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Tuesday, 27 March 2018

Grab the Chance - Incentive for Fresh Bursa Market Investor

You can now have more reasons to expand your investment portfolio and trade more with the new trading incentives that will take effect on 1 March 2018.




1) Stamp duty waiver on shares of mid and small cap companies traded on Bursa Malaysia, effective 1 March 2018 for a period of three years
Stamp duty on shares of mid and small cap companies will be waived effective 1st March 2018 until 28th February 2021.

The stamp duty exemption will be applicable to companies listed on Bursa Malaysia Securities with a market capitalization ranging between RM200 million and RM2 billion as at 31 December 2017 for eligibility in 2018. For eligibility in 2019 onwards, the companies will be based on their market capitalization as at 31 December 2018. The list of companies will be static until the annual review.

Download the list of mid and small cap companies eligible for stamp duty exemption here

2) Fee waiver on trading and clearing fees for six months
        Below are the criteria to be eligible for the waiver:
· Eligible to first time individual investors who open a CDS account from 1st March 2018 to 31st August 2018- want to know how to open account? click HERE 
· No other CDS account has been opened before (including closed account) (No other account at any bank or closed account )
· Applicable to new investor’s trading within waiver period (1st March 2018 – 31st August 2018)
· Eligible to direct individual accounts only - want to know the different of direct and indirect? click HERE


Source : BursaMarketPlace

What is Fund Market

Fund Market is a marketplace which enable investors to invest in financial products (funds) that is well- managed by professional fund managers. By buying into the fund, investors are able to get access to different types of financial instruments which are pooled into a fund to create a diversified portfolio, with only small amount of capital required (as small as RM1000). This means riding on the capabilities & experience of the skilled fund managers which they takes years to build or gain, to invest and make money from the financial markets.

There are few types of Fund available in the Market which Malaysian /foreigners residing in Malaysia are available to access:-
1. Malaysia Financial Instrumental  –Including Equity fund , Derivative fund ,syariah/ Islamic fund , ETF fund ,Bonds fund,money market fund and etc
2. Foreign Market – Common one including, Asia fund, Asia ex japan fund,europe fund ,china greater fund and etc

Pros and Cons investing in Fund market
Pros

Cons

ü Professionally managed
 RISKY when you don’t know the fees

ü Provide income

 Less transparency in portfolio holdings

ü Liquidity - Easy to enter and exit

 Pricing ,calculate once day/ week

ü Diversification – reduce concentration risk

 No control over the Fund

ü Tax-free on capital gain


ü Wide range of product selection based on risk appetite



What do you do in Fund Market?
Typically, a fund would invest in companies (stocks) with good and solid fundamental. Like how Warren  Buffett does, the world most successful investors of all time, the secret to getting a better return on investment is to buy a stock with huge intrinsic value, hold and ride on it. Most of the time, Fund would invest for a longer term period and hence target for long term capital appreciation instead of short term gain which may involves higher cost if trades frequently.

Fund is categorized into six types, for example, Equity, Derivative/commodity, Index fund, Bond fund and money market fund. Each fund would have different investment strategies and objectives such as to dividend funds, growth, conservative, specific geographical area, hedging purpose and etc.

How do you get into Fund market?
You will need a financial planner for it regardless which fund you are invest into. To engage a financial planner, you can walk into any commercial banks but most of the time the respective banks will only sell and market their in-house funds. Alternatively, you can always approach me (comment/email me) to understand how to invest into it.

How can you understand better about the fund market?
First of all, you can always consult your financial planner to help you to understand more about it. Other than that , there are plenty of free Websites where you can access the information easily. You can also access to some of the free Apps in your Smartphone. Please do let me know if you notice any good Apps via the feedback form so I could add into the table below and share it to everyone. J 
Websites
SmartPhone Application



Investing(Android)(IOS)

FSM Mobile (Android)(IOS)
Broker Webside / Report (MBB , CIMB , RHB & ETC)


In summary, Fund market is one of the platforms which gives you access to many kinds of investment products and invest with hassle-free and low entry capital.
Always remember the scariest weapon to destroy our wealth is not accident, not currency weakening, not war but is inflation. As inflation will slowly wipe off our wealth and our purchasing power slowly.

