tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358414172012-02-20T01:29:33.923+07:00Show me the money!! <BR> A blog for non-finance types to know more about $$$, stock market, options, investments, etc ..... <BR><BR> If however you want to dive right into the deep blue sea go to <a href="http://financemumbojumbo.blogspot.com/">Kaching!! SE</a>.Jin Yoonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615343889761745982noreply@blogger.comBlogger681100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35841417.post-82901502438818764152008-02-18T20:53:00.002+07:002008-02-18T21:05:27.592+07:00

This is a long overdue post. To those of you whom I have not kept in touch with the last 3 months, here's a little update on my humble self. Yup, as the title says it, I have taken a big leap (of faith) in my career exactly 3 months ago. I'm no longer in the IT industry (after 7 LONG years with the same company).I am now full time, working permanently in the financial line. Which logically means

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So Digi launched the Happy brand/prepaid mobile plan on Wednesday. Somehow I have seen this somewhere before.The Digi Happy logo:.......And here's the campaign logo used by a Thai mobile operator (DTAC) in 2006-2007:

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Yeah, some of you already know. My Waja, it seems is a product, a car that still appeals to drivers, still in demand. Don't believe me?I didn't believe it either. It was just 2 months ago that I mentioned to my colleague "why would anyone wanna steal a Waja??" when he related his brother's experience. How was I to know that it would happen to my car as well!!!!Yup, I now have an excuse to get a

Jin Yoonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615343889761745982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35841417.post-51511130618640782612007-11-25T11:49:00.000+07:002007-11-25T11:58:08.954+07:00

Guess what product this is? I just took this picture with my camera phone while at a local shopping mall. This brand name is the best among the ones I encountered here and here.Click read more if you wanna know what it is :)...................I found this at Popular :)

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I have talked about unit trust in Let's DUIT!!I have also briefly alluded to the closed ended counterpart. In referring to unit trust funds in the Malaysian market, we are usually referring to the open ended. So what's the difference between the open and close versions? And why do I prefer the closed version even though there are much less choices available? Click read more ... for more :)

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Wanna buy unit trust? But all the filling in of forms seems too cumbersome? There is another option, the exchange traded funds. These are funds which are traded on the Bursa Malaysia, as such you can buy or sell like any regular share that is traded there. This means just a phone call to your remisier will do it.There are many types of ETFs, eg. index tracking funds (which has lower management

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First of all a big THANK YOU to all those who attended the talk/private seminar yesterday. It was a really great experience for me. Although I was totally exhausted after that (credit goes to last minute preparations, a habit from the days of studying for exams and lack of sleep the past 2 nights :) ... the sense of satisfaction was well worth it.I have just gone through the comments and feedback

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Investment Betting tip of the day!Lucky day for me. Tire puncture just before I left apartment to go to office.Buy 4D now - if you know my car number plate. :)

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The Malaysian Casino King, Genting Bhd group founder and honorary life chairman, Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong has passed away at the age of 90.One of the of the most respected first generation of Malaysian entrepreneurs, he started Genting in 1964. It is now one of the largest conglomerates in Malaysia with five listed entities both locally and abroad. It has a diversified portfolio of business ranging

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OK, to be precise Buffett did not sell his shares, instead it was Berkshire Hathaway who sold all its holdings in PetroChina Co., the second largest (in terms of market valuation) company in the world. So you might want to think twice before buying that Petroch-C1 warrant. Anyway, oil price is expected to head north.... so I will keep an eye on this new oil giant.As for the title of second

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I MADE PROFITS OF RM 126K IN LESS THAN 2 WEEKS!!!If only that was real profits... :) What I am talking about is the game Bursa Pursuit which I joined about 2 weeks ago. It provides a very realistic view of how the market operates and you should really give it a try if you want a taste of the market without the actual risk of losing your money (or getting actual real stupendous profits).Here in

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Exxon-Mobil? Wal-Mart?General Electric? Microsoft?Google? Toyota?NO to all. Click "Read more" below to find out ....Exxon Mobil is still the largest, GE (General Electric) was second. It was just knocked into third place by PetroChina. Yup, Warren Buffet also bought its shares ... although he has been trimming down his holdings.Some articles here and here.I have been tempted on so many occasions

Jin Yoonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615343889761745982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35841417.post-53115468550297274452007-10-16T18:34:00.000+07:002007-10-16T15:58:30.056+07:00

I'm a keen follower of the aviation industry and I have been keeping track of the progress of the Super Jumbo, the Airbus A380 all this time. Just yesterday Airbus finally delivered the first plane to Singapore Airlines after 2 years of delay. Read the article here.Now, that's not the interesting part about the plane. What is interesting is the following from the same article:********************

