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The ringgit’s strength and generally lower property valuations in the UK are drawing more Malaysian investors, both retail and institutional, to London and the latest to make the move is the Employees Provident Fund (EPF). The pension fund has allocated a war chest of £1bil (RM4.88bil) to invest in properties in the UK and has [...]
This blog has reasonably good traffic and if you like to advertise here, the prices are below: Just a link – USD8 per month 125 x 125 button – USD10 per month 200 x 200 small square – USD12 per month 250 x 250 square – USD15 per month Since I am also a web [...]
At the moment, I have about 2 life insurance policies from Prudential and from Maybank. There is a third one from Air Asia and they contacted me via my handphone to buy the life insurance policy from them at RM24 per month. This is automatically deducted from my Citibank credit card – so I don’t [...]
I have had some measure of success making money online and it was very good. I offer virtual assistance, write articles, design web sites, earn from paid blogging and various advertisements on my several blogs. I am also reading books on the stocks and how to make money from it. Though I have never traded [...]
. Yesterday, my first ever Nuffnang cheque arrive in the letter box and I promptly banked it in my account at Public Bank. The amount was for RM50.82 and after deducting RM1 for the charges, it came to RM49.82. Nevertheless it is still money from blog advertisements. I am elated that though the amount is [...]
I am thinking of investing in shares but with a full time job, I just don’t have the time to keep track of the share market movements or check out blogs and news daily on events that might affect the prices. Professional stock investors analyse the volume spread, technical analysis, fundamental analysis, Elliot Wave, etc. [...]
Yesterday, I bought a book entitled “Secrets of Millionaire Investors” by Adam Khoo and Conrad Alvin Lim at MPH. What is interesting about the book was that Conrad shared how he became bankrupt owing S$170,000 and turned around his fortune to make more than S$1.5 million by trading on the USA market. His desperation to [...]
Malaysia’s top 40 richest are worth US$51 billion, up from US$36 billion a year ago, and higher than the previous record of US$46 billion registered in 2008. According to Forbes Asia in its Malaysia Rich List 2010 released today, their combined wealth has risen by 42 per cent, spurred by the country’s economic expansion. The [...]
As part of its role as the custodian of members’ retirement savings, the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has taken court action against 157 employers between January to March 2010 (Q1) for defaulting on their employees’ EPF contributions. All 157 defaulting employers were fined by the courts totaling RM172,410. The fines, which ranged from RM1,000 to [...]
International Monetary Fund (2009) Rank Country GDP $ 1 Qatar 87,717 2 Luxembourg 78,723 3 Norway 53,269 4 Brunei 50,103 5 Singapore 49,433 6 United States 46,443 7 Switzerland 42,948 — Hong Kong 42,574 8 Ireland 39,441 9 Netherlands 39,278 10 Austria 38,896 The list of top 10 richest countries of the world are sorted [...]
If you just keep your hard earned savings in the bank, it is going to depreciate due to inflation which is at 3-4% per year. Keeping it in the fixed deposits is not enough with only 2.5% per year. So you need to invest your cash in various money instruments like government bonds, unit trusts, [...]
I was looking for insurance policies to buy when I came upon Insurance Franklin, MA or Berry Insurance. It is worth your investment to buy policies to protect your money from depleting in case of accidents, mishaps, deaths, etc. This is to ensure that your loved ones will be financially taken care of or given [...]
Gold is closely linked to Chinese New Year which started on 14th February 2010 which also happens to be Valentine’s day. The Chinese will put up red banners and lighted lanterns on their doors and houses to mark the occasion and celebration. Many will also buy gold bullion for investment and to hedge against inflation. [...]
Every day we watch tv and read news that a company is retrenching its employees or winding down from operating to prevent further losses. Breadwinners with young kids to feed are finding it hard to make ends meet. This problem is compounded further by job losses by the millions around the world and the global [...]
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