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Monday, 6 February 2017

摘自富爸爸-财务自由之路一书

第 4 级:长期投资者
这类投资者非常清楚投资的必要性,他们积极地参与自己的投资决策。他们会十分清楚 地列出长期计划,并通过该计划达到他们的财务目标。他们在真正投资之前,会投资于他们 的自身教育。他们利用周期性投资,并在任何可能的时候最大限度地利用税收的好处。最重 要的是,他们向有能力的金融设计师征求意见。
请不要认为这种类型的投资者是那些花大时间用于投资的投资者,他们根本不是这样, 然而令人疑惑的是,尽管投入的时间并不多,他们却正在投资于不动产、企业、商品,或者 任何其他刺激的投资工具。而且,他们采用保守的长期策略,这种策略正是“忠实的马吉兰” 基金的彼德.里奇或沃伦.巴菲特等投资家所推崇的。
如果你还不是一位长期投资者,那么你应尽快地成为这种人。这是什么意思?这就是说, 你应该坐下来,制定一个计划,控制你的花钱习惯,最小化你的各种债务;用你的钱生活, 并增加你的钱,弄清楚你将每月投资多少钱,用多长时间按实际回报率获得收益,以最终实 现你的目标。目标应该是这样的:我计划在多少岁时停止工作?我每月将需要多少钱?
有了长期计划,你会减少你的消费负债,并把一小笔钱(定期地)放在一个绩效最好的 共同基金上,只要你及早地开始并时刻监督自己的行为,那么在积累退休财富方面你将有个 良好的开端。
如果你处在这个等级,那么你需要使投资简单化,不要频繁地改变花样。忘掉那些复杂 的投资,只做绩效好的股票和共同基金投资,赶快学会如何购买封闭式共同基金,如果你还 不会的话。不要试图超越市场,要聪明地使用保险工具,把它做为保护措施而不是积累财富 的措施。先锋指数 500 基金在过去比三分之二的共同基金绩效要好,可以把这样的共同基金 作为一种投资基准。10 年后,这种基金给你的回报将超过 90%的“专业”共同基金经理获得 的回报。但是始终记住,没有“百分之百保险的投资”,指数基金同样有其固有的悲剧性缺点。
别再等待“大额交易”,试着通过小额交易进入“游戏”(就像我的第一笔投资,开始只 投几美元)。先不要担心是对是错,开始做就行了。一旦你投了一些钱进去……仅仅用一小笔 钱开始,你就会学到很多东西。钱可以迅速增加你的智力,恐惧和犹豫则拖延着你。你总有 机会加入更大的游戏,但是你永远无法挽回你在等待做合适的事情或做大额交易时失去的时 间和受教育的机会。记住,小额交易通常导致大额交易……但是首先你必须开始。
今天就开始,不要再等待。取消你的信用卡,卖掉“你的玩意”,买一份绩效好、不用贷 款的共同基金(虽然,没有真正的“不用贷款”的基金)。和你的家人坐下来,制定一个计划, 找来一位金融设计师或者去图书馆,读些有关金融设计的书,开始亲自管理你的钱(即使每 月只有 50 美元)。你等待的时间越长,你的最宝贵最宝贵的资产——无形并且无价的时间资 产就浪费得越多。
有趣的是,美国的大多数百万富翁都来自第 4 级。正如《邻家的百万富翁》这本书中所 描写的,通常百万富翁们开一辆福特 Taurus 轿车,拥有一家公司,并用自己的钱生活。他 们研究或者被告知有关投资的事情,他们有计划地做长期投资。他们不会去做那些让人眼花 缭乱、冒险和冲动的投资。他们非常保守,平衡性很好的财务习惯使得他们长期富有和成功。
有些人不喜欢风险,他宁愿集中精力于他们的专业工作或职业上,也不愿花大量的时间 去学习投资。对于这些人来说,如果你想过一种成功富裕的生活,你必须成为第 4 级投资者。 同时,征求金融设计师的建议非常重要,他们能够帮助你制定投资战略,使你在正确的轨道 上开始长期投资。
