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2025 February Market Outlook
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Know Your Income Tax Relief for YA 2023
Know which tax relief you qualify for to get your well-deserved monetary relief for YA 2023 as a Malaysian taxpayer. Ding ding ding! It's income tax season in [...]
Mastering Money Management: Simple Strategies for Financial Success
Crush your long term goals to achieve early retirement and a dream lifestyle. Financial success is not a matter of chance; it results from careful planning and disciplined [...]
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 [...]
Latest News
Apa Anda Perlu Tahu Tentang Program Bantuan PEMERKASA
Perdana Menteri Malaysia, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin telah mengumumkan pakej bantuan PEMERKASA berjumlah RM20 billion pada 17 Mac 2021 pada pukul 5.30 pm. (Original article in English) Pada 17 Mac, Perdana Menter Malaysia Muhyiddin Yassin [...]
EPF Declares 2019 Dividends
EPF declares 2019 dividends of 5.45% for EPF Conventional and 5.00% for Simpanan Shariah. EPF 2019 Performance EPF Conventional Savings: 2019 dividends of 5.45% with payout of RM41.68b. [...]
Does Your Insurance in Malaysia Cover Wuhan Coronavirus?
Will your insurance in Malaysia cover the Wuhan Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and other influenza-like outbreaks? What are the risks you face? What can you do about it? Updated: [...]
Bank Negara Malaysia Reduces OPR to 2.75%
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has reduced the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) by 25 basis points (bp) to 2.75%. What are the effects of these changes? [...]
What are the Most Powerful Passports in the World?
What are the most powerful passports in the world? The latest 2020 Henley Passport Index ranking has been released on 7 January 2020. Most Powerful Passports What Makes [...]
Popular Articles
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 [...]
Which Malaysian PRS Fund to invest 2017 2H
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Is Buying a Brand New Car Really a Bad Idea?
Choosing between a brand new ride and a second-hand one doesn't have to be hard. You may have heard financial advice about not buying yourself a brand, new car. If you come across articles, personal [...]
AirAsia Asean Pass Review
Is the newly launched AirAsia Asean Pass worthwhile? Let's take a look. Information based on AirAsia website. E&OE. Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Brunei, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore Overview You purchase beforehand credits to [...]
Cooking Oil Subsidy Removal
What are the effects of the cooking oil subsidy removal? What can you do about the upcoming cooking oil subsidy removal? Why the Subsidy Removal? Official reason from Second Finance Minister Johari Abdul Ghan [...]
Personal Finances
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 [...]
Fintech and Wealth Management: Malaysia’s Digital Transformation
In the bustling realm of financial evolution, where technology and finance converge, a profound transformation is underway. Malaysia's financial landscape is witnessing an unprecedented revolution, powered by the synergy of fintech and wealth management. This [...]
Why Malaysian HNWIs (High Net Worth Individuals) are Turning to Licensed Financial Planners
Managing your increasing wealth doesn't have to be a solo effort, especially when your financial portfolio grows larger and more diverse. Nestled within the heart of Southeast Asia, Malaysia is more than just a cultural [...]
Risk Management & Estate Planning
MyPF 1st Christmas Gathering on 22 December 2016
MyPF successfully organized our first ever Christmas gathering with three sharing sessions followed by a Q&A session. Scroll down for a summary of what transpired that memorable evening. Updated: December 27, 2016 MyPF Save the [...]
OCBC-GE Credit Card Changes 2016 September
OCBC-GE Credit Card which is one of the top unlimited cashback cards has changed from Sep 1, 2016. The last prior change was in Jul 1, 2015. Last updated: Oct 10, 2016 The current OCBC [...]
Great Eastern Removal of Portfolio Withdrawal Condition
Effective Feb 16, 2016 Great Eastern Life Assurance Malaysia has removed the portfolio withdrawal condition What is Portfolio Withdrawal Condition? Portfolio Withdrawal Condition is a clause that gives the right to an insurance company to [...]
Investing
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 [...]
Market Overview December 2023
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