Tan Ooi Boon

Invest Editor

Ooi Boon is the Invest editor who writes a weekly column in The Straits Times that aims to help readers improve their financial and legal literacy. He is also the Straits Times Masterclass pioneering writing coach, because he believes Straits Times writers can share their newsroom skills to help readers write with impact. A lawyer by training, he has written eight books. His latest book - Retire With More Money - is now available at bookstores, stbooks.sg and Amazon Kindle.

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Parties fight over $500k renovation deal that was done over WhatsApp

The case highlights the risk of agreeing to renovations without signing a proper agreement on the project.

3 tips that can save you from a renovation nightmare

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When parents give their married kids million-dollar gifts

Two couples ended up in the courts in recent years to fight over million-dollar payments from the men's parents.

Parents’ contributions to matrimonial homes usually deemed as gifts for both spouses

A contribution to a married couple's home would be treated as a gift to both parties unless there was convincing evidence showing otherwise.

Man wants ex-wife to pay back ABSD for buying a second property

A man wanted ex-wife to account for the stamp duty paid for a second property because he did not approve the purchase.

3 myths about ABSD that have landed property buyers in trouble

The law allows the taxman to disregard any sham schemes that avoid taxes and impose penalties on the offenders. .

How a retiree topped up her CPF yearly to receive a $4,600 monthly payout

Due to her effort in topping up her retirement account, the retiree receive about $55,000 annually just from her CPF monthly payouts.

Save more in CPF now if you want to invest in the new scheme in 2028

Use more cash to pay to repay home loan so that you have a higher balance in CPF to invest in the new scheme.

When an unmarried couple fight over their $2m home

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Why the law favours married couples more in asset disputes

Unmarried couples will have to prove their cases based on the amount of money that they have put into any shared assets.

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