Versa is a platform to save extra money with a decent interest rate akin to fixed deposit (FD) without the lock-in period. It is licensed by Securities Commission as a recognized market operator. How Versa Works? It channels the invested money to Affin Hwang Enhanced Deposit Fund, a money market fund. The interest is earned …
Starting on 15 March 2020, we can make pre-retirement withdrawal from private retirement scheme (PRS) for certain purposes without the 8% tax penalty. The allowed purposes are housing and healthcare. We could withdraw from Sub Account B which holds 30% of our savings. Healthcare For healthcare purpose, we can withdraw for ourselves or immediate family …
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 …
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 …
Do you find keeping track of your mutual funds troublesome? How do we know which individual stocks and/or bonds we are holding with our funds? Are we concentrating too much in too little? One of the tools that can help us to answer the above questions is Morningstar Portfolio Manager. What is Morningstar? First, a …
If you have been reading investment books, you must have come across index fund in at least one of these books. What exactly is an index fund? Quoting Investopedia, “An index fund is a type of mutual fund with a portfolio constructed to match or track the components of a market index, such as the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500). An index …
How do we select a mutual fund to invest in? By drawing lot? Pinning the list of funds on a board and throw darts to choose? Depending on which school of thought you subscribe to, the aforementioned methods might be the correct things to do. Nonetheless, I personally do not select my fund this way. …
Have you heard of the term feeder fund? If yes, do you really know what it is? Basically, it is a kind of mutual fund. According to Investopedia, “A feeder fund is one of a number of funds that all put investment capital into an overarching umbrella fund that is called the master fund, for which one …
Have you ever wondered how the price of a mutual fund is determined? What makes the digits tick? Why must there be four decimal points in the price? In this article, we shall find the answers. The published price is actually the net asset value (NAV) of the fund. What is NAV? Quoting Investopedia: “Net …
Have you bought mutual funds before? Did you pay any fee or charge? I believe you noticed the sales charge. Some of you might say you did not even pay for this as your fund waives it. So, is sales charge the only fee? Or, if it is waived, are you really buying it for …
