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 …
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. …
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 …
This is a book written by Michael Becket, a financial journalist of The Daily Telegraph based in United Kingdom (UK). This book is meant to be a beginner’s guide to investment according to its subtitle. Judging from its contents, the target audience of this book should be UK citizens but I find that some concepts …
These three are fixed price funds from Amanah Saham Nasional Berhad (ASNB). ASB is Amanah Saham Bumiputera, ASM is Amanah Saham Malaysia and ASW is Amanah Saham Wawasan 2020. Recently, the company has rebranded ASW to Amanah Saham Malaysia 2 – Wawasan. In this article, I am still going to call it ASW. Now, I …
This is an investment book by Burton G. Malkiel. He is the Chemical Bank Chairman’s Professor of Economics at Princeton University. Now, you might think that how could a professor of economics give good advice regarding investment. If he is able to do well in the market, he would not be a professor, right? But …
If you have an account with “Amanah Saham Nasional Berhad” (ASNB), have you registered for its online portal? The portal is known as myASNB and I have roughly described its registration in a previous article about ASNB fixed price funds. If you still have not registered for this service, below is a guide for you. …
One Up On Wall Street is a book written by Peter Lynch. He was the manager of Magellan Fund at Fidelity Investments between 1977 and 1990. This fund averaged a 29.2% annual return during his tenure. If this result does not look impressive to you, it is more than double the return of S&P 500 …
This book is considered as a classic in the investment field. Early in 2018, I bought this book while browsing the Amazon Kindle store. After finished reading the book, I would like to share some lessons that I have learnt in this book. First, a bit about this book. This is a book written by …
Exchange traded fund (ETF) has been touted by some parties as an alternative to mutual fund. What exactly is ETF? According to Investopedia, “An ETF, or exchange-traded fund, is a marketable security that tracks an index, a commodity, bonds, or a basket of assets like an index fund. Unlike mutual funds, an ETF trades like a common …
