(There is an update to this article. Please click here to read it.) HouzKEY (Link) is a rent-to-own scheme offered by Maybank. What is a rent-to-own scheme? In this kind of scheme, the tenant rents a home for a certain period, with the option to buy it in the future. HouzKEY Review HouzKEY allows its …
This book is written by Karen Berman and Joe Knight. They are the owners of Business Literacy Institute, a consulting firm which specializes on financial literacy programmes. As the title suggests, this book is intended for managers. But I find it to be quite helpful to investors too. Layout of Financial Intelligence This book …
Previously I have mentioned about the transformation of Fundsupermart (FSM) platform. After the transformation, its mutual fund screener, the Fund Selector (Link), has also changed since I last discussed about it. What are the changes? New FSMOne Fund Selector First, the available criteria are reduced from 14 to 12. These criteria are Fund Managers, Risk …
Last month I have talked about management of defaults in Fundaztic. Now, I am going to talk about defaulted notes in Funding Societies. As on 15 January 2019, the default rate is 0.95% (Link). However, I have no direct experience regarding default on this platform yet. Classification of default Funding Societies classifies default according to …
When I logged in to Fundsupermart (FSM) recently, I noticed that the platform has undergone a transformation. It is now known as FSMOne. As confirmed with the FSMOne team, the platform is upgraded on 21 December 2018. So, what are the changes? In this update, I will just write about the Funds segment of the …
Big Mistakes is a book written by Michael Batnick. Who is this guy? Honestly, I do not know him too. From the About the Author page of this book, he is the Director of Research at Ritholtz Wealth Management, an investment advisor firm in New York. This is the only information I have about him. …
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FundMyHome (Link) is an innovative platform for buying a house. This platform is operated by EdgeProp, a subsidiary of The Edge Group. How is it innovative? We only need to pay an upfront payment to move into the house, without the burden of monthly instalments. Does it sound too good to be true? There are …
For every loan made, there is always a risk of default. The default rate as on 14 December 2018 in Fundaztic is 2.28%. The amount involved is more than RM 750000 (Link). Recently, there is a note in my portfolio that has defaulted. By Fundaztic definition, a note is considered as default when the borrower misses …
(Updated: 23 August 2019) After using Rakuten Trade for some time, I have discovered some of its disadvantages. As it is using nominee account exclusively, Rakuten Trade is different from the main brokerage houses in Malaysia. (I have talked about its benefits in another article.) What is a nominee account? It is a securities account …
