Call it the ambush tactic: You are walking along Orchard Road, a stranger approaches and asks if you want to know more about an investment product, or a finance firm sales executive turns up at your door out of the blue and suggests you sign up for a retirement plan.
In both cases, you would be better off by simply saying “no” because financial planning is a serious matter, and you certainly cannot be cavalier in making such big decisions just because a slick operator approaches you.
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