Investing

Are bonds risk free?

Posted on April 27, 2008. Filed under: Investing |

 
Have you heard something like this – invest in bonds; bonds are very safe and is almost risk-free.

Well, it is true that bond is relatively safer as compared to equity investment, but it is surely not RISK-FREE. In fact, I have encountered many whom make the statement above not even know what is Bond in [...]

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Investment tips

Posted on April 24, 2008. Filed under: Investing, Uncategorized |

 Just some general tips on investment:-
 
1. Put a certain percent of our income towards savings, particularly long-term savings such as a retirement plan/child education planning. This will help ensure that you stay well ahead of inflation. For eg, if I were to invest RM1,000 per month for the next 15 years, with average rate of return of [...]

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Maximised return by market timing? See what Warren Buffett says..

Posted on April 20, 2008. Filed under: Investing |

When building an investment portfolio, we can use different strategies depending on our needs. Some strategies help us to increase our investment more quickly, while others may be more effective to reduce the impact of market fluctuations.
Generally, the earlier we start making regular contributions, the better off we may be. Not only will we [...]

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