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Be Street Smart
I few days ago, I listened to a presentation given by someone who presented an “Opportunity”. You know the type where they drop words like system, technology, the first in the market type that at the end, is network marketing in one form or another. I have no problems with MLM or network marketing or direct marketing. But let’s call a spade a spade and not call it something else. I’m not going to mention the name of the company here because I don’t think it matters. What matter’s most it what you do when you spot one like it. [Read more →]
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July 6, 2009 No Comments
Stroke Strikes The Young
Strokes are striking the young nowadays. It is not only the older ones who are at risk even those in their 30s are at risk. This is according to Malaysian Society for Hypertension.
According to what was reported in The Star, those in the 30s are
not eating right, working longer hours, therefore do not exercise much
Prudential publishes claim information quarterly and while in the past, younger people claiming for stroke is very few, I’ve seen more and more such claims happening.
Among the risk factors are high blood pressure, alcohol, smoking, high cholesterol and physical inactivity. While having insurance cover is important, as part of risk management i.e. reducing the risk, you can remove the contributing factors thus reducing your risk of suffering from a stroke.
You can reduce the odds of stroke striking you in your favor.
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March 4, 2009 Comments Off
Read The Fine Print
Malaysian’s don’t read! Okay, perhaps we are too lazy to read. Some time ago I received a call from a customer, let’s call him Kenny. He took up life insurance from me. What happened was Kenny went on a trip overseas, tickets by none other than our very own AirAsia. Naturally, AirAsia being one of the smartest marketing company around, sold travel insurance and my friend bought it together when he bought the tickets.
Kenny’s flight was delayed due to bad weather and he called me if he could make a claim. My first answer is “should be” since that’s the main objective of travel insurance. But then again, I thought I’d better checked. Obviously that job went to me, the friendly insurance guy. I thought that taking some time to know this would also benefit me in the long run. [Read more →]
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February 22, 2009 No Comments
How To Prepare For A Recession
While you probably heard or read by now that several thousand part time employees have lost their jobs, most Malaysians haven’t truly felt the impact of the global slowdown, yet. If you are feeling just a bit uneasy with your job security, that is normal. Here is my take on “how to prepare for a recession”.
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February 20, 2009 No Comments
Even Big Companies Get Caught Up
CNN Money posted an article that says the Exxon Mobil group is flush with cash and waiting to buy up a smaller rival. Yes, Exxon Mobil is the company that has petrol stations with the Esso as well as Mobil brand.
What Exxon did was to hold back their investments when almost all oil companies around the world were tripping over themselves to increase production when oil prices shot up. Many such companies end up paying exorbitant prices to get leases and other equipment needed to bring crude to market.
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February 9, 2009 Comments Off