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Investments

National Savings Bond to offer 5% returns a year

April 8, 2009

Just when I thought there wasn’t much great investments to go into of late, something caught my eye in the papers today. An Islamic bond called Sukuk Simpanan Rakyat or National Savings Bond will be launched and it is slated to be giving a return of 5% a year.
This bond is a short term investment for [...]

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When is a good time to buy gold?

March 12, 2009

In recent weeks, the price of gold shot up rapidly and I was kicking myself for not being able to grab the opportunity and time to drop in to Public Bank to buy when the price was hovering at RM90+ per gram. It shot up to RM118 if I’m not mistaken, and I wasn’t sure [...]

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Newly unveiled US financial plan causes market and oil prices to drop

February 11, 2009

The new US financial stimulus package has just been announced under the administration of President Obama and the immediate effect of that is a drop in the stock market as well as a plunge in oil price.
Many find the financial package a little too general with no specific measures to help the current global economic [...]

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US dollar and British pounds are doomed

January 20, 2009

Well this isn’t my theory, of course. Legendary investor Jim Rogers thinks that the US dollar is heading towards doomsday. And so is the British pound. In fact, he thinks the pound is headed towards more doom than the US dollar. On the contrary, I’ve read recently that since the pounds has come down in [...]

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20 stocks for 2009 recommended by The Edge – Part 2

January 7, 2009

Here’s the promised part 2 of my earlier post on the top 20 stocks for 2009 as compiled by The Edge. If you have missed reading the first part, click here to read the other 10 stocks recommended for 2009.
11. Nestle – Analysts like this stock simply because it offers investors a steady earnings growth. [...]

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