Someone sold you that policy. Who’s watching it now?
Every market day, each fund is measured against its 90-day peak. Most days, the right action is nothing.
I became the adviser my family never had.
Most people meet their adviser once, at the beginning, when everything is paperwork and optimism.
My family needed ours in 2021. They'd already gone.
I was on a Teams call during an internship when I found out my father had had a stroke. The hospital was letting in one visitor and it wasn't me. What hit hardest wasn't fear. It was uselessness. Every grade I'd collected meant nothing at the one moment they were supposed to count.
Later I handled a claim on a policy his earlier advisers had forgotten existed, money my family was owed that had sat in a drawer for years.
So this practice is built on the part nobody sells. Not the plan, the years after the plan. Not the projection, the market day you'd rather not look at. Not the call centre, me.
I can't promise you the highest returns. Nobody can, and anyone who does is telling you something about themselves. What I can promise is that you'll always know what's happening with your money, and why.
The ILP Fee Audit Checklist.
One page that surfaces every charge hiding inside your policy, plus the exact questions to ask your adviser so you get a straight answer. Free, no strings attached.
How I do things differently
A policy that sits untouched for three years isn't being managed. Here's what I do instead.
Daily monitoring
I track your funds against their rolling highs every market day. If something starts to slip, you hear about it early, not at the annual review.
Rules, not gut feel
Entries and exits follow PEAK, my written rulebook, decided in advance. The worst investment decisions happen in a panic, so the rules take panic out of the process.
Tested in the open
I run the strategy through ten thousand simulated scenarios and show you the results as they are, including where it struggles.
Two ways, and you'll know which one applies before anything is set up. If you take up a policy or investment through me, the insurer pays me a commission out of premiums you'd be paying anyway, front-loaded in the early years with a small ongoing trail for servicing. If I manage your portfolio on the iFAST platform, I earn a small annual fee on the assets instead: no sale, no payday, the fee only continues while you stay.
Ask for the figure on any recommendation and you'll get it in dollars, before you sign. That's question one on my own Fee Audit Checklist, and it would be strange if I couldn't pass it.
The three habits above come from a written system: how I monitor, when I enter, where I exit, and how it's stress-tested, including a plain list of what it won't do.
Who this is for.
I'd rather tell you upfront if we're not a fit than waste your time. Whether you're starting from zero or already hold a policy, here's how to tell.
This is for you if
- You're new to investing and want to start properly, with someone who explains things in plain English.
- You want a strategy built around your goals and risk appetite, not an off-the-shelf product.
- You hold an ILP or investments that nobody actively manages.
- You suspect you're overpaying in fees and want to see the real numbers.
- You'd rather put your CPF or SRS to work than leave it sitting idle.
- You were sold a plan once, then never heard from your adviser again.
- You want a documented process you can actually see, not promises.
Probably not if
- You want a hot tip or a guaranteed return.
- You prefer full DIY with no adviser involved.
- You're chasing the biggest possible gain over the next month.
How we'd work together.
Profile
We start with your goals, your timeline and how much risk you can actually stomach.
Allocate
I position your funds to match, in your current policy or a better-suited one, and write the reasoning down so you can hold me to it.
Monitor
I check your funds every market day, with set rules for entries, exits and trailing stops.
Review
Plain-English updates through the year, plus a full stress-test annually.
The things people ask.
What is systematic ILP portfolio management?
It means the funds inside your Investment-Linked Policy are managed by written rules: checked daily, reviewed on a fixed schedule, and adjusted according to a framework that has been stress-tested in advance, not gut feel on the day. I call mine PEAK, because every decision in it is measured from one.
How do we work together, and how are you paid?
We work together one of two ways. I can arrange a suitable policy or investment, where I'm remunerated by commission, or I can manage your portfolio through the iFAST platform, where I earn an ongoing trailing fee. You'll know exactly how I'm paid before anything is set up, and that fee is what keeps me accountable for how your money is managed over time.
Is past performance a guarantee of future returns?
No. All investments carry risk, including the possible loss of principal. The focus is on disciplined process, transparency and risk management rather than promising returns. Any figures shown are illustrative and not a projection.
Can I use my CPF or SRS funds?
Many GreatLink funds are CPF-OA and SRS eligible. Whether that's appropriate depends on your full financial circumstances, which we assess during the consultation.
Notes on disciplined investing.
What clients say.
A few words from people I work with — shared with their permission, kept anonymous.
Clear yet elaborate in sharing the many situations we could be in, and he backs his recommendations with facts and figures. I know I’m being serviced by one of the best, and I highly recommend his financial planning process.
He considered my cashflow constraints as a student wanting to lock in premiums early, never imposed his own ideas, and always made sure the rationale was right. Comfortable to talk to. Strongly recommended for anyone looking for someone competent.
A fair comparison across companies without siding with his own, and genuinely investment-savvy, with the markets and with the instruments.
He doesn’t fluff you with numbers; he truly understands what’s behind the plans and puts clients’ needs first, even when it means less commission for him. Highly responsive in guiding me through a claim, too. Would definitely recommend.
Genuine and caring, he looks out for your wellbeing and isn’t pushy with his products. I’d absolutely recommend him.
Genuine client feedback, shared with permission and kept anonymous. Individual experiences only; not a guarantee or indication of future results, and not financial advice.