Following from the previous post Achieved Associate Wealth Planner Certification, I have now successfully completed all 6 modules of the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Program and now eligible for the CFP mark. The last paper was fully written 3 hours+ paper which tested all the concepts of financial planning. So what does the CFP mark mean? ...
The following is an interesting website that provides information about Malaysian retail bonds. The retail bond market in Malaysia is still currently undeveloped, but the government is making efforts to promote retail bonds. The large min investment of bonds RM 250k means that most retail investors have little means to invest in bonds directly and ...
Finally, Malaysian PM Najib has dissolved the parliament setting the way for the 13th Malaysian GE. By law, the GE must be held within 60 days from now. Now we wait for the Election Committee to announce the nomination and polling dates. So are there investment opportunities from the GE? So far the effect on ...
We have received a couple of emails from interested participants that due to the Ching Ming Festival, they are unable to make it for the Basic Course in KL. As result, we will be moving the course to a later date which will be published later on. We thank you for your kind understanding! ...
Notice: We have received a couple of emails from interested participants that due to the Ching Ming Festival, they are unable to make it for the Basic Course in KL. As result, we will be moving the course to a later date which will be published later on. We thank you for your kind understanding! ...
Readers from Malaysia, Investing For Passive Income Basic Course is coming to KL! The Basic Course held last Saturday 16th March in Singapore was a success, thanks to the great response of all the participants. We will be posting some photos from that shortly. The tentative date for the course is on 6th April and ...
In the past 2 years, we have all seen the turmoil in the Eurozone and it has also affected stocks markets in Asia as well. Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain (PIGS) are still the main focus as the Eurozone tries to tackle the crisis. What all of these countries have in common are extremely high ...
In a landmark agreement, Singapore and Malaysia have agreed to build a high speed rail between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. This is a significant development that will boost the economy for both countries. Traveling time is expected to be cut down to 90 minutes with the high speed rail. This is an event which I ...
I just found out the interesting news that there is activist shareholder activity within Macquarie International Infrastructure Fund (MIIF). Although I am not vested, these activities do interest me as they me remind of the days when I was in M&A IB advising on defenses against hostile takeovers. Basically, what has happened is that ...
I have been getting some comments and questions with regards to my recent Golden Agri pickup. There’s no real right answer as to which one is the best, it’s really a matter of opinion and preference. This is a short post with an extract from a CIMB CPO research report. CPO Planters Table Extract ...