这个等级的投资者富有耐心,善于利用时间。如果你早些开始,进行有规律的投资,那么你能创造出惊人的财富。如果你开始得太晚,过了 45 岁,那么这个等级将不再有效,尤 其是从现在到 2010 年这段时期。
你认识处在第 4 级的投资者吗?
第 5 级:老年的投资者
这些投资者“财力充足”,能够追寻更积极的或者更有风险的投资战略。为什么呢?因为 他们有良好的财务习惯,坚实的财力基础和卓越的投资智慧。他们不是投资游戏中的新人。 他们实行集中化,而不是通常的多样化投资战略。他们有长期连续的获胜记录,但也赔了很 多钱,这给他们带来智慧,而这些智慧只能从犯过的错误中获得。
这些投资者经常进行“成批”而不是“零售”投资,他们把自己的交易整合在一起供自 己使用 。
他们还会足够“老练”地去参与第 6 级的朋友们组织的交易,这些交易需要投资资金。
是什么决定人们是否“老练”呢?是他们拥有的雄厚的财务基础,这种基础来自于他们 的职业、企业或者退休收入。此外还有他们拥有的坚实而保守的投资基础,这些人很好地控 制着个人的债务/权益比率,这意味着他们的收入比支出多得多。他们在投资领域受过很好 的培训,能积极地寻找新信息。他们谨慎,但不愤世嫉俗,始终保持开放的头脑。
他们将全部资产的不到 20%用于投机性投资。他们通常在开始时投入很少的钱,这样他 们能学会各种投资,如股票、企业取得权、不动产组合、购买抵押品等等。如果他们损失了 这 20%,他们也不会破产或者没钱吃饭。他们会把这次失败看成是一次教训,从中学习,然 后再回到游戏中学习更多的东西,他们十分清楚,失败是成功过程的一部分。他们憎恨失败, 但并不害怕失败,失败激励他们不断地前进和学习,而不是使他们跌入痛苦的深渊或向他们 的律师求助。
如果人们很老练,那么他们能够创造自己的交易,并获得 25%甚至无穷的回报。第 5 级 人被认为是很老练,因为他们有多余的钱,招之即来的职业顾问小组和能够证实这点的历史 记录。
就像前面提到的,这个等级的投资者把他们的交易整合在一起。 就像有些人从零售商那儿购买电脑,而有些人购买元件,然后“攒出”一台自己的电脑 一样,第 5 级投资者把不同的投资放在一起,组合成他们自己的投资。
这些投资者知道,运行不良的经济时期或市场为他们提供了最好的成功机会。他们在别 人退出时进入市场,他们通常知道何时才真的应该退出市场。对于这个等级,退出战略比进 入市场战略更为重要。
他们知道自己的投资“准则”和“规则”。他们选择的工具可能是不动产、贴现合同、企 业、破产或者新发行的股票。虽然他们冒的风险大于普通人,但是他们憎恨投机。他们有计 划并有具体的目标,他们每天都进行研究,读报纸,看杂志,订阅投资时事通讯,参加投资 研讨班,积极参与投资管理,他们了解钱,知道如何让钱为他们工作,他们的主要目标是增 加他们的资产,而不是只为了能挣多几块美元去花,他们把他们的利得用于再投资,形成更 大的资产基础,他们知道强大的资产基础产生高现金收入或者高回报,而且税收最少,这将 有利于形成巨大的长期财富。
他们通常把这些知识教给他们的孩子,把家庭财产以企业、托拉斯和合伙人制的形式传 给后代,他们几乎没有个人财产,因为他们充分认识和利用着税收制度的好处,或者逃避罗 宾逊准则,这条准则是向富人征收高额税收,然后把税收转移支付给穷人,但是,虽然他们不占有任何资产,但是他们通过企业控制着一切占有他们资产的法律实体。
