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All that commotion on the ASM and ASW Wawasan 2020 quotas

April 29, 2009

I wrote in my earlier post about how the unsold units of the Amanah Saham Nasional are such a waste if they are still kept unopened to interested investors come the end of the initial offer period.
With the recent developments of the Indians complaining that certain banks are telling them that the Indian quota units [...]

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Can the remaining 2 billion Amanah Saham Nasional units be opened to interested investors?

April 28, 2009

According to a report in The Star, the Chinese subscription of the ASM bond units have been fully taken up according to their given quota of 999 million units. However, there’re lots more units not taken up in the Bumiputera and Indian quotas, totalling some 2 billion units.
This fact has left me with a burning [...]

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4 ways to invest for a steady stream of passive income

April 24, 2009

Everyone is asking what is a good investment to go into in today’s world of uncertainties. With the launch of the recent investment vehicles like the Sukuk Simpanan Rakyat and Amanah Saham Malaysia (ASM) which promise 5% annual returns, many Malaysians have rushed in to buy the units. They are indeed good investments in times [...]

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Would you invest your cash or start a business?

April 21, 2009

Imagine you have some cash in hand at the moment, and there are 2 options for you to use the money wisely to generate more income. These two options are:
1) Put it into an investment (buy a share, invest in gold, buy unit trust funds, buy property, etc)
2) Start a small part time business
Which would [...]

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Is it a good time to invest in properties?

April 14, 2009

Seeing how the base lending rate (BLR) have come down to between 5.5% to 5.6% in local and foreign banks, interest rates for loans have been significantly lowered as a result of the lowering of the overnight policy rate. Since interest rates are low, do you think this will be a good time to invest [...]

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