Brokerage Firms

To invest in Bursa Malaysia, we need the service of brokerage firms. What exactly is a brokerage firm? Quoting Investopedia: “A brokerage company’s main duty is to be a middleman that connects buyers and sellers to facilitate a transaction. Brokerage companies receive compensation by means of commission once the transaction has successfully completed. For example, when a trade order …

Bursa Malaysia

To participate directly in Malaysian stock market, you definitely need to know a thing or two about Bursa Malaysia. At the very least, you should know that this place is where all the public companies are listed and where their shares are offered to public. So what exactly is Bursa Malaysia? It is a public-listed …

Equity Crowdfunding (ECF)

Equity crowdfunding (ECF) is almost like stock investment. The money is provided in exchange for shares (equity) in the company. Its reward includes the capital gain (by selling the shares) and dividend if any while its risk is the failure of the company (bankruptcy) and losing all the invested fund. There are 6 such platforms …

Peer-to-peer Financing

(Latest update: 5 October 2018) Essentially, peer-to-peer (P2P) financing is making a loan. Its reward is the interest earned and its risk is default. There are 6 such platforms in Malaysia according to Securities Commission Malaysia website (Link). Platforms Logo Remarks AlixCo – B2B FinPAL – Fundaztic – Funding Societies Malaysia – Nusa Kapital Shariah-compliant …

Fund Houses

A fund house is also known as a fund company or unit trust management company in Malaysia. They own and operate mutual funds. From Investopedia, “Fund company is a commonly used term to describe an investment company, which is a corporation or trust engaged in the business of investing the pooled capital of investors in …

Investing vs Speculating

Isn’t making investment known as investing? What is speculating? For those who are new to the financial market, there might be doubt about these two activities. Below are the definitions from Investopedia: “Investing is the act of committing money or capital to an endeavor (a business, project, real estate, etc.), with the expectation of obtaining an additional …