他们有私人董事会为他们管理资产,他们接受董事们的建议,并且不断学习。这个非正 式的董事会由银行家、会计师、律师和经纪人构成,他们花一部分财产用于听取可靠的专家 建议.这不仅增加了他们的财富,而且避免了来自家庭、朋友、法律诉讼和政府的各种麻烦, 甚至在他们离开这种生活之后,他们仍在控制着他们的财富,这些人通常被人叫做“金钱管 理员”,甚至在他们死后,仍然继续控制着那些钱的命运。
你认识处在第 5 级的投资者吗?
第 6 级:资本家
世界上只有少数人能达到这个投资精英所在的等级境界,这种人通常既是优秀的“B”, 又是优秀的“I”,因为他或她能够同时创造企业和投资机会。
资本家的目的是通过把别人的钱、别人的智慧和别人的时间和谐地组织在一起来为自己 和他人赚取更多的钱。通常他们作为“发动者和引导者”,推动美国和其他大国成为金融强国。 这些人好像肯尼迪家族、洛克菲勒家族、福特家族、吉蒂家族和帕罗特家族。正是这些资本 家提供资金,用这些资金创造工作、企业和产品并使国家繁荣。
第 5 级投资者通常用他们自己的钱为自己的资产组合创造投资,而真正的资本家通过使 用别人的智慧和财富,为自己和他人创造投资。真正的资本家创造投资,然后把它们卖给市 场。真正的资本家挣钱不需要自己有钱,因为他们知道如何使用别人的钱和别人的时间。第 6 级投资者创造投资,他人则购买这些投资。
他们让别人富裕,创造工作机会,并使一些事情发生,当然前提是他们自己有利可图。 在运行良好的经济时期,真正的资本家做得很好;在运行不良的经济时期,真正的资本家变 得更富。
资本家知道,经济混乱意味着新的机遇。他们总是在人们发现到机会的几年前早已参与 使这种机会产生出来的项目、产品、公司或者国家的有关活动。当你在报纸上读到一个国家 陷入了麻烦,或者爆发了战争或灾难时,你可以肯定,真正的资本家很快就会到那里,或者 已经在那里了。当真正的资本家打算去那里时,大多数人却在说:“离远点儿。那个国家,那 个企业正处在混乱中,风险太大了。”真正的资本家能够期望获得 100%甚至无穷多的回报, 这是因为他们知道如何管理风险,没有钱时如何能够挣到钱。他们这样做是因为他们知道, 钱不是一种事物,而仅是在人们头脑中被创造出来的一种概念。虽然他们同样有每个人都有 的恐惧,但是他们利用这种恐惧并把它转化为刺激。他们把恐惧转化为新知识和新财富。他 们生命中的游戏是用钱挣钱的游戏,他们喜欢金钱游戏胜过任何其他游戏……胜过高尔夫球、 园艺等等,这种游戏赋予他们生命。无论他们赢钱还是赔钱,你都能听到他们说:“我喜欢这 种游戏。”正是这点使他们成为真正的资本家。
与第 5 级投资者一样,这个等级的投资者也是优秀的“金钱管理员”。当考察这个等级的 大多数人时,你常常发现他们对朋友、家人、教堂和教育十分慷慨。让我们看看那些创建了 众所周知的教育机构的著名人物吧。洛克菲勒帮助创建了芝加哥大学,摩根不只是用钱影响 了哈佛,其他资本家用他们的名字命名他们帮助创建的机构,这些人包括范德比尔德、杜克 和斯坦福,他们不仅是伟大的工业领袖,而且对教育做出了巨大的贡献。
与许多聪明的愤世嫉俗者和批评家在我们的学校、政府、教堂和新闻中所说的相反,真 正的资本家不仅是通过成为工业领袖,而且通过提供工作和挣很多的钱这些途径为社会做出 贡献。
要创造一个更好的世界,我们需要更多的资本家,而不是像很多愤世嫉俗者力图让你相 信的那样,我们不需要资本家。
事实上,愤世嫉俗者远远多于资本家。愤世嫉俗者制造出更多的噪音,让大家处于恐惧 之中,寻找财务安全而不是财务自由。正如我的朋友基思.坎宁安一直说的那样:“我从未见 过为一位愤世嫉俗者建造的雕像,或者由一位愤世嫉俗者创建的大学。” 你认识处在第 6 级的投资者吗?

