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© Diana Zhu, All rights reserved. | |  | | Toh Weizhong. Principle Engineer. Chuah Shinney. Finance Executive. Diana has been a trusted friend and my financial advisor for nearly 2 decades. She's knowledgeable and professional, always ready to share and help me in achieving my financial goals/ commitments.
Over the years, there were many times when she went to great lengths to readjust my portfolio according to unexpected life challenges. Even when life seems all smooth sailing, she would always ensure my portfolio is reviewed at least once annually and adjusted, if necessary.
In short, she's been providing valuable advice and recommending financial solutions tailored to meet my financial goals.
She has always been so passionate about her job, which can be seen from her enthusiasm when sharing about the various solutions or options in rebalancing my portfolio. I believe that her professionalism over these years can only be sustained by her true passion to ensure that each of her client's financial needs are well taken care of.
An outstanding financial adviser! | |  | | Margaretha Gouwanda. Freelance Accountant. I first met Diana in year 2006 at IT Show Roadshow. I started with a small endowment policy as I had just entered the workforce. Since then, Diana always arranges regular meet ups, at least once or twice a year, to review my policies. She recommends new policies and solutions to ensure that my family continuously has enough coverage to meet our financial needs at different life stages. As I have budget constraints at times, she will make adjustments to maximize my portfolio while keeping my premiums affordable.
Diana is professional, meticulous, friendly and approachable. She is helpful and fast whenever I need to file any insurance claims, and this allows me to have a total peace of mind.
She is now not only my financial consultant, but also a friend whom i can trust deeply. | |  | | Kevin Ho. Director. James King Group Diana has been my financial adviser for more than 17 years and she is able to recommend suitable solutions through the different stages of my life; from a fresh graduate, to an employee, to a business owner, to a father.
She is very knowledgeable, friendly, approachable and helpful.
I will happily recommend her to anyone who's looking for holistic and personalised financial advice. | |  | | Erwin Wong. Supply Chain Planner. I've been friends with Diana since the early 2000s, and she reached out to assist in planning for my financial needs when I entered the workforce.
All through the stations of my life, Diana has offered sound advice and recommendations in making financial plans for my present and future. She has done so with her wealth of skills, experiences and expertise gained in the industry.
Her accolades are a testament to her talent, ability and hard work put in as a financial consultant, but when we meet to catch up on life or to do regular financial reviews, we do so as long-time friends. This makes the friendship even more heartwarming, because Diana is someone that I would trust this important aspect of my life with. | |  | | Aimran Alkaff. Sales Manager - Marine. Rolls Royce Power System I have worked with Diana since my university days and since then she has been very diligent and professional in handling my plans. She has helped me build up a sizeable portfolio over the last 17 years which I am pleasantly satisfied with. Diana is constantly making effort to improve my portfolios. And she is ever willing to apply her deep knowledge and experience to suggest alternatives to make my money work better for me. | |  | | Annie Chen. Producer. The Walt Disney Company SEA Pte. Limited Diana has been my financial adviser for more than 16 years. Throughout the years, she has helped me build up my personal portfolio and fine-tune my policies to ensure I get a well-rounded coverage.
Aside from being an astute financial adviser, Diana is very knowledgeable and is always able to answer my queries with easy to understand layman terms. She is very passionate about her job and regularly reaches out with updates and suggestions to improve my portfolio.
I would gladly recommend Diana to anyone who is looking for a friendly, reliable and professional financial adviser who caters to your portfolio needs. | | | | |
