Hello Grasshoppa, The Touch ‘n Go e-wallet has transformed the lives of many in various ways. It has shifted from my least favorite e-wallet to my favorite & most used e-wallet. My spending through the Touch ‘n Go e-wallet has increased from under RM300 a month to over RM1,000 a month. With the GO+ feature, […]
What Is Fractional Investing & How To Invest In It?
Hello Grasshoppa, Fractional Investing is not something new, especially in the USA where it has been practiced for a long period of time. If you are an investor & you plan to buy Berkshire Hathaway Class A stocks, it costs you USD491,000 (as of my writing) to buy 1 unit. With Fractional Investing, you can […]
Which Trading Platform Has The Cheapest Brokerage Fee?
Hello Grasshoppa, I have been using Rakuten Trade since its launch in May 2017 & it is definitely the best trading platform for local stocks. They are the first completely online equities broker & have disrupted the market by offering the most competitive brokerage fee. Over the years, they have added more services to their […]
My View On P2P Financing After 5 Years Of Investing
Hello Grasshoppa, It has been more than 5 years since I started to invest in P2P financing. When I started to publish my first post on P2P financing, it was quite new in Malaysia. During that time not many Malaysians understood much about P2P & it required lots of marketing & publicity to educate the crowd […]
Is EPF Voluntary Self Contribution Better Than Fixed Deposit?
Hello Grasshoppa, There are lots of EPF features that have been introduced over the years & this is by far one of the best features by EPF for individuals that do not know what to invest in but want to earn higher interest than a fixed deposit. In Malaysia, we have been introduced to many types […]
The Fall Of HelloGold & How Does It Affect Us?
Hello Grasshoppa, If you have an account with HelloGold, you should have received an email from them on the closure of their Malaysia & Thailand office which made headlines on many social media pages. There is also some feedback that the app was having some issues & there was lots of panic selling happening within […]
How Much To Save & Invest To Be A Millionaire By 60
Hello Grasshoppa, Is it realistic for us to be a millionaire someday by just relying on our savings? Most of us are conditioned or encouraged by the public or family to start saving when we are young in order for us to retire comfortably in the future. Usually, the tips that we are getting is […]
How To Increase Your Investment Amount Each Year
Hello Grasshoppa, We are in the new year & if your goal is to increase your investment each year, this is a good time to start planning if you have yet to plan it. Each year, I will be going through my investment portfolio rebalancing to determine if my investment strategy is effective & I […]
Start Investing In 2023 In 3 Easy Steps
Hello Grasshoppa, We are in a new year & I guess some of you have decided to finally take your first step to invest. The only problem is, you think that it is too complicated & you don’t know how to invest, correct? If yes, then this post is definitely for you to kickstart your […]
Gearing Up Your Investment Towards Recession
Hello Grasshoppa, There are multiple sources have mentioned that we are entering a recession soon. Recession periods are usually tough periods for many as we will be seeing the global economic downturn, higher unemployment rate, high inflation rate & bear market. It is truly an uncertain period of time from the trade wars between China-USA, […]