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2024 December Market Outlook
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2024 March Market Outlook
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Empowering Financial Independence: Your Guide to Freedom and Security
Don't be caught unprepared - get to know these great financial foundations for better security. Investor and entrepreneur Alex Hormozi defined an individual's wealth as the ratio between [...]
7 Ways to Cool Your Home Without Raising Your Electricity Bill
A Malaysian guide to cooling down when the outside is warming up. It's that time of the year again when the sun is glorious, the rain is infrequent, [...]
Market Overview February 2024
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Invest in Money Market With Versa App
Versa, in collaboration with Affin Hwang Asset Management, recently launched their latest digital money management platform. They are the first fintech to focus solely on money market funds for retail investors. The public can invest [...]
Announcement by BNM on Hire Purchase/Fixed Rate Islamic Financing – A Quick Summary
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) announced that hire purchase loans and fixed rate Islamic financing deferments to be either paid back after deferment ends or will be subject to [...]
EPF Reduces Sales Charge on Investment Withdrawals
EPF announced reduction to investment sales charges, effective from May 1 2020 until 30 April 2021. The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has recently announced the reduction of investment [...]
Bursa Short-Selling Ban Extended to End of June
Securities Commission (SC) and Bursa Malaysia extends suspension of short-selling until June 30, 2020. Ban on Short Selling 1-month extension of ban on short selling in Malaysia from [...]
Malaysia’s MCO Extension Phase 4 Impact
Malaysia’s prime minister announced Malaysia’s Movement Control Order (MCO) is extended to May 12. Gain economic insight on the latest extension and what to expect ahead. MCO Extension [...]
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How to Handle Calls from a Debt Collector
Learn what to do when you receive a sudden dreaded call from a debt collector. Preparation can help avoid mistakes, handle the call better, and keep anxiety away. What is a Debt Collection Agency? Creditors (for [...]
12 Tips untuk Menjana Pendapatan Melalui Karya Seni
Sama ada pelaburan atau koleksi, transaksi jual beli dalam karya seni sedang berkembang pesat berbanding pelaburan alternatif lain. (Read original article in English) I bought some artwork for one million, Two years later, that s*** [...]
Pelaburan Yang Berjaya Selalunya Membosankan
Cara melabur dengan cara bosan tetapi menguntungkan dalam tempoh perang ekonomi US-China, kekecohan politik dan era Trump. Konflik semakin tegang semenjak kebelakangan ini apabila Presiden China, Xi Jinping mengumumkan bahawa tambahan tarif sebanyak $75 billion [...]
Which PRS Funds to Invest in 2019/2020
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Kesan Coronavirus Terhadap Pasaran Kewangan
Apakah kesan virus Coronavirus Wuhan (2019-nCoV) terhadap pasaran kewangan? Adakah ianya ancaman terhadap ekonomi, ataupun peluang jangka masa pendek? Pasaran kewangan seluruh dunia terutamanya di rantau Asia baru-baru ini terjejas dengan kehadiran wabak Coronavirus yang [...]
Personal Finances
Achieving Mental Wellness by Tackling Financial Stress
With purposeful objectives and mindful habits, you can reduce and remove financial stress from your journey to financial success. In our quest for financial stability, we often find ourselves immersed in budgets, investments, and savings [...]
How to Set Savings Goals and Save Your First RM100K
The first step in a financial journey is to start with saving. The original version of this article was published on FundingSocieties.com.my. In a challenging financial climate, it can be difficult, to manage your savings, [...]
Top 8 States with the Highest Increase in Food Prices
Price of chicken increasing? Rice too? Oh no, what is happening? You might have heard that Malaysian rice prices have increased by around 30% to RM3,200 from RM2,350 per ton in August 2023. This was [...]
Risk Management & Estate Planning
Should You Invest in SSPN?
Should I invest in SSPN Prime (previously known as SSPN-i and before that SSPN1M) for my child's higher education? What are the returns, pros, and cons? Updated: Jul 1, 2023 What is Skim Simpanan [...]
7 Steps for Retirement Planning
7 simple steps for retirement planning (whether you are retired, going to retire or many years away). Also included a sample retirement case study #MyPFstories The Retirement Years Transitioning from your accumulation (main income earning) years [...]
Q&A: Cheated by Savings Plan?
A MyPFer alerted us on this viral post by Tyler JWY from Singapore who bought an endowment policy (aka savings plan) that did not give expected returns. She asked us whether we could enlighten them [...]
Investing
Top and Worst Performing Malaysian Sectors in 2023
Happy New Year! And welcome to your review of the Malaysian stock market for 2023! Woooo, which sectors performed the best in 2023? And which ones were brought back down to earth? There is a [...]
A Guide to ESG Considerations for Investors
ESG investing is increasing in popularity. With many options claiming to be compliant, learn how to better understand this new frontier. ESG stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance. It is a framework used to assess [...]
Forex Trading for Day Traders: Tips and Techniques
Getting started with forex trading? Let this collection of tips and techniques help you improve your methods. Forex trading, also known as foreign exchange trading or currency trading, is a global market where participants exchange [...]