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Weighing the Pros and Cons of investing in Unit Trusts

March 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Advantages of investing in unit trusts:
Ready affordability
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The Wide World of Unit Trusts

March 27th, 2008 · No Comments

What is a unit trust?
Unit trusts have grown in popularity in recent years. [...]

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Majority neglect retirement plans

March 14th, 2008 · No Comments

More than half of Malaysian workers have not prepared for retirement while those who have, only started planning after age 40, according to a survey. The average age working Malaysians began preparing for retirement was 41, while retirees said they did so at 47. “That’s way too late. It doesn’t give them enough time to [...]

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DOLLAR COST AVERAGING PRINCIPLE

February 28th, 2008 · No Comments

The principle of Dollar Cost Averaging involves a discipline regular investment technique which may be applied to maximum effect in unit trust investing. All that an investor has to do is to invest a regular sum of money with a selected unit trust fund over a period of time. This way, he does [...]

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EPF Member’s Investment Withdrawal Eligibility

February 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Effective 1 November 2007, EPF under its ”Beyond Savings” strategic initiative has introduced various enhancements to member’s benefit structure in stages. These enhancements are in accordance to the EPF Act 1991 (Amendment 2007) . One of the enhancements is the introduction of the basic savings concept that will be used to determine the minimum sum [...]

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