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My friend emailed me this and i found it very funny and couldn’t help but want to share it with you guys! Happy weekends!Dear Prim@ Minist@r,We citizens of Singapore urge you to PLEASE MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.We DO NOT NEED your help. Every time, you mention HELP, we have to runFor cover!!!Help the poor? Raise ...
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“You should avoid buying a new whole life, endowment or investment-linked policy as thecharges are too high. It is better to buy term insurance for your insurance protection and tinvest in …
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Image via Wikipedia If you want to know more about value investing but are often put off by most books out there that tries to explain investing in such a boring manner, Warren Buffett's letters to Berkshire's shareholders are easy read.It is easy read as it is not very technical but it gives you a good grasp of what to look out for in a …
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Tan Kin Lian’s BlogInsurance agent does not tell the truthDear Mr. Tan,I met an insurance agent on the street, and was introduced to their “savings” plan. I read through your website and understand that such a policy is called a regular premium ILP policy, which provides life insurance cover and also an investment portion.The agent ...
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Image via WikipediaYou have heard stories of traders or punters made good by investing all their money into 1 stock and newspaper stories proclaiming how a trader can turn $1,000 into $100,000 in 1 month or even having 1000% return on investment.For a beginner to investment, they might be convinced that the only way to get rich is to have concentrated bets. However, that is …
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Just applied for this as well. It's quite similar in terms to the other NCPS issued by DBS and OCBC. The concerns are similar to the others as well. So if you are buying this, it has bond-like characteristics and is very much affected by the SIBOR interest rate.Issuer: United Overseas Bank Limited ("UOB")Format: Class …
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Here is a link to an Australian Get Rick Quick Scam. http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2007/06/11/get-rich-quack-david-schirmer-of-the-secret/As mentioned previously in my blog, be critical of what is told to you when attending investment seminar.
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Image by Getty Images via Daylife Warren Buffett's Investing QuestionsBefore Warren Buffett invests a dime, he asks:Is the company in an industry with good economics? That is, is it not in an industry competing on price?Does the company have a consumer monopoly or brand name that commands loyalty?Can anyone with an abundance of resources compete successfully with the …
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Gold Coast lifestyle from Brett Clements on Vimeo.Queensland, Australia - Seeing this clip reminds me of my fond memories there...Really a wonderful place to stay for extended periods.Oh yes, which brings me to my opinion of the Aussie Dollar. It has depreciated a lot against the USD ('coz of the USD dollar strength, the impending economic global slow down). Since SGD is …
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Haha.. I was reading some blog that linked to this astrological weight calculator.What the.... I'm only worth this much....Anyway, the link is here...http://www.wofs.com/index.php?option=com_custompages&Itemid=89.
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I just put in my bid for the OCBC NCPS which is paying 5.1% per annum till perpetuity (subject to redemption by OCBC from 2018 at par value). If you can get it at par value, it is not a bad investment option.However, it might not be advisable to hold it to perpetuity since the redemption occurs in year 10 and after which you will be getting the SOR + 2.5%. I'm sure there will …
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Book cover via Amazon Get Wise, Get Wealthy…and Get On With Your Lifeby Alexander Green, Chairman, Investment UInvestment Director, The Oxford ClubDear Investment U Reader,When I speak at investment conferences around the nation, I often tell investors not to watch MSNBC, CNBC or the other financial networks.Members of the audience sometimes find this comical - ...
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Image via Wikipedia <Singapore's 40 RichestSuzanne Nam 08.20.08, 11:00 PM ET .fontbig { font: bold 11 verdana,san-serif; color:#8b1205; letter-spacing:1px; border-bottom: dotted 1px #8b1205; border-top: dotted 1px #8b1205; padding:1px; text-align:center; background:#ffedc9; } .singlink { font: bold 12 trebuchet,arial,san-serif; color:#cc6600; letter-spacing:1px;
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曹仁超：未来三个月下调幅度可能在2500-2700点_财经_凤凰网四十年投资智慧融为两本书曹SIR做投资四十年，从5000港币起家，赚到2亿的财富，出版的《论势——曹仁超创富启示录》《论战——曹仁超创富战国策》两书，是一生投资智慧的总结，有缘者将会从中掘得黄金。《论势》是投资哲学，讲进出时机，《论战》是投资策略，讲如何实战以及管理资金。《论势》归结为一句话就是“有智慧不如趁 …
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When I first started out doing investments, I had attended a few seminars of options, cfd, forex, stocks, properties that boast immediate profits or explosive returns of 500% etc etc. However, I have always doubted the effectiveness for the investors. But I never doubted the effectiveness for the trainer. The trainers are indeed making explosive profits and guaranteed …
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Do not jeopardise your investment returns by buying products without regards to the whole portfolio as this is likely to increase your risk without necessarily increasing your returns.Some financial advisors/bankers will tell you to buy products and they might not even know what a portfolio should consist of. However, if you have more than 50% of your fund invested into …
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Honestly Speaking - Speak Your Mind About InvestingHave you guys watched the commercial on TV lately.. with the people in there dunno fretting about what.. machiam like die father die mother look like that..Here's what I created to lighten up the mood .. haha.. look out Marvel Comics!oH.. you should head over to view the comic gallery.. there are a lot more that is 10x …
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From what I gathered .. 1) The share issue will mean index ETF need to buy C to reweight it correctly in the index - (So means selling will be supported hopefully)2) The book value(if you trust the numbers) before the share issue was around $4+. So, after the X% dilution, you just deduct accordingly (assuming no change in book value). Probably around the share issue price of …
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2009 Year to date (YTD) ReturnPortfolio 19.86%Equity(Include Funds) 37.72%Direct Shareholding51.94%Dividend/Coupon/Interest received for 2009 $120,761Absolute Return Since Nov 2007Portf …
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According to the report in SCMP, I kinda struck IPO Lottery! :) Only 6% of IPO subscriber for SinoPharm got their shares, albeit at the minimum 400 shares at hkd$16. You cannot imagine how miserable 400shares was since I actually had put in a bid for HKD$3million worth of shares but got allocated 400 shares. SinoPharm was active today on HK exchange and I sold my 400 shares …
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