Lion Team Advisors Berhad (LTA) is organizing a personal financial planning seminar on November 3-4, 2007 in Penang. Time: 9am-6pm Date: November 3-4, 2007 Venue: Dewan Sri Penang Language: Mandarin and English mixed Early bird tickets: RM70 before Oct 15, 2007 Normal ticket price: RM90 Click here to download the brochure for more details. personal-finance-public-seminar.pdfThere will be more than 10 professional speakers giving speeches and workshop on financial related matters. If you are staying in Penang and want to learn more about personal finance, contact me to grab your tickets. [CONTACT-FORM]

Most people thought that hedge fund is another league level which is catered for the super rich. Now the market is broader. I think most corporation now don't want to miss the long tail trend. Capturing the long tail is more profitable than the usual hits.

I just read a news about Henry Butcher Malaysia had tied up with Malaysian Airline System Bhd (MAS) to promote Penang real estate under the Malaysia Stopover Property Investment cum Second Home (PI2H) holiday package. The project is going to bring more foreigners to Penang state, and hope to get some of them to buy a few pieces of Penang properties. There are also some retirees from other developed countries such as Japan prefer to spend the rest of their retirement lives in Penang. If you know Penang well, it ...

Credit cards are like fast food... quick and convenient. But those cards could be adding to an already overweight nation. Watch the video below:

written by KCLau @ KCLau's Money TipsArchitects design and build real houses. Similarly, financial planners design and build your financial house.Job DescriptionArchitect: "I work on new buildings in the regeneration of an area, design alterations to existing buildings, or advise on the restoration and conservation of old properties."Financial Planner: "I work on client's financial matter, design alterations to existing financial plans, or advise on the importance of having realistic financial goals"Architect: "On every project, I work closely with other professionals, including engineers and surveyors, to make sure that their buildings ...

Nowadays, everything bought by consumers comes with some kind of warranty. I bought a computer keyboard and card reader recently which has warranty as well. But home warranties? In Malaysia, you will get a few years warranty if you are buying directly from developers. In some countries, you would have to pay extra for the warranty feature. Is it worthy? Watch the video below.

written by KCLau @ KCLau's Money TipsThis article summarizes the important facts of the original article "When Retirement Dreams Seem Elusive" by Chong Pooi Koon Retirement SurveyTan Kar Hor, the chief executive officer of Prudential Assurance Malaysia Bhd told the result of a survey commissioned by Prudential and conducted in April this year by Synovate Malaysia (a market research firm). The survey finding is based on 1,038 respondents age 28 and above Malaysians with monthly household incomes of RM3,000 and higher. Worrying facts:1. Malaysians generally show a lack of interest ...

What is Bursa Pursuit? Bursa Pursuit is an investment Challenge Game that mimics Bursa Malaysia. You can pit your skills against other virtual investors to win over RM500,000 worth of prizes! The Challenge only begins on 1 October, 2007. Register now to be alerted before the game starts. Why do I join? It is simply for the fun and also the prizes. Even though you are given virtual money to trade in the contest, but the prizes will be in the form of E-trading limit account. Besides participating as a individual investor, you ...

Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in consumer prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. The CPI is an indicator of the general level of prices. Components include energy, food and beverages, housing, apparel, transportation, medical care, and entertainment. When the consumer price index goes up, it is a sign of an inflationary environment. Consumers have to pay more for the same amount of goods and services.

Suze Orman is a best-selling author and Emmy award-winning TV host whose new book, "Women and Money," was published in March 2007. She said,"What's sad is that personal finance isn't a topic that you can rely on schools to teach. That's why it's important for parents to teach their children well. You're kidding yourself if you think that learning about money is just a matter of a few basic math principles; your children pick up far more subtle and powerful messages by watching and listening to you."She also urges parents to send these four money ...