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I know this is not a post related to money, stocks or finance... but I thought I just do my bit for publicizing this year's Terry Fox run in KL. It's NOT a competitive event but a worthy annual fund raiser program. I missed last year's event as I was in Bangkok (I could have attended the Bangkok event though :). Check it out here. I already registered btw. Care to join me? 4th Nov, Taman Tasik

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I blogged earlier about VC here. Today I came across an interesting comment in the Star newspaper."VC is not Very Charitable. VC is Very Calculative." :)

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Guess what? I'm gonna be conducting a talk / discussion session in mid Nov. Yup, some of you may have already received an email from me. A big Thank You to those who have already expressed interest. Will keep you all posted.It's all part of me wanting to share what I know just like this blog you are reading. Granted, I am not a professional speaker and it'll most likely be amateurish compared to

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History repeats itself. Hmm... it seems like the recurring theme of my posts these days have something to do with time. Most of you have probably heard of the Internet bubble, the dot-com mania of the late 90s and early 2000s.Many companies simply changed their name to include the .com suffix and voila! their share price starts moving upwards. Guess what? This is not a new phenomenon. I have been

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Remember the formula Vt=V0(1+r)t I stated in the last post. Ok this is too mathematic-ish :) Let's make it sound more interesting and palatable to everyone.Vt=V0(1+r)tbecomesFV=PV(1+return)timewhich essentially say that the future value FV is the present value PV mutiplied by the return (like the interest rate on your fixed deposit) over a period of time which usually is measured in years. Still

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This is a very often repeated phrase. But truly in the world of finance time is of utmost importance. I was reminded of this by a close friend who commented that I haven't been updating my blog regularly anymore, and it does appears like I am neglecting it.The usual excuse? Lack of time. Or more accurately I have exchanged the time used for this blog with some other activities. Whether or not the

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I am pretty sure many people have come across annual reports of listed companies printed on nice glossy paper. How many of you actually read the CEO/chairman's statement? Probably none. Truth is, there's not really that much interesting information in there which you cannot find elsewhere if you have been keeping close tab on the company.But if you like to read (like I do), like to learn, and

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Yikes! My April fool post has been up here almost 2 weeks. Does not give a good image to this blog. Yes, I have been slacking in posting to this blog. :)Ever wondered where does all your insurance premium go to? Ok, in the first few years a large chunk of it goes to your insurance agent's pocket (and if he/she has been providing you with excellent service, then rightly so). But what about later?

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You wash your clothes after each use. You wash your cars regularly. Keeping something clean ensures that it lasts.So what's my secret for maintaining and growing my fortune? Wash your bank notes regularly. Hey, it gets dirty real quick, even the new plastic RM5 notes.And make sure you dry them properly :)

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Ok, remember the Creative Name I highlighted earlier, I found another in Malaysia. Take a look:Seen that somewhere before?The shop is here the one with blue roof. The map shows Seri Kembangan, that's the Sungai Besi toll on the right.

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Recently I bought a book by a local author who also provides advise on the local stock market. What caught my attention and made me decide to buy was that the author is also from the IT field and is investing in the local stock market as well. He also gained his knowledge through the best school of all .... Sekolah Menengah Pengalaman ..... yup good ol' experience. Of course he obviously reads a

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I was at MAPEX (Malaysian Property Exposition) 2007 last night. It was held at the MidValley Expo Center. Yup, trying to look for a property to buy to stay in rather than pay the monthly rent now.We (me and my sis) passed by this booth called UK Land Investment. One nice gentleman approached us and started asking whether we are interested in investing in land in UK. Yes buying land in the United

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I used to mention that I have online share trading account in Malaysia in this previous post. Well take a look at this :)Yes, those of you who are frequent instant messaging users will have definitely faced this problem before, typing something in the wrong window. Especially when you have many chat sessions open at the same time. I guess she must have been real busy lately with the recent wild

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I was playing badminton with a group of friends on Tues. During a break one of us started the investment conversation topic. Immediately another guy (an ex-classmate of mine, nice chap, tall lanky fellow, always able to 'kau ball' when there is a drop shot, but not as skilled as my timing ..... I always manage to reach the shuttle AFTER it touches the ground :) mentioned this: "Eh, I don't have a

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Need some expert opinion on the stock market? You've come to the right place. Just ask me. :POk seriously, start doing more homework. Start reading the research reports from various research house. Where to get it, you might ask. Some of you savvy investors (but presumably not driving a Savvy) would probably know about this webpage called eResearch provided by Bursa Malaysia. Yes you need to

