Category Archives: General

ETF Portfolio

Today I updated my portfolio allocations. Over the past few months I have sold a great chunk of my TIPs as well as some equities and some riskier bonds. My cash allocation is now at a whopping 56% of my total portfolio. It costs money to stay in cash because of the low interest rates [...]
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Malaysia’s Prospects, according to UBS..

 “KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s economy may expand by as much as 6% next year, double that of the government’s forecast of between 2% and 3%, said a global investment banking group.” quotes the Edge “UBS Ltd managing director for global economics Paul Donovan said that was achievable given his expectation, among other things, that the country’s [...]
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Back from Extended Holiday

My holiday was extended due to a tragic family accident resulting in the loss of a second family member in 2 years. This is a sad time indeed for us! I’d like to thank all of those who supported us through this crisis. I am now back to work (and blogging).
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Currently on Vacation – Back 27 October

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Megatrends

Interesting post in zerohedge today: http://www.zerohedge.com/article/guest-post-economic-megatrends-will-drive-our-future Has the business and economic climate permanently changed for the foreseeable future? How would this affect investors? I have pasted the conclusions in the article and provided my own commentary below. “Megatrend No.1. The culture of consumption is broken and won’t return to former levels. This is the key [...]
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Updates to Trading Malaysia

Wow! It has been 9 months since I have made any significant posts. Where shall I begin? It has been a crazy, crazy time indeed, both at work and at home. Many of you know that I work in the financial services industry so it will not come as a surprise when I say that [...]
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Tradingmalaysia is back!

Tradingmalaysia is back from its extended hiatus. We will be upgrading our blog and design pretty soon but see no reason why we should not begin posting immediately.
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Quick Thought: Financial System Regulation

From all the articles and interviews I have been reading on the financial crisis there is general agreement all around as to what its causes were. On top of all the monetary and fiscal measures discussed over how to fix the global mess, there has also been discussions of regulatory measures to prevent this from [...]
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