Keith Lim

The perks of being frugal

I often find myself chatting with friends who are totally puzzled by how I spend my money. I'm rocking ₱60 gym shirts, the ones I snagged off Lazada five years ago.

How a rumor made my aunt lose over 50% of her investment

In 2014, my aunt got what seemed like a golden stock tip from a friend in finance: a rumor that a small Philippine Stock Exchange company would be bought out by a bigger firm, for way more than its current market price. The urgency? Real.

What Deepseek can teach us about investing

In November 2022, OpenAI launched ChatGPT, forever altering the technological landscape. Within two months, it garnered 100 million monthly active users, becoming the fastest-growing consumer application in history at that point. This cemented OpenAI's position as a leading force in artificial intelligence.

Why you should invest early in life

I once heard this fascinating fictional tale about the power of compounding. A long time ago in India, a wise man presented a new game to a king. The game was played by taking turns moving various pieces on an eight-by-eight board. It was a masterpiece of strategy and mathematics, and the king couldn’t get enough of it. The game was called “chess”.

Pessimism can be a good thing

During the Covid-19 lockdowns in the latter half of 2020, thousands of Filipinos found themselves making more money than their day jobs by playing a video game. The game was Axie Infinity (Axie), an online play-to-earn game that offered a glimmer of hope during tough economic times.