Jin Yoonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615343889761745982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35841417.post-23487229250088837322007-03-06T07:37:00.000+07:002007-03-06T08:52:25.595+07:00

When I look at some of recent posting, I seem to be straying away from the original intention of the blog, which is to share knowledge. This blog is not about giving out stock tips recommendations. Even Kaching!! SE (which I have not updated for AGES) also is for in depth analysis. Not for u to read what's hot and then to jump in and make a purchase.I got a call from a friend last night while I

Jin Yoonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615343889761745982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35841417.post-25416033985933837352007-03-05T23:45:00.000+07:002007-03-06T08:33:31.929+07:00

Met up with some uni friends on Saturday morning in PJ. Again the conversation naturally drifted to investments. One of my friend who happens to be an ex-coursemate of mine (a very smart chap too) suddenly mentioned that he has an investment that can guarantee to generate 7%. That statement immediately pique the interest of everyone present.I thought a while, then the number 7 hit me. Aha! Yes,

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Blogging this in office. I decided to go with option (b) this morning. Spent about 20 min doing some calls. See my previous post here.Now in the afternoon I took a quick glance at the market, the fear is starting to creep in. No matter how much fundamentals I try to keep in my head, I guess the human natural instinct is taking hold.I have a feeling 50% of my profits (from the peak just a week ago

Jin Yoonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615343889761745982noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35841417.post-42860321167460669152007-03-03T07:13:00.000+07:002007-03-03T06:52:23.632+07:00

All this while my mum was telling me, "hey don't be greedy, take some profit, sell some of your shares"..... I have been resisting her advice for more than a year, each time proving her wrong when my portfolio hits a new high, especially in the past 1 month. Each time thinking that I know this field better than her since I actually studied it. But of course she looked at it from a emotional/

Jin Yoonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615343889761745982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35841417.post-77089775307988422852007-03-01T07:28:00.000+07:002007-03-01T09:56:16.639+07:00

I have been telling readers and friends, do not look at the market solely to determine your investment decisions, do not be sucked into the vagaries of the market gyrations. But I have to admit I am guilty of these common problem among small time investors. I opened the stock tracking page at work (don't tell my boss!) in the morning yesterday and wahlauweh!! Major heart attack.Pix from

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Well, it's that time of the year when we receive the BE form from the friendly taxman (I'm not kidding, all my experience so far with Jabatan Hasil Dalam Negeri has been rather pleasant, of coz getting my money back for tax overpaid still takes time).If you have bought shares before, you might receive dividends in the mail, usually in the form of cheques with an attached tax voucher (I think

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It's the festive season. As usual I have been doing the CNY rounds; i.e. visiting friends, collecting angpows (yeah I still have that perk in life :), investing making calculated bets with the funds from angpows a.k.a. gambling practicing my high school probabilities maths.Anyway the common topic of conversation this year was.... yup .. you guessed it. The stock market and the supposedly return

Jin Yoonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615343889761745982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35841417.post-74030096762159927392007-02-18T18:58:00.000+07:002007-02-19T19:14:31.620+07:00

So what stock did I look into this new year? My family got a new car (it's still a national car, but at least it's the other national car with Toyota genes in it). That's because I am back in Malaysia and need to use the Waja so family's gotta get another car.I think many people know that Perodua has firmly overtaken Proton as the top car manufacturer in Malaysia. Even though Myvi waiting time is

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Last post was in December 23. That's more than 1 month ago! I know, I know, you must be thinking I am another one of those blogger that start out with a bang and slowly dwindle and end with a whimper.I hope it started with a bang, definitely at the rate I am posting, it seems to be dwindling, but coming to an end? Never.I will offer some excuse (hey some are valid ones).... some of you might know

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Alright, this post is definitely not within the main topic of this blog, but it's too good not to be shared. What has this shop below, which I came across in the Bangkok suburbs (located here) ............... got to do with the potential owner of the largest Airbus fleet in Asia in 2010?Maybe a close up would help :)Notice the tagline above and the tagline below :DUpdate:Here's the satellite

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It's all about the money...... so goes a song ..... What is money?Those smelly aromatic pieces of paper you keep in your wallet? (actually it's one of the few things in the world that you never refuse to hold firmly no matter how dirty it is, right? :P)Numbers you see in your account book? That piece of plastic with a signature at the back?Ok, let's start with some boring definitions first. I'll

