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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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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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20 stocks for 2009 recommended by The Edge – Part 1

January 5, 2009

This week’s The Edge had a bold headline on its front page – 20 stocks for uncertain times. These are the 20 stocks that they are recommending for the year 2009. I may not agree with some of these recommendations, but I’ll share what they’ve had to say anyway and you count on your own [...]

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What is your personal financial strategy for 2009 and beyond?

December 22, 2008

As the year comes to a close very soon, have you thought of what the financial crisis will bring about next year? Everyone keeps saying it’s not going to look bright next year and that we have not seen the worst that is yet to come. I’m sure you’ve also heard that we will start [...]

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Stocks that EPF invests in

November 3, 2008

Do you know what are the stocks that EPF invests in? I don’t and I’m glad to see an article in this week’s The Edge that shows some of the major stock holdings of the EPF on our local stock exchange. Here’s how our money in the EPF is invested:

I’m sure this list is not [...]

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