警 告
任何想成为第 5 级或第 6 级投资者的人,都必须先成为第 4 级投资者以发展他的技能。如果 你想到达第 5 或第 6 级,不能简单地跳过第 4 级。任何没有第 4 级技能,并试图成为第 5 或 第 6 级投资者的人,事实上都是一个第 3 级投资者……一个投机者!

Saturday, 23 July 2016

How to apply IPO via CIMB Clicks


How to apply IPO - Bursa Malaysia- CIMB Clicks

There are quite a few interesting IPOs that were listed in the market and their performance to date are excellent (Click to see the IPO Performance). I guess there will be an opportunity for us to catch the sweet treat from the capital rising activity of the new IPO.

First of all, who are eligible to apply IPO ?

1.Malaysian resident and citizen above 18 years old.
2.Has a Central Depository System (CDS) Direct Account registered in your own name.
3.Nominees or third party CDS Accounts are not allowed   

3.  If you wish to open a new direct trading account, please click here to make appointmentwe will reach out to you asap. Else, you may apply yourself by click the direct link

Let us get the latest IPO as example, there are a lot good information you can grab from the Bursa IPO Summary and the announcement page.


Kindly take note for below:
1) You may only make ONE share application for an IPO. Submitting multiple applications is an offence under the Capital Markets and Services Act, 2007. 
2) The eIPO application must be made via single person saving account that matched to the CDS/trading account name.
3) The IPO allotment is determined by the balloting process.
 
Timetable for IPO


Please find below for the Step by Step application at Cimbclicks. I believe that the other internet banking will share the similar process.
Step 1- Please Login to your internet banking, click on Investment > eIPO


Step 2 – Choose the IPO that you plan to apply

Step 3 –  Proceed to Fill in your CDS Number as per the statement– should be in the format of 15 digit, fill up the number of share to apply and Submit 

Congratulation, you are done for the application. You can get the result on the allotment day by checking the status at your online banking account.

How to Check your status 



Or ,you can check via https://tiih.com.my/index.php?p=results 

If the allotment to you is successful, you will get the shareholding on the day before listing at your CDS account. 

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Friday, 13 May 2016

What is Stock Market?

From my understanding, Stock Market is a marketplace that allows Businessman to share their ownership of the business at a willing buyer willing seller price. It is a platform for investors to grow a small sum of money and create bigger wealth with less risk compared to starting own businesses. Stock Market provides investors a variety of companies and sectors to invest in, at the same time serves as an alternative channel for company to raise more capital.




There are few types of Stock Market investment channels that are accessible for Malaysian /Foreigner residing at Malaysia:
  •       Bursa Malaysia – Including Equity, Derivative, Islamic Market, ETF, Bonds and etc.
  •              Foreign Market – Including Singapore, US , Hong Kong , Japan , Indonesia , Thailand , Australia , UK ,Switzerland , New Zealand , Canada ,France , Germany and etc.


Pros and Cons of Stock market
Pros

Cons

ü  Anti-Inflation

*      RISKY when you gamble

ü  Income

*      RISKY when are lack of knowledge

ü  Liquidity

*      RISKY when there’s major bad news/ events happened in the industry, company or even country
ü  Diversification

*      RISKY when you do not remember what you had bought and invested
ü  Tax free on capital gain


ü  Wealth accumulation



What you can do in Stock Market?

