What does it mean to lead a good life? The meaning of a good life, or life for that matter, is subjective. But there are some evergreen truths and wisdoms that we can all live by that help us gain the most out of life even through obstacles and challenges. In this issue, I have put together for you a series of insights, tips & advice by some of the best thinkers throughout history on how to live out a good life. I hope these resonate with you. | 50 Very Short Rules for a Good Life From the Stoics The best pieces of wisdom gathered from a body of work that spans 2,000 years. | Living a Good (Financial) Life Living a good financial life is like hiking. You have to understand where you are, figure out where you want to go, figure out how to get there, and understand ahead of time that there will be challenges and setbacks. | Marcus Aurelius — How to Live A Good Life | Proudly Brought to You I seek to reach out to people who believe in safeguarding the interests of their loved ones. Let me know if I can be of help to someone you know or care about. We can make a difference to lives when it matters most. Cheers. | Muhammad Syamim | | | | unsubscribe | You are receiving this email because you're my client, a friend or you've given permission to receive this email. If you'd rather not receive our emails, you can unsubscribe from our mailing list by clicking 'Unsubscribe' above. DISCLAIMER These newsletters are meant for daily general reading and are not representative of my own individual opinions © Muhammad Syamim, All rights reserved. | | | Sharon (Management Trainee) I Met Syamim randomly because I signed up to get a personal finance booklet on IG. But best decision ever.
“I wont advise you to invest until 6 months later, after we have tracked your cash flow”
“There are more packages but I won’t sell those, cause they are really not worth. I can run through them but will refer you to someone else if you really want to buy.”
“Me: I don’t really know how cpf and income tax works
Syamim: *prepares an entire ppt and lecture to educate me”
“Me: I have random insurance that my parents buy from different companies, but I don’t really know what they are.
Syamim: *makes me send him screenshots from SingPass, pdfs from AXA and the GE app on my dad’s phone to find out what I have.”
If those quotes weren’t enough, the final stroke for me was;
“Syamim: *pulls out an excel sheet 10 mins into our first meeting to start calculating my cash flow and planning for things like holidays to marriage to dental appointments.”
I have met more than 5 financial advisors, but all seemed to just want to “grow my wealth”. While that is important, I think understanding my wealth and giving me handles to manage it is much more important. At our age, really think financial literacy is the way to go. Syamim keeps up to date and is a really good teacher, even asked him if he considered being one. What he does is to give you the necessary knowledge to manage your own finances and make the most well informed decisions.
Coming full circle, he is everything a financial advisor should be but usually isn’t - giving you good financial advise and lets you decide.
What everyone else does is tell you how to grow your wealth, how to invest, how to beat inflation, another savings plan, another plan to diversify, or simply instilling some fear of the future to help you ‘invest’ early.
So for all the lost souls and fresh graduates, Syamim is definitely the guy for you. I’ve actually never met anyone else who pulls out an excel sheet to plan my finances instead of drawing me some triangle, timeline or graph.
He is open to teaching and advising those who already has insurance plans too, no strings attached!! So feel free to reach out. If you feel bad just get him a drink though he will probably tell you to wait till you gain enough income to buy him one :)) | | | Zabeer (Business owner) I was encouraged to meet Syamim by my best friend due to the great experience he had with the services and relationship he offered. I was always the person who thought that I could manage my own financial planning for the future.
My first meeting with Syamim was very different than what I had pictured. It was more like having a friend over to who has keen listening ear and someone who has our interest as his main priority. He gives you ideas and is not steadfast in selling his point of view rather he is willing to find the closest solutions to our financial needs.
Understanding the priorities that we have, he constructs a clear financial plan for both the near and the distant future. When you choose him as your financial planner , you get a person who is meticulous in looking after the fine details of your financial goals that you have. Rest assured , you can have the peace of mind that it is well taken care of.
I would recommend any person to have a first meeting with Syamim before you take a decision on engaging any other person for your financial needs or if you were someone like me, try meeting Syamim and feel the impression he can make on you. | | | Xin Ni (Pharmacist) Syamim is one of the few financial advisors that go that extra mile. On top of being knowledgeable in the financial field, he:
* Patiently sits down with you through multiple sessions to understand your financial needs before sharing his recommendations
* Gives you a Holistic overview of your finances throughout your life after mapping it out with you, using easy to understand graphs and excel models (no overly complicated excel formulas involved!)
* Explains to you the different financial tools you can use (not limited to insurance policies only) to achieve your financial goals, taking to account your life circumstance and your goals , and ensures that you understands before embarking on anyone of them
* Takes to account your current insurance plans
* And most importantly, respects your final decision
I happen to just met Syamim at the point where I started to have quite a number of insurance policies and is not sure which are necessary, coupled with having huge expenses coming up in my life. Initially I didn't expect much from his sessions, but after each session, I seem to have gained new knowledge and understanding on my current financial situation, and is empowered to make right decisions.
I would definitely recommend Syamim to anyone who is looking for a person to properly guide them into managing their finances in their lives, as he doesn't see you as a customer/client, but treats you as a buddy that wants to help you with managing your finances. | | | Fatima (Pharmacist) & Khai (Engineer)
I met Syamim through my husband as I wanted to engage the services of a financial consultant that can manage both my personal finances and shared finances with my husband. I was hesitant at first as I already had a financial consultant before meeting Syamim but after hearing about his excellent services, I decided to give it a try.
I was pleasantly surprised during the first meeting with Syamim - he is a knowledgeable consultant yet breaks it down such that it is easier for me to understand the different insurance policies and financial tools that are available. He provides options and plans/ideas tailored specifically to my finances and lifestyle. He also always ensures that I have a holistic understanding of my financial landscape and goals in life.
I highly recommend Syamim to anyone who is looking for a competent financial consultant who is dedicated and thorough in his work. | | | Fattimah & Aydan (Senior Lecturer & Son) Syamim has provided a holistic approach of life and medical insurances, investments and savings goals for me and my son by;
• consolidating my policies from 4 other financial companies so that I could see the big picture
• drawing out a timeline based on my son's and my life’s milestones
• showing me the gaps in my long-term planning and recommended viable options
• supporting me to embark on a more robust investment strategy. Although I am risk-averse, his knowledge and experience has assured me to be more confident
• actively monitoring my investments and providing timely advise in the midst of uncertain market
• advising me on ceasing of policies which were not beneficial
• assisting me in applying for my claims
• providing me with pertinent information on LPA, will and nominations and going the extra mile of not only providing the forms but filling up the necessary information and providing the stamped envelopes.
He is professional, knowledgeable and has a positive and sincere attitude. His patient demeanour made it easy for me to share my plans and objectives. I would definitely recommend him as I am sure that he would be able to enhance others seeking to optimize their financial status and living quality and also protect their assets and lives. | | | Naqia & Emi (Civil servant) Syamim is a great financial advisor.
We had other insurance agents before, but like most, after signing up for the insurance or financial plans, agents tend to vanish. When you are laid in a hospital and need help, you'd expect your agent to be able to answer your queries. Ours didn't. Luckily for us, we had already engaged Syamim as our financial advisor. When I was admitted to the hospital, despite not having a hospitalisation plan with him, Syamim gave us the answers that we needed when our own agent disappeared on us.
After I was discharged, again it was Syamim who helped us with the claiming. Imagine that! An honest and reliable financial advisor in your time of need!
He didn't hard-sell any of his plans. He listened to our needs and explained thoroughly about the plans he thought was necessary at different points in our life.
A great financial advisor that we would definitely recommend!! | | undefined | | |