Making Personal Finance Simple
Finally – let’s get to where to actually invest your money. As the options for what you can invest in will vary by country, this article will be more tailored towards Malaysians. If you haven’t read through the previous posts, you can read them here Part 1: Introduction to Investing Part 2: Assets You Can … Read more
Now that we’ve gotten through what investing is and why it’s important to invest your money, we’ll have a look at what assets you can invest in. If you haven’t read through the first post of the “How To Start Investing For Beginners” series, you can read it here. Assets To Invest In There are … Read more
It’s here. The StashAway portfolio re-optimization has finally come. Adjusting our portfolio allocations depending on market conditions is what we’re paying StashAway for. Plus the convenience of depositing of course. To be completely honest, I expected a quicker reaction to our 35% peak to trough decline since the pandemic hit. To be fair to them, … Read more
Many countries in the world are now aiding employers, employees and the unemployed by providing ‘free money’ to prevent a major recession. Due to the current nature of the pandemic, some people are spending less for a multitude of reasons. This could possibly be due to job loss, pay cuts or simply not having much … Read more
Truly one of the greatest investments for eligible Malaysians, Amanah Saham. Did you know about it’s younger, better sibling ASB financing though? Unfortunately, some of you wouldn’t be able to participate in this and I really wish that wasn’t the case. For those of you that are, consider yourself fortunate! To give a bit of … Read more
Index funds are great investments, especially for beginners or people who don’t want to spend too much time thinking about their portfolios. While I do have my fair share of investments there, I also like hand picking good quality companies and building my own mini index fund! In our previous article, we talked about … Read more
12-15 minute read Are you new to investing and robo advisors? This article might help. If you’re not new, let’s talk about the 3 robo advisors that you can invest with. StashAway and Wahed Invest are the 2 most popular robo advisors in the Malaysian market. The only other player is a Japanese based firm … Read more
We’ve written about Picking Stocks 101 & The 3 Growth Stocks We’ve Recently Added Into Our Stock Portfolio. A lot of people have been asking us – how to buy stocks as Malaysians/Singaporeans. To buy a share in a company, you would have to do it through a stockbroker. They are professionals who help … Read more
15 minute read We get this question all the time. “What stocks should I buy?” “TMF, what stocks to buy??” Let’s settle this. Over the past month or so, stocks globally have entered the dreaded bear territory, falling more than 20% since their peaks in February. All over the world, people can’t stomach opening their … Read more
Active vs Passive Investing — how do you know which one to choose for you? In previous articles, we’ve always advocated for index fund investing for the benefits they bring like diversification & ease of participation. Index funds are considered passive investment, since it requires little to no input from the investor. For new investors, … Read more