Do you think we lack personal finance or investment related magazines and journals here? I do think so, as we only have a handful of them on our shelves. If I’m not mistaken, I think we have less than 5 of such magazines to help people learn about money management and investing in general.
I used to buy Fundsupermart’s quarterly magazine that’s available in Singapore (read previous entry here) but it’s rather costly with shipping costs and conversion of the Singapore dollar to RM. But the good news is that Fundsupermart’s magazine is now available for the first time in Malaysia! I saw a copy in Borders and had to pick it up.
It’s the first regional copy to be published and made available in the region. Each quarterly copy of the Fundsupermart magazine costs RM15. What do I think of the regional Fundsupermart magazine? Well for the first issue on the market, I think it’s not too bad. No doubt it is still predominantly written more for the Singapore market, there are some articles that are Malaysian focused.
I think given time, and with good response from Malaysian readers, there could be more Malaysian skewed analysis and articles in the magazine. That’s what I hope anyway. The editorial team is open to feedback, so it is a good avenue to let the team know what we hope to see improved.
If you are interested in the magazine, pick up a copy and have a read. The cover story is an article that would catch our attention: What & Where to Invest in 2009.
