The bear has come in the worldwide stock markets. Our Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) has dipped below 1,400 and might even break the 1,300 level. Luckily, the index increased to 1,344.75 before market closed. Nonetheless, it is still a large decline in one day. Truth to be told, I did not expect the index …
Since I start to use ToledoTrade, I have to fund the brokerage account with USD. Thus, I was looking for the cheapest way to transfer USD from Malaysia to US. In the process, I have engaged three service providers, namely Alliance Bank, InstaReM and Maybank. However, InstaReM is unable to transfer fund into virtual bank …
When I was researching the exchange traded funds (ETFs) in the US market, I have used some websites to help me. In this article, I will share these resources. I will list down these websites in alphabetical order. ETF.com I use this website (Link) to get a list of all ETFs for a particular country …
Not too long ago, I just shared that Rakuten Trade (RT) reduces its interest rate for the cash deposit on its platform. Starting 4 March 2020, it revises interest rate again. Reason of reduction Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has announced the reduction of the overnight policy rate (OPR) from 2.75% to 2.50% on 3 March …
Rakuten Trade has simplified its account opening process and is giving some benefits for account opening currently. So, what are different now? Process simplification Previously, to open an account, we have to provide a bank statement. However, this document is not needed anymore, unless you are using a joint account. So, you just have to …
[There is an update to this article. Please click here to read it.] Recently, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has cut its overnight policy rate (OPR) by 0.25% to 2.75%. How does this affect Rakuten Trade‘s interest rate on our cash deposits? Previous Rakuten Trade’s interest rate I guess most Rakuten Trade users notice the Interest …
This article is an update to my previous article on two peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms. It is 2020 now and I am going to compare my investment performance on Fundaztic and Funding Societies Malaysia . As I do not have an accurate way of counting the return, I am going to use the data from …
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 …
