Yup, I'm also looking and reading up to see what to buy.... no strong leads for now....

This article may be helpful as a reference.
https://www.dailyfx.com/forex/market_alert/...Open-Mixed.html

This post has been edited by Fledgeling: May 4 2021, 09:51 AM

I invested 5% of my portfolio in Affin Hwang Global Disruptive Innovation Fund on 8 Jan 2021 (yeah..... when everything was still going up, up, up).

I have the ability to hold long-term

Just thinking hard whether I should average down since it is at about -10% now.

I guess I'll wait for the US Inflation report tonight (Friday morning US time): https://www.rttnews.com/3198154/u-s-stocks-....aspx?refresh=1

Depending on the inflation reading, things could go up or down.

Any thoughts/feedback?

Hello si-fu sekalian, I remember there was a question previously whether there are any funds that invest in Vietnam (similar to Public Mutual Vietnam Global Equity Fund). I tried to search but couldn't find it. Can anyone help me with the answer as to where we can invest in Vietnam on FSM or Eunittrust platform? The 5% sales charge on Public Mutual is prohibitive for me.


Attached File(s)
 PUblic_Mutual_Vietnam_QFR_Period_Ended_31_March_2021_LOCKED.pdf ( 4.41mb ) Number of downloads: 6

Yes, Public Mutual cannot be bought on other platforms. Are there any other SIMILAR funds that invest in Vietnam?

I have bought funds in AUD before. You can try calling the FSM helpline. They guided me to convert RM into AUD inside FSM and then purchase from there. Sorry it was last year so I cannot remember the exact steps.

https://www.rttnews.com/3213055/more-volati...ong-shares.aspx?

More volatility expected today for Hong Kong shares. Let's see what happens next.

This post has been edited by Fledgeling: Jul 29 2021, 10:58 AM

Thanks for sharing.
So, is it better to buy a fund that has shown a big dip (could be undervalued now) or something which has been quite stable (not much dip?)

Thank you MUM and xcxa23, lots of food for thought.

According to RTTnews, Hang Seng is supposed to rebound today, let's see....
https://www.rttnews.com/list/asian-commentary.aspx

Hello to all the sifu here.

I am a total newbie to ETF and am learning now by reading up on articles/watching videos etc. Currently, I am invested in unit trusts and managed portfolio via FSM so this is my starting point.

After doing some desktop research, I listed down the differences/pros and cons in simple layman terms.

ETF is more 'real-time' i.e. I can get the price I see today vs Unit Trust which is a delayed pricing (usually FSM is about 2-3 days 'late')

ETF is passively managed i.e. just follow the performance of index vs Unit Trust which depends on skill/weaknesses of Fund Manager

ETF is potentially lower cost than Unit Trust due to lower expenses (i.e. salaries of Fund Manager and team).

ETF charge is 0.08% (with minimum of USD8.8) whereas Unit Trust has a sales charge of 1.5%

Is my understanding right? Pls correct me if I'm wrong or add on if I missed anything.

https://www.fsmone.com.my/admin/buy/factshe...eetMYRII005.pdf

Based on the factsheet, you are referring to the top holding of RHB China Focus - ZHEJIANG JINGSHENG MECHANICAL
& ELECTRICAL CO LTD, right?

Hello sifus

I have been researching and learning about ETF for weeks. Almost ready to invest tomorrow for the first time and wanted to share my thought process so that I can get advice if there is anything I missed or am mistaken.


I believe that China specifically (and not Hong Kong) still has potential to grow in the next 2-3 years

I want to invest in EFT for China because of lower expense ratio and lower sales charge than Unit Trust (which was my go-to previously)

I used to EFT filter to search for China EFT with lowest expense ratio.

I pick a 'familiar' name like Franklin Templeton vs an 'unfamiliar' name for me like Value Partners Asset Management Malaysia - just my personal preference


Any feedback/input for me to consider?

This post has been edited by Fledgeling: Aug 15 2021, 03:21 PM

Hi Yklooi,
If it's a pure ETF, wouldn't it be the same returns regardless? That's why I picked lowest expense ratio
Can you help me understand?

Let's see what happens today:
https://www.ewfpro.com/index.php/en/market/...wilayah-bearish

I am still looking to go into China ETF

I entered China ETF for the first time: CHINAETF-MYR
Learning as I go.

https://www.investors.com/market-trend/stoc...-default-fears/

I'm monitoring US market, maybe it could be a good time to pick-up? What do you all think? Also bearing in mind that we need to watch-out for Fed tapering: https://www.reuters.com/business/global-mar...pix-2021-09-20/

Amateur on ETF seeking advice/views.
https://www.fsmone.com.my/funds/research/ar...-shar?src=funds

Referring to the above, is there any strong reason to buy into an ETF on the US market vs a similar that is on KLSE? Really trying to understand.

Question:

https://www.rttnews.com/3245083/u-s-stocks-...id-variant.aspx

Last Friday, US stocks were lower. If I buy into Unit Trust today (before cut-off time), will I get last Friday's NAV price? Or will it be based on today (Monday) NAV?

https://www.fsmone.com.my/funds/research/ar...05-sales-charge

Any one find the 2022 key investment themes promotion at 0.5% any good? Limited Unit Trusts of course.

Noob question:
I'm interested in buying US ETF. I noticed that there are some on Bursa Malaysia like this one: https://www.bursamarketplace.com/mkt/themar...#companyprofile

However, I also noticed that FSM mentioned for ETFs trading on NYSE, the trading hours are at night 10.30pm onwards.

So for the Bursa ETF, does it mean that it would be delayed by 1 day since Bursa works KL hours? If I want real-time prices, I should pick the NYSE ETF? Please enlighten me.

Thanks so much Memer. I really appreciate you giving some tips for me to understand better.