Stock
Why is our stock market going up amidst the economy crisis?
Malaysia’s stock market has seen an unlikely rally in recent weeks. Nobody can be sure why is the market going up when the economy does not look likely to recover in the next 6 months. Take a look at this article from The Star – Can the market rally be sustained? Let us take a [...]
Don’t blame your stock brokers
I was in Johor over the weekend and my relatives talked about their experiences with the stock brokers. Few of them have this same stock broker who always told them not to buy this and that. To them, this stock broker is a coward who does not dare to take risks. 1 of them wanted [...]
Is Dollar Cost Averaging useful for stocks?
Referring to my friend’s post on “Dollar Cost Averaging is Stupid?“, one question that came across my mind – is dollar cost averaging or DCA also applicable for stock investing? We all know that most mutual funds/unit trusts are based on DCA concept since they encourage you to pump in money every month. So if [...]
Auto industry in Malaysia to feel the pinch?
Interest rates for car loans has been raised recently. The news came as a big surprise for me, considering the fact that our government is (or was) trying to improve the situation with the auto industry in the country. Having said that, the new change is pretty one-sided in my opinion. Why? Because the interest [...]
Is Malaysia’s stock market recovering?
Over the past few weeks, our Malaysia’s stock market has seen a drastic rebound from the 800 – 900 range to nearly 950 (as of Friday, 11th April 2009). Is this the sign of more good things to come? Is our stock market staging a fierce come back after so many months of below-par performance? [...]