Author: Charles Tan
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EPF: More into private equity, property and infrastructure
Diversification is key to long term returns and safety. Sometimes, this may not provide the best returns but as they say, never put all your eggs into one basket. For investment, I love property the most, maybe because I could actually touch, see, feel and enjoy it. However, I am not convinced to only have…
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HERO…. is here…. Damansara Damai.
It has an Ultraman statue right in front of its entrance. Yes, Ultraman is definitely a HERO in my mind. I still remembered when my brother and I cried during one of those episodes when Ultraman was ‘killed’ by an ugly monster. Fortunately, he was saved in a later episode. Haha. HERO Market is a…
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World Bank says Malaysia down in 2016 and up in 2017
The World Bank knows it all and is seldom wrong. Haha. Okay, let’s listen to what they have to say about the Malaysian gross domestic product (GDP). If you want, you can also read the full report here in NST. In brief, World Bank said for 2016, Malaysia’s GDP will fall to only a growth of 4…
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Short queue, long queue or even no queues, matter not.
A few days ago, a colleague shared a photo of people queuing up for an about to be launched high-rise. He remarked, ‘Sure or not. Nowadays still got queue? Must be the developer pay for these people to queue. Some so young, don’t look like can afford.” I told him that how long the queue…
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Conezion Residences received overwhelming response
A colleague bought her first home a few months ago. It was Conezion Residences at IOI Resort City. She asked for my opinion. I told her, it’s a safe buy. Whether it will give her huge capital appreciation or not would depend on the overall success of IOI Resort City as well as the general…
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Another new mall. Isetan’s The Japan Store in Lot 10
I love new malls. Or perhaps I love visiting new malls. I do not revisit small malls without anything special which I could not find in big malls. I think majority is like me which is the reason why the big malls are here to stay while competition continues to heat up for small malls.…
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RM200 billion worth of construction jobs and 7,000 jobs
We should be aware of what’s happening with the construction sector in Malaysia. Regardless of any type of economic activity, it usually has to start with construction. We cannot get more international students or medical tourists without more buildings being built in advance. This is true even for the electronics exports; no new factories meant…
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40 percent from EPF Account 2 for property?
Employees Provident Fund (EPF) savings is meant for retirees to have something to fall back upon after they retire. Of course, majority may not have enough when they do retire. Read here: EPF alone is definitely not enough, BEWARE That’s one reason why EPF allowed members to use Account 2 to be used for property purchase. Property…
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SP Setia Semenyih affordable apartment
Yes, I am personally against any property speaker who is telling everyone that they better buy quickly because there’s no more affordable homes in the market. I am also against some reports which says that one entire generation would be homeless because of property prices which are too high. Seriously, do these people actually search…