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“I was thinking,” Alex said. “Go on,” Sifu replied.

Alex continued:

“I work with investors.”

“Everyone should be investing, and when they’re stuck, they come to us for help, ‘us’ meaning Helen and me.”

“We do it for free; I …

Alex had a puzzled look on his face. Seva spoke to him and realized that he was stressed over having to deal with Cris. She thought about it. After a few minutes, she said, “If Cris wanted the money back, …

A few years back, he worked on a project that used financial data and 3D modeling to sort and filter all publicly listed companies. That project was done using AWS Amplify and serverless technology, something with which he wasn’t too …

Alex hasn’t been himself after the holidays. His one weakness in life was food. He can’t resist food; when the kids can’t finish, he is their last hope for cleaning up their plates. He is so good that he has …

The next day, Seva called. “Good morning, Uncle,” she greeted. “Ferret is Apple’s thing. Their new LLM. Didn’t I say that Apple has been investing in this space for a long time?”

Alex responded affirmatively, “Yes, you did. There are …

Six months earlier, Alex was working on a coding assistant. He wanted an app that floated on the screen, capturing what he was working on in real-time. The technology was there but just not readily accessible, nor easily combined to …

“Helen, let’s take a look at these companies,” Alex said. “BYON is Bed Bath & Beyond. You’ve been to their stores before. Did you like it?”

“I did?”

Alex said, “Yes, when we were in Utah,way back when.”

“We used …

Alex woke up at 2 am, checked the market, saw a headline, “EV Bloodbath…” He thought, it’s time to look into TSLA. He scribbled a half-page of notes for Anne, drank water, then went back to bed. Later that morning, …

He was excited about his investing app, conceived a few summers ago. This was the app he had thought of after talking to Anne, before he unwisely got involved with the music app. Now he was finally back to focusing …

He loved the idea of building something that would help people with their personal finance, but he knew there were many others who could do a better job. Alex was very hesitant to start another venture. He considered himself soft, …

Alex walked to the office after dropping off his daughter at the MRT station. Every morning, the father-daughter pair departs at 6:30. Helen goes to school, and Alex heads to the office. Alex is an overprotective parent who wants to …