You can invest like Warren Buffet and accumulate your wealth throughout your investing life. You also can Trade like George Soros to capture the short term capital appreciation. Basically investor are categorized into six which are –
·         Passive vs Active Management
·         Growth vs Value Investing
·         Small Cap vs Large Cap

How can you get into stock market?

First of all, you will need a trading account and CDS account before you get into the stock market. Once your account is ready, you are allowed to Invest / Trade at any exchanges that are available. To understand how to open the account, you can refer to the previous post on How to Open Share trading account?


How you can better understand the stock market?

First of all, you can consult your dealer / remisier to help you understand more on it and learn the basics of stock market. Besides that , there are plenty of websites with free information that you can access easily. As most of us are using smartphone in day-to-day task, you can also access to some free Apps in your Smartphone. Please do let me know if you notice any good Apps via the feedback form so I could add into the table below and share to the rest (as sharing is caring J).
Websites
SmartPhone Application
Bloomberg (Android)(IOS)
Investing(Android)(IOS)
Homily Chart (Android)(IOS)
KLSE Screener(Android)(IOS)
CNBC Real-time(Android) (IOS)
Broker Webside / Report (MBB , CIMB , RHB & ETC)


In summary, Stock market is one of the vital financial products to assist you in growing your wealth as it gives you the most freedom. Furthermore, the entry barrier is low (Almost to no min amount). The scariest weapon to destroy our wealth is not accident, not currency weakening, not war BUT inflation. Inflation will decrease our purchasing power and slowly wipe off our wealth.
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Thursday, 12 May 2016

What is investing?

What is investing?
As investing is part of our journey to accumulate our wealth, we have to take it seriously and understand what we are doing and how it will help in our wealth accumulation. By simple street definition, investing means putting your money into a product that can give you return. Below are some brief ideas for the product that I can think of.

What are the product available for a Malaysian / Foreigner residing in Malaysia able to invest?
  • StockMarket – Including Equity and Derivative market
  • Bank Structure product – Paper commodity ( Gold , Silver)  / Equity link note       Dual Currency Investment
  • FundMarket – Including Foreign or Local , mutual , Islamic ,hedge Fund
  • Property Market  - Including landed, Condo, Resort, Shop
  • Insurance – Including Investment linked, Saving plan, Cash back insurance
  • Fixed Deposit – Including conventional or Islamic ,Cash money management Fund
  • Joint Business –Including all startup business, Venture Capital ,Private Equity
All the above Products have their own specification and characteristic, it is not necessary to have all of them in your portfolio but it is better to have a few in your own portfolio designed to your personality and desired goal.

Who should you look for the respective product?

  •         Stock Market – Licensed Dealer / Remisier 
  •      Bank Structure product – Licensed Dealer /Personal or Premier Banker
  •             Fund Market – Licensed Fund advisor / Bank Personal Banker
  •             Property Market  - Licensed Property agent and agency
  •             Insurance – Insurance agent / Bancassurance
  •            Fixed Deposit – Banker / Investment Banker
  •            Joint Business – Find a solid partner or franchise or Manager



How should you go for each product?

There are no shortcuts for all kind of investment. Knowledge is the first thing that you need to acquire before you get into a particular investment product. Strategy should come next. People who have knowledge and understand own personality will succeed in investment. People with strategy will also be able to get return in long run even though sometimes they might get caught in wrong market cycle or investment decisions.

Why should you go for each product?
  •             Stock Market – Low Entry barrier, Full access to the product
  •             Bank Structure product – Variety of investment, Diversifications
  •             Fund Market – Low Entry, Managed by professional
  •             Property Market  - Best hedge product to Inflation
  •             Insurance – Best protection product, hassle free on potential total loss
  •            Fixed Deposit – Safest Product to preserve capital
  •            Joint Business – 100% self decision making and make sure everything toward your vision

In summary, we should understand each of the products by consulting the professional (Shall always do this as this is the responsibility of the professional). Beside that, invest what you can afford and set your goal before you commit to it.

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