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Archive for July 2007

Internet Forces Shoulnd’t Be Neglected

Nowadays, more and more people had spend more and more time at Internet. They are searching for the answer through googling. They are stumbling upon sites in their specific niche of interest suggested by other users with the same preferences. They are reading the stories that got dugg heavily. They are watching videos that are rated high and unavailable in commercial TV shows. You describe it.. the story goes on and on.. This result in one big economic shift in advertising world. This force also allows the enormous growth of the ...

Public Far East Select and China Select Fund Review

Recently I received an email from Lim, one of this blog's readers. Lim is eager to learn. I asked his permission to share our discussion in this article. Here is the email I received: I'm new to investing. I find your blog to be very interesting and I'm seriously considering diversifying my savings for higher returns.I have heard a lot about funds from Public Mutual. What are your comments about their Far-East Select and China Select fund? What is the rule of thumb for a right mix of high and low risk ...

Do you love money?

When you love someone, how do you show it? Imagine doing the same thing if your lover is money $$$ get some money quote Tattoos on your body: I've seen people tattoo their lover's name. sleep with your money: You should sleep with your lover every night. give your lover more money: Since your lover is "money", give it more money certainly help to show your love. speak your love: Tell people how much you love money! show your love through your actions: hug it, kiss it and caress it ... don't let it sit ...

My Squidoo Royalty Increased in May 2007

Refer to my previous post on how I made passive income from Squidoo, I made $1.71 before May 2007. Squidoo updates the royalty and earning of lens master's account on July 6th for the period May 1st-31st, 2007. I was paid $3.87 for doing nothing in May. That's really passive. There is no doubt that Squidoo is a great place to generate extra traffic for your sites. Google just loves Squidoo. I created some posts about home loan in Malaysia, and then spent 5 minutes to create a Squidoo lens to ...

The World’s Richest Place

There are 476 billionaires worldwide, and 222 of them, almost half of the billionaires on earth live in USA. Florida state is home to 10 out of the 222.  This is as reported in year 2003. I believe that the number has doubled by now. Here are the Sunshine State's 10 billionaires, richest first: Micky Arison; Daniel Abraham, Robert Rich Sr.; H. Wayne Huizenga; James Moran; George Lindemann and family; Arthur Williams; James C. France and William France Jr.; and Mark McCormack.How much exactly is a billion dollar? 1,000,000,000 = 1000 million. Imagine ...

Personal Finance Interview of 5xmom

5xmom aka Chan LiLian is a well-known blogger in Malaysian bloggers community. Since 2003, 5xmom started blogging and building websites. She currently writes on several blogs including: You will find LiLian's advice on life and family. All about women. Guys should check this blog to better understand your women :) Find some great photos and photo tips here Penang is a famous tourists attraction with a lot of great food. Don't believe? Check out this blog for the best food found in this little island. Best recipes, foods and travel ...

Personal Finance Money Tips 1st Edition - June 9, 2007

Welcome to the June 9, 2007 edition of personal finance money tips. I will host this blog carnival bi-weekly. This will be the very first issue. All the articles submitted are very much related to personal finance management. Please find the italic font as my added commentary. Mortgage Tushar Mathur presents How much should your Monthly Mortgage Payment be ? posted at Life of a Resident Alien.... Generally most lender impose 1/3 rules that debt payment per month should not exceed 1/3 of the borrower's total income. It is the same ...

Bottom Up Approach in Unit Trust Investment Malaysia

I previously wrote an article regarding the top-down approach in investment. Now let's look at a contrary approach which is also much practiced by the local unit trust fund manager: the bottom-up strategy. According to Investopedia: The bottom-up approach assumes that individual companies can do well even in an industry that is not performing very well. This is the opposite of "top-down investing". Making sound decisions based on a bottom-up investing strategy entails a thorough review of the company in question. This includes becoming familiar with the company's products and services, its financial stability and its research ...

Who is the World’s Richest Man?

Mexican telecommunications tycoon, Carlos Slim has taken the world's wealthiest entrepreneur crown with a net worth of $67.8 billion. After 13 years as the world's richest person, I think Bill Gates doesn't care much about the title anyway. He pours much of his assets for charity use. Whether it is a billion or multi-billions, this large amount of wealth is proven too much for a person to spend. This is not the fist time Bill Gates is beaten. In year 2004, IKEA's founder Ingvar Kamprad has overtaken Gates as reported by Swedish ...

Why Invest in Land?

Most people think that land investment is only for real estate developers, who buy big parcels of land for commercial, or residential development. But actually, investing in land is one of the sound investment strategies available for common investor, both large and small. Why Invest in Land? possibly higher profits less risk - imagine your land got hit by a bomb, it is still a land anyway. greater flexibility for maximizing value - you can plan your dream project on it. easier and simpler investment management land is real - it is tangible, can be visited, ...

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