So how will our investment outlook be like?

With interest rates staying put, Anwar winning the by-elections and the budget announcement this Friday, what will be in store for us? I am not sure at all. What do you think? Well for a start, things may look a bit positive with some hope of a good change to take place. But then again market confidence may just slacken causing a further downturn in our securities market.

If that’s the case, then it’s really a time to shop for discounted blue chip counters (if they fall significantly). I’m also into commodities right now so I hope any downward turn in the stock market will only be equalized with the rise in commodities.

Do you foresee a lot of good news in the coming budget? With the price of petrol coming down a little, I was hoping that it was the start of better things to come. One of my wishlist is definitely lower income tax contributions, some form of childcare benefits (a real long shot but no harm wishing), higher contribution towards EPF on the employer’s side and it would be nice to do away with government tax on food bills once and for all.

Anyway, let’s all hope what’s to come will be good for us all.