Archive for the 'Investment' Category
Regarding the Lehman Brothers saga, and the High Notes and Minibonds issues, one word that stood out was ‘greed’.
When I watched the news last night, one woman admitted that it was greed that led her to put her money there. She was attracted by the 5% interest rate, instead of the less than 1% offered […]
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October 24th, 2008 | Posted in Investment | 1 Comment
Many people delay planning their financial future as they do not believe they have the funds but with investing, it can be started on a budget. Provided you know a few of the basics, investing can be a fun and safe way to make extra dollars whether in real estate or stocks and bonds. […]
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September 3rd, 2008 | Posted in Investment | 2 Comments
Smart Investing
Many people have been shocked by the fragility of many ‘safe’ financial areas during recent times and it has shown that we must often take our financial future into our own hands. When a person no longer has the ability to earn a steady income, investing is the best answer to the unknowns […]
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September 2nd, 2008 | Posted in Investment | No Comments
Warren Buffet, at the annual Berkshire’s meeting with the shareholders, spoke about the future of his fund. He predicted that the US currency is going to depreciate against other major currencies, so the best thing was to invest in companies that had substantial earnings in other currencies. Some of the US MNCs earn more from […]
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May 5th, 2008 | Posted in Investment | 1 Comment
Land banking in US still attracts a sizeable crowd. I did not meet the sales consultant for a few weeks, and she told me the project she had introduced to me was more or less sold out. She then introduced another project in Texas to me. I promptly bought it.
Some of the risks for such […]
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May 1st, 2008 | Posted in Investment | 1 Comment
Land banking has been around for a few decades. I only found out about it recently when I went for the investor talk. It was at the same location I found out about oil and gas investment. What landbanking does is to select big parcels of agricultural land that are near developed areas before they […]
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April 9th, 2008 | Posted in Investment | 10 Comments
Regarding my previous posts on Oilpods, I went to consult my ex-colleague who is an astute investor. I trust what he says. He had previously mentioned something about oil barrels, and hence I sought his opinion on whether he had heard of them. It turned out that the one he was talking about is the […]
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March 3rd, 2008 | Posted in Oil, Investment | 2 Comments
Oil and gas investment sounds extremely lucrative, with you getting your money back within 4 years, and then continuing to receive monthly payments for 12 or more years, based on the company’s proposed investment scheme. It could even replace the Annuities scheme from CPF Life if you invest substantially! So are there any risks involved? […]
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March 2nd, 2008 | Posted in Oil, Investment | 4 Comments
With oil prices shooting up, why not own part of some oil wells in the United States and make money from a business investment? I went to the Asia Trader and Investor Convention 2008 at Suntec today, and a sales rep from Oilpods approached me to explain oil and gas investment to me.
First of all, […]
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March 2nd, 2008 | Posted in Oil, Investment | 8 Comments
Smart Expo 2007 will be held on 6th and 7th October at Suntec City at Hall 402. It is held over the weekend. Various overseas properties for investment will be introduced. The countries include from Malaysia, Thailand, Australia, Canada and Britain. You may find out more about possible property investment opportunities.
Some of the seminars include […]
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October 5th, 2007 | Posted in Seminar, Investment, Stocks, Property | No Comments