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Want to know how to make 80% profit? Read on.Today I will explore the second important specs sheet of a publically listed company. Earlier I talked about the balance sheet. We move on to the income statement now. The income statement in a nutshell tells you one of the most important information. Is the company making money or not?If it is making money, you can then dig deeper and find out whether

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You probably read this somewhere before. You make money at the point of purchase, not at the point of sale. This advice is usually seen in property/ real estate related discussion and books. What about the share market?Before you read further note that plain greed is not good. But if you have "Knowledgeable greed" + "patience" = oh wow, you will be headed for major Kaching!!This is based on my

Jin Yoonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615343889761745982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35841417.post-44476598071616388762006-11-27T23:45:00.000+07:002006-11-27T23:42:35.000+07:00

*********************************************************************Sidetrack - a little Thai language lesson for u:Tiu Hai .... I am speaking in Thai OK. Really! It means to Give Tuition. Tiu = short for tuition, Thais like to shorten many english word. Wept = Microwave, Motosai = MotorcycleAnyway, I know Tiu Hai means something else for those cantonese speaking folks :P************************

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Ok, I admit I am stretching that statement above a bit too far. :)Lion Diversified's latest annual report (which is available on CD to shareholders) list the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as a shareholder with 2,589,800 shares.I am also a shareholder. Just divide the number above by ..... hmmmm ........ 1294.9Don't believe me? Check here. At the bottom.

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*********************************************************************Sidetrack - care to jump?:Yesterday I chatted with a friend on MSN about his experience doing the Macau tower skywalk. My legs turned jelly just by looking at the pics. Anyway he calculated that it would take like 6-7 seconds to leapt from the tower and touch down on the ground. How did he arrive at that figure? s =

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Sorry for the lack of updates recently. Swamped at work. Will only update this sporadically until I get things at work back under control.Anyway I am sure you have heard of the US Dollar, the SingDollar, the HK Dollar. But have you heard of the Linden Dollar? Curious and don't mind reading a long wiki entry? Go here. If not wait until I find the time to blog about a "new" economy. :)

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Nope, don't worry, I am not straying away from the original topic of this blog. Although I must recommend this excellent blog on food in case you are a food connoisseur or just love to eat at the local mamak. Yeah, I am related to the author of that blog, so that's a biased opinion, so what?So back to our topic of the day. If I gave you a 1/4 slice of the pizza below, and charge you RM4 per slice

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Here's a little insight from the book I mentioned earlier The New Market Wizards."You can't win if you have to win"This means you should never put money that you need, that you can't afford to lose into the stock market, or any risky investments let alone speculative bets. Your life should continue like normal even if the RM10k you put into the share market suddenly becomes a big fat zero. I mean

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*********************************************************************Sidetrack - a little Thai language lesson for u:I went to "loy" a "krathong" last weekend on the banks of the Chao Phraya river with some friends. We were at one of our colleague's house which was flooded as it was beside the river so the electricity was cut off. Hence we needed to use 'fai chai' ... something useless??

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A friend of mine who read this blog asked me whether I know about Swisscash or participated in it. I scratched my head and replied nope. He suggested I blog about it since he has some friends who did put money in it and was getting good returns.Here's what I found:a) It has a professional looking website here. BUT ... note the investment returns.b) Some insight from a forum (see the post by

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When you want to buy a handphone, what do you check first? Screen resolution, camera resolution, memory capacity, music playing capability, ....seems like making calls is no longer important nowadays. And of coz the cool factor, a la Chocolate, Razr or the yet to be launched Apple iPhone.When you want to buy a car, what do you check first? You check its specification sheet for engine displacement

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Managed to buy 007 700 shares of OSKVI at RM2.84 yesterday. As usual that works out to about RM2000 in transaction value. Why RM2k?Well I am short of cash at the moment so RM2k is all I can buy. Ok, seriously that's not the real reason (but it is true I did not have more than 2k at present).The real reason is that I prefer to accumulate (to borrow a term frequently used in those kaki saham

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This is gonna be a long week, ..... yeah I know it's already Wednesday, why am I complaining?! Was planning to blog about balance shit sheet but always arrived home so tired (I told myself that on my blog I will not bitch about life, I will stick to $$$ but hey, bear with me once in a while ok .... I am only human :P )Ok, back to our real topic of the day. So I thought I blog about something

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That's right. I have homework for you. What? You think making money is so easy?Ok, seriously, here's a list of books and URLs I would like to share with you readers about finance and money. There are plenty of resources available for you to learn up this arcane topic, and for sure I am the best there is my blog is still amateurish by their standards.Anyway this list will be updated constantly so

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The book I mentioned in my earlier post "The New Market Wizard" is quite an interesting read. I once told a friend that I am only a ikan bilis (anchovy) in the big ocean of the financial market.After reading this book I feel more like a microbe. I knew the market out there is huge, but never thought it was of mind-boggling gigantic proportions.Let's try to put things into perspective.The

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The postman brought me good news and bad news today. Want to know the details? You can check it out here (boring) or you can check it out here(interesting) !!

