Not 90% but 100%

US and EU market drop..

MY stable

Sigh.. My asia ex japan drop alot. Bringing my total investment more than 1% drop from all time high

u mean HWANG SELECT ASIA (EX JAPAN) QUANTUM FUND ?

Hwang select asia quantum + asia opportunity + cimp P dynamic income

HWANG SELECT ASIA (EX JAPAN) QUANTUM FUND laosai invest waste time money

Slowly bro, why want so fast the market up? Take opportunity to accumulate.

Portfolio down and down each day.. But out of $$ to top up

u can borrow $$ from bank to invest

Borrow bank need sonetime to be approved

it is consider old news for me, at least for my company.

u can ask for pre-approved loan

u can utilize it anytime u 1

i also bankrupt already own bank 1mil

yeah this not doing so well compared to SOF

Hey guys,

I've finished reading "The Coffeehouse Investor" and am now going through "Bogleheads' Guide to Investing". Both of these books talk about the passive way of investing through low cost, unmanaged index funds as opposed to actively trying to beat the stock market through active trading. Any advice on how I can achieve this sort of investing around here?

I've done a tiny bit of research and a lot of people talk about unit trusts. But from what I've seen they have front loading fees and high annual fees (compared to unmanaged ones). Some also say that the indexing the whole market doesn't work around here because the market is less matured (not really sure how that affects it though). Thanks for any advice.

IMHO:
1. for emerging markets, especially MY - do mutual funds via FSM (lowest cost overall)
Why? U already know - manipulation & insider.. i mean "feel & surf" by fund manager does have impact (ie. alpha)

2. for developed markets or huge markets, go ETFs for lower cost of entry & annual mgt fees
eg. SPY, URTH, Vanguard funds & ETFs, etc all listed in US ARCA or other exchanges.

3. if just want to focus on cost effective and passive - local KLCI has CIMBA40 covering ASEAN 40 companies + CIMBC25 China's largest 25 listed on HK exchange. Google them for details - CIMB ETF does have very detailed info for both.

Thanks for this. Will look into it later. What is FSM's role in everything? Are they like the middleman between me and the actual investment channel? New to all this, sorry for the silly question.

I forgot to ask this in my original post: is it possible for us to buy Vanguard related funds?

FSM? think of them as corporate agent, not individual agents. go to their website and FAQ

Vanguard? sure - sign-up locally with any security firm that does US stocks
can buy Vanguard's ETF. Mutual funds.. er.. unless U are in SG or US.. tough

Another way to buy Vanguard's ETF - go SG's TOS (Think or Swim) or OX (OptionsXpress) can buy liao
third and further out option - online US account but i heard several has clamped down on MY account opening - unsure how "vicious" or tight it is.

Me - have HLeB account for foreign trading & foreign currency + OX SG account.
BTW, if i kaput suddenly - my Will has no issue to be executed in MY & SG. Cost also no big deal for SG as compared to US heheh.
Just thinking a step further which may be of interest to U.

@wong: Interesting ... "my Will has no issue to be executed in MY & SG. Cost also no big deal for SG as compared to US heheh."

I am not investment savvy. What do these two comments mean? I am also "multi-national" based and have access to Vanguard USA. Any advantage to buying through Singapore?

This post has been edited by oneeleven: May 18 2014, 01:45 AM