The market has been very volatile, but my Latin America unit trust is still holding up well. The gold unit had declined but it’s still up. Except for Singapore/Malaysia, the rest of my unit trusts are still doing fine. I’ve sold off the China unit trust. How much do you want to earn before you [...]
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More news on the Singapore-KL route! Air Asia is offering one-way flights for RM150. It is still quite expensive, but definitely cheaper than the current flights at S$400 for 2-way. I’ve actually travelled to Malaysia more often by aeroplanes than by coaches, and taking the plane is really fast. Before you know it, you have [...]
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Many reports from local companies are out! SIA’s quarter profit surges by 73%! The stock price will definitely increase on such great news. Other companies that had done well include Neptune Orient at 50% increase, Robinson 51.7%, and Cosco at 37%. In addition, Creative finally saw some profits. News of A380 may be great for [...]
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I received my first interview as a blogger yesterday. I shared something about my goals, visions, and some random funny/ controversial things you don’t know about me. I think I ought to embark on my own series of interviews for this blog. This is something that I have thought about before, but haven’t planned yet. [...]
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Rabbit meat! (Who eats rabbit meat?) Pedigree bull semen and cow embryos?! Potato starch? Toll roads? Dimethyl ether? What do all these have in common? They are businesses which belong to China companies listed in Singapore. You don’t need to be a record scientist to list your company. If you can figure out ways to [...]
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FTSE ST China Index will be launced in January 2008, but a trial run will begin on Monday. This index measures 50 China counters. This will represent the performance of Singapore-listed companies that are at least 30 percent owned by the mainland Chinese government, non-government-linked Chinese companies, or mainland China residents or nations. A compilation [...]
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Despite Zhang Chunchun’s immense wealth from property buying, she did not forget about her brother. Her father, a super stingy man, had trained his children to hate money unknowingly. It was much later that Zhang Chunchun realised the importance of money, but her brother still thought that money was the cause of trouble. Her brother [...]
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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 [...]
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Where in the world should you park your money? For global bonds, you may consider Asia ex-Japan. For global equities, this is the best time to get in, so Asia ex-Japan, Japan and Non-Asian emerging market. European global equities are the best currently. For Asian equities, Indonesia and Hong Kong are the best places to [...]
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My jaws dropped when my friend spent more than $1000 worth in phone bills in a single month. I remembered when we went on an immersion programme to Germany a few years ago, I bought a $20 phone card and only called home 3 times in the entire one month I was there and the [...]
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