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In case you are wondering about the title of this post, you obviously haven't read or seen Harry Potter. Anyway, you must be thinking now, what is this guy talking about??I met up with an ex-school mate during Deepavali. The topic drifted towards money and finance. He recommended me this book, Market Wizards. So I went to MPH in MidValley and managed to find the 2nd book (it turns out that there

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Been taking a break from blogging with the Deepavali holidays, back in peaceful, quiet (but hazy) Seremban.So let's talk about the PE ratio today. Pocket Emptiness Ratio. This ratio helps to determine how broke you are, as it measures the emptiness of your pocket relative to my pocket. Of course the ratio also depends on the brand, cutting, waist, etc.Ok just kidding, PE ratio is price earning

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So when you look at the stock market, you might wonder which share is expensive? Which is cheap? As usual here comes the analogy .....************************************************So let's compare, which is more powerful? Kiasu, kiasu ....125cc Honda Wave S125 motorbike/kapchai850cc Kancilor 2000cc BMW 520dWalau weh, you say.... answer surely the Beemer (BMW for non car-aficionados). Think

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Online share trading in Malaysia is a myth. Why?I just bought 400 shares of LionDiv at RM5.20 today using MSN messenger. :D How? U ask. I send a buy message to my remisier. She keys in the order. Order transacted. She confirms and reply with another message. That's how.Do you call that online share trading? If yes, then I have just explained to you how all the online share trading works in Msia.

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Number 1: READ MY BLOG.Ok seriously, number 1, should be - start learning again if you stopped. (Right now, u r thinking, oh heck, I thought you are gonna give me some tips or insider info, sorry to disappoint you folks, that’s not what this blog is about)Yes you have to start learning about $$$. You can be money-minded, heck you should be money-minded. But that does not mean being old-Scrooge. I

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I am jumping ahead quite a bit by talking about whether to sell or not. Yes, I haven't even talked about buying and now SELL???Well, I got some feedback from some friends that some people fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on the company) have employee stock purchase plans, and even stock options. So in most cases they just blindly follow the crowd and buy.So 1-2 years on, the stock did not

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Now we get to the part which probably more people are interested to know. What is the PRICE? More importantly what determines the price?As mentioned before Price is the amount that a seller(buyer) attach to a product that they are WILLING to receive(pay) to sell(buy) the said product.As usual here's the analogy ....**************************************I have a 2002 Proton Waja 1.6 AT worth (

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One of the things that friends often asked me when I talked about a certain share is "Mai Kei Tou Lap" or "U Buy how many lots?"In most cases people still think one lot as equal to 1000 shares. This was because prior to 2003 (I think) most shares on KLSE were traded in lots of 1000. And everyone (I mean everyone) was talking about the stock market in 96-97, so I guess the (now) incorrect

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Ok, first of all forget you saw that title above. I just wanted to draw your attention here. I have posted an analysis of a stock because of some corporate restructuring. First of all don't buy it just because I say it is good (me being perasan thinking that people think so highly of my recommendations :P ).Make sure you understand the risk and what you are getting yourself into, which is the

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This post is moved to here. I realized that some post will get into a lot of nitty gritty details which was not the original intent of this blog. So if you don't mind diving into the deep blue sea of the world of finance hop on here.

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So what is the value of a share? Before we start to measure this value, we need to be clear about what a SHARE is and is not.The word share means divide, distribute, portions.When we buy a share remember that the value is not in the paper itself (the stock certificate). In fact nowadays you don’t get any physical representation of a share. Back in the good old days (sheesh ..... I sound like some

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Before we start investing, I think one of the most important concepts we need to grasp is the difference between value and price.Value - what is the object WORTHPrice - what the market is WILLING to pay for it, specifically how much the buyer is WILLING to pay or how much the seller is WILLING to receive.When people talk about the a certain stock in the market, the first thing that always comes

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What is this blog about? As the title says it all ... it's about Kaching!!!! Still don't get it??It's about money, 钱, duit, เงิน !!!I hope to share what I have learned about finance, stock market, investment in the last 3 years with friends from non-finance backgrounds (and who knows, someday some financially-savvy people might find this interesting too ....) and to get to know like-minded

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