I principally use Rakuten Trade web platform for my trading. However, once in a while, I use its mobile trading app when I do not have access to computer. This mobile app is known as iSPEED.my. it is available on both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. Features Once we log in, we will …
Rakuten Trade has revised its brokerage fee in this year. What are the changes? Rakuten Trade fee revision For trades between RM 1,000.00 to RM 9,999.99, the brokerage fee is now increased to RM 9.00. It represents an increase of RM 1.00 compared to the previous amount. Range of brokerage fees The brokerage fees still …
Good Stocks Cheap is authored by Kenneth Jeffrey Marshall. He is a lecturer of value investing at the Stockholm School of Economics in Sweden and Stanford University. Besides that, he also teaches business at the University of California, Berkeley. He splits his time between the United States and Sweden. This book is primarily for people …
What is a robo-advisor? According to Investopedia, “Robo-advisors (also spelled robo-adviser or roboadvisor) are digital platforms that provide automated, algorithm-driven financial planning services with little to no human supervision. A typical robo-advisor collects information from clients about their financial situation and future goals through an online survey and then uses the data to offer advice …
Setia Flex is a home ownership programme offered by S P Setia Berhad. This company is one of the largest property developers in Malaysia. There is a similar programme from EcoWorld too. There are four different schemes under Setia Flex. They are Flex Promos, Flex Rewards, FlexKey and SEAL. Flex Promos Flex Promos are home …
ToledoTrade is a foreign broker that I am using to invest in US exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Today I am going to talk about the trading platforms it offers. ToledoTrade has a total of four trading platforms. They are Client Portal, Handy Trader, ToledoTrader and ToledoTrader Pro. All the platforms can be accessed from ToledoTrade webpage …
Big Money Thinks Small is written by Joel Tillinghast, a fund manager at Fidelity Investments. He was mentored by Peter Lynch, the legendary fund manager at Fidelity. The author also has a spectacular performance with the fund that he manages too. The theme of this book is about succeeding in investing by avoiding mistakes. Layout …
If you are using Rakuten Trade, I think you must have noticed the notifications in your inbox. What are these notifications? Are they useful? Notifications There are mainly three types of notification: Daily Market Report, Investment Idea and Technical View. 1. Daily Market Report This report is sent on every morning of trading day. It …
HOPE (Link) is a programme from EcoWorld to help purchasers to buy a house, either as a first house or an upgrade. There are two schemes in this programme, namely STAY2OWN (S2O) and HELP2OWN (H2O). STAY2OWN This scheme is a partnership with Maybank HouzKEY. Most aspects of this scheme are the same as HouzKEY. However, …
In July 2019, I encountered my first defaulted note on Funding Societies Malaysia after two years with the platform. Today, I am glad to say that I have recouped my principal and thus, suffer no loss from this delinquent note. What happened? Funding Societies Malaysia managed to get the note issuer to settle the outstanding …
