Is mutual fund becoming like stock market?
I still remember 20 years ago, mutual fund investing is relatively an unknown to most people in Malaysia. But ever since the introduction of Public Mutual, it has easily become THE preferred investment type in our country. Why? Well, it’s because it’s more rewarding than our Fixed Deposit and less risky than investing in stocks. [...]
Why is Malaysia’s property market not suffering from recession?
Some of my friends have been on the lookout for new and old properties for the past few months, hoping that the price of the property market would drop due to the recession. Unfortunately, nearly all of them came back to me and voiced out their disappointment. Rather than seeing a price drop, they are [...]
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? [...]
Bursa Malaysia stock picks for 2009
Based on The Star newspapers’ Stock picks for 2009, here are some of the top stock picks for 2009. IOICorp Tan Chong AirAsia PPB Group Petronas Dagangan Petronas Gas Fraser & Neave Resorts Public Bank Other stocks mentioned in other magazines/articles: Bumiputra-Commerce Dialog IGB Tanjong KPJ I personally feel that the above stocks have pretty [...]
CNN Money: Forecast 2009
This is an interesting article on the experts’ outlook for year 2009, and after the election of President Obama. Forecast 2009: Your investments After reading this article, here are some of my opinions: The share market is not on the road to recovery (not yet). Best to sell some of the stocks which you’re currently [...]