In Singapore, many consumers have the impression that products sold here are safe due to the strict regulations. However, contrary to popular belief, not all regulations are stringent. Ironically, scammers have made use of this thinking to con others.
Take the example of landbanking. In the UK, landbanking is considered as a [...]
A investor claimed he lost $350K of his CPF monies investing in shares in a ministerial dialog. 1 minister was quoted as saying “Most investors lost money because they are not savvy”.
Does this mean that savvy investors don’t lose money? What’s the meaning of being ’savvy’? The freedictionary.com [...]
The pressure to meet sales targets has caused a former bank executive 7 months of his life in prison for forging documents and transferring client’s cash to other accounts, it was reported in the March 23th 2010 edition of The Straits Times – Money-go-round scam: Ex-bank exec jailed. Quoting the report:
Instead of making money, many investors have done exactly the opposite. One of the reasons is the focus on the returns instead of the outcome. Read the Don’t Miss The Big Picture why an investor should focus on the big picture.
Like a stunned rabbit starring into the lights of an oncoming truck, investors are left bewildered in the wake of the ‘perfect storm’ that swept the world of investments. An investment portfolio constructed with simplicity in mind can go a long way in helping investors manage and maintain their portfolios. Read the [...]
With the explosion of user generated contents like blogs and forums in the development of Web 2.0, many consumers will search the web before buying something. This has not gone un-noticed by service and product providers. Some have tried to get positive reviews by giving rewards, be it by cash or in kind. [...]
Investment scams have become more creative. No longer can the investor just rely on tell tale signs of unrealistic returns to separate the sheep from the goats. We offer some questions to ponder before investing. Read the article – Sounds To Good To Be True? It Probably Is to [...]
In the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) Part I Response to Feedback Received for Policy Consultation of the Regulatory Regime Governing the Sale and Marketing of Unlisted Investment Products released yesterday, the use of the terms ‘Capital Protected’ or ‘Principal Protected’ for mass market products familiar to retail investors will soon be banned. [...]
Hedge Funds come to mind when one talks about Alternative Investments. But there are much more to Alternative Investments than just hedge fund. Alternative assets promises non or low correlation to traditional assets and can be beneficial to one’s investment portfolio. However, investors must be mindful of the possible issues [...]
