Tag Archives: Malaysia

National Education Savings Scheme (SSPN-i)

Skim Simpanan Pendidikan Nasional (SSPN-i) or National Education Savings Scheme is a savings scheme from Perbadanan Tabung Pendidikan Tinggi Nasional (PTPTN) or National Higher Education Fund Corporation. I think it represents a good alternative investment vehicle in Malaysia. Benefits of SSPN-i I will list down its benefits in descending order of my perceived importance. 1. …

MYTHEO Performance Review

It has been more than half a year since I open an account with MYTHEO (seven months to be exact). I think it is a good time now to review my investment performance on this robo-advisor platform. Investing strategy I am using its allocation recommendation and my current asset allocation is 69% growth, 21% income …

StashAway Account Opening

Recently, I helped my wife to open a StashAway account. The primary purpose of opening this account is to compare the returns of StashAway with MYTHEO. StashAway account opening process The account opening process is quite simple. We need to provide our personal details and also choose an investing plan. The investing plan is categorized …

Bear Market 2020

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 …

Robo-Advisors Comparison: MYTHEO vs StashAway vs Wahed Invest

What is a robo-advisor? According to Investopedia, “Robo-advisors (also spelled robo-adviser or roboadvisor) are digital platforms that provide automated, algorithm-driven financial planning services with little to no human supervision. A typical robo-advisor collects information from clients about their financial situation and future goals through an online survey and then uses the data to offer advice …