MerlionFinance.com If you’re reading this, congrats – you’ve officially completed the great Singapore education gauntlet. NTU, NUS, SMU, SUTD, SIT… wherever you came from, you survived group projects, capstone stress, profs who reply emails once a week, and lecture recordings at 2× speed. And now?You’re stepping into…

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    🦁 Why Starting an Investment Plan Early Is the Greatest Advantage a Young Singaporean Can Have

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    November 25, 2025
    🦁 Why Starting an Investment Plan Early Is the Greatest Advantage a Young Singaporean Can Have

    By MERLION$ | MerlionFinance.com If you’re between 21 and 25 in Singapore, you’re probably feeling the pressure already – first job, first paycheck, first time paying your own bills… and also the first time hearing your parents whisper, “Aiyo, don’t invest lah, very risky one. Later lose money how?” But…

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    🟦 How Singaporeans Can Finally Buy and Invest in Crypto [Safely]

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    November 23, 2025
    🟦 How Singaporeans Can Finally Buy and Invest in Crypto [Safely]

    By MERLION$ | Merlion Finance Crypto always looks damn sexy on TikTok – but for most Singaporeans, that’s also where the trauma starts.You see those angmoh bros flexing 20x Solana gains… then you open your own portfolio and wah… red sea. Whole thing look like Orchard Road during Chinese New…

    Continue reading →: 🟦 How Singaporeans Can Finally Buy and Invest in Crypto [Safely]
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    🟩 Nvidia (NVDA): Bullish Rally or The Biggest Bubble of 2025?

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    November 21, 2025
    🟩 Nvidia (NVDA): Bullish Rally or The Biggest Bubble of 2025?

    By MERLION$ | Merlion Finance Nvidia has officially reached mythical creature status in financial markets.Every AI company wants their chips. Every cloud provider wants bulk orders. Every startup wants GPU clusters before they even know what product they’re building. But amidst all the hype and mind-bending valuations…One man just flipped…

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    🦁 The Best Investment Is… You (Not Your 3 Shares of Tesla)

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    November 20, 2025
    🦁 The Best Investment Is… You (Not Your 3 Shares of Tesla)

    By MERLION$ – MerlionFinance.com Let’s be brutally honest for a moment, okay?A lot of Singaporeans damn kanchiong about “start investing early”, “buy SPY500”, “DCA lah bro”, “compound interest magic”. Yes yes, all that is great – IF you actually have money left after surviving in this economy that charges you…

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    🦁 Singapore Salary Check 2025 – 2026: What Actually Got More Expensive (and How Much Raise You Need)

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    November 19, 2025
    🦁 Singapore Salary Check 2025 – 2026: What Actually Got More Expensive (and How Much Raise You Need)

    By MERLION$ | Merlion Finance Everybody keeps asking, “Eh why everything feel more expensive ah?” Short answer: some stuff did creep up, some actually cooled, and some did the yo-yo. Here’s the no-nonsense 2025 snapshot – and what kind of 2026 pay raise you should be bargaining for so you…

    Continue reading →: 🦁 Singapore Salary Check 2025 – 2026: What Actually Got More Expensive (and How Much Raise You Need)
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    🦁 SPY500 Technical Analysis – To the moon or Wendy?

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    November 18, 2025
    🦁 SPY500 Technical Analysis – To the moon or Wendy?

    By MERLION$ | Merlion Finance 📊 Quick Recap of the Day So yes – SPY tried to break higher, got a little pump, but ended the day down with a bit of a punch in the gut. 🧮 Technical Indicator Breakdown ✅ Support & Resistance 📉 Volume ⏳ Moving Averages…

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    When the Big Dogs Bail: Peter Thiel, SoftBank & the AI Hype Roller-Coaster NVIDIA [NVDA]

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    November 17, 2025
    When the Big Dogs Bail: Peter Thiel, SoftBank & the AI Hype Roller-Coaster NVIDIA [NVDA]

    By MERLION$ | Merlion Finance 🎬 The Plot Twist Nobody Expected If you’re still holding NVDA like it’s the fountain of eternal tech profits, you might want to pause. Big-shots are quietly exiting the party while everyone else keeps dancing. So yes, maybe the music’s about to stop – but…

    Continue reading →: When the Big Dogs Bail: Peter Thiel, SoftBank & the AI Hype Roller-Coaster NVIDIA [NVDA]
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  • Investing in 2026: A Singaporean’s No-Nonsense Playbook (After the Hype Dies)

    Investing in 2026: A Singaporean’s No-Nonsense Playbook (After the Hype Dies)

  • 🦁 Financial Freedom Starts Now: A Wake-Up Call for Singapore’s Fresh Graduates

    🦁 Financial Freedom Starts Now: A Wake-Up Call for Singapore’s Fresh Graduates

  • 🦁 Welcome to the Real World, Fresh Grads – Here’s the Truth No One Told You

    🦁 Welcome to the Real World, Fresh Grads – Here’s the Truth No One Told You

  • 🦁 Why Starting an Investment Plan Early Is the Greatest Advantage a Young Singaporean Can Have

    🦁 Why Starting an Investment Plan Early Is the Greatest Advantage a Young Singaporean Can Have

  • 🟦 How Singaporeans Can Finally Buy and Invest in Crypto [Safely]

    🟦 How Singaporeans Can Finally Buy and Invest in Crypto [Safely]

  • 🟩 Nvidia (NVDA): Bullish Rally or The Biggest Bubble of 2025?

    🟩 Nvidia (NVDA): Bullish Rally or The Biggest Bubble of 2025?

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