Category Archives: Investments

Create An Investment Portfolio

Investing is great. You want to make your money work hard and increase your net worth. The question is how? Most people do not have a strategy to investment. They invest based on how the feel at a particular moment. … Continue reading →

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Gold Scam – Another View

I spoke to a goldsmith (Mr. A) who offered his view about gold investment. Mr. A owns a goldsmith shop and been in the jewelry business for many years. Many points of our discussion are already covered in this article … Continue reading →

Warren Buffet’s Strategies

Warren Buffet’s is a well known investor and much was picked up from his mentor Benjamin Graham. Only within investment circles, Benjamin well known. Perhaps living in an earlier era had something to do with it, with less books available, … Continue reading →

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Asia Trader And Investor Convention

This year the Asia Trader And Investor Convention will be held in Kuala Lumpur from 14 to 15 March 2009. I suggest that you go listen to some of the talks to gain better insights about investments. There will be … Continue reading →

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Cash Is King But For How Long

At the moment, if you talk to almost anyone, there is one thing on people’s mind besides the recession. And that is to keep cash. In times of trouble and economic uncertainty, the usual adage is Cash Is King! True … Continue reading →

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Avoid Common Investment Mistakes

Most people want to grow their money without paying enough attention to avoid common investment mistakes. Such mistakes cost you a lot. According to research by CFA institute, here are 12 fastest ways to lose money through investment: -

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Never Hit The Panic Button

There are some people who are concern about their investments at this point. Should you hit the panic button and pull out or should they sit still? Let’s look to the past to see the future. Disclaimer – what happened … Continue reading →

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Investment Linked Funds Performance

Just went through the annul report for investment linked funds for 2007. This time, Prudential sent the annual report in CD format instead of a small thick book. Apparently, quite a few other insurance company also sent out CD versus … Continue reading →

Ill Prepared For Retirement

Retirement bring about thoughts of new plans, new freedom and a phrase of life that many look forward to. According to a recent survey, the results which we published in a local daily: 79% say health and well being is … Continue reading →

Update – EPF Withdrawal For Unit Trust Investment

Effective 1 February 2008, the amount eligible for EPF members’ investment withdrawal from Account 1 will vary according to members’ age as in the chart below. This gives younger people with smaller amounts in the EPF the choice to invest … Continue reading →

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