QUOTE(!@#$%^ @ Aug 31 2023, 12:01 PM)
anywhere to move other than epf?
At the moment considering kwsp. Was thinking if i should withdraw 2k per month put into kwsp. I am also planning to move money to Singapore next week when my mutual fund back in. Small amount only. I put two years ago in medical fund. Was told how good how good. In the end one year later lost some money and the bank make it up by giving 7% pa which return it to it's original value and they will kick back to me next week. 0 gain, a few ringgit lost but 2 years lost. Last year i was already planning to put to Singapore and that happened. From a portfolio i seen, my friend already got 10% return this year

so i am a bit late. But right now seems like a good time to go in as well.. so i might just throw it there.
Yes i know there are better places and those fee fee will eat up but i dunno how to do it. And i am too old to be learn and it makes 0 sense when i try to learn. So no choice put to an active manage fund in sg. Over the past 10 years sgd appreciate against myr on average 2% pa. So just exchange rate can boost earnings. And i see the growth around 5.5% so far. Esp past year. So just throw and forget it lo. Like i said.. Small amount only and plan to dump 1k sgd every 1-2 month slowly move there lo. Advantage is exchange rate (don't see how pmx can change or how malaysia economy can change to beat this..as long as they still holding on to certain politics and i kinda lost faith already looking at recent events), easily accessible and very liquid, it's a 3 monthly dividend which you have choice to reinvest without occurring any fee (one time fee when deposit but reinvest is free), better than asm dividend (asb better but i am not prince) and this money can hide from other ppl like parents/relatives/wife/gov. If something hit the fan in malaysia.. at least i still have a small pot in Singapore. That's what i thinking now and i still thinking about it but decision need to be made next week. What you ppl think?
Kwsp no brainer. Higher interest.. less liquid but hey, i haven't touch asm since i have account lo. So no difference parking asm or kwsp in this sense. Not like i need to have emergency need take money anytime soon. I just need to rebalance a bit. Still plan to move asm 2 to asm 1. Keep some amount in asm and large chunk in asm2 (reduce chunk so i get better yield). If anything goes wrong still withdraw from asm2 . And as i say.. maybe 2k withdrawal from asm2 per month put into kwsp. One year only 24k. 10 years only 240k.. slowly lo. Maybe that 2k withdraw and i top up to 1ksgd move to sg.. dunno.. still thinking and haven't really work out a plan.. but kwsp still better than asm2 la.. but it's my emergency + safe heaven.. still will keep certain amount there.. just reducing it coz low interest and right now feel kinda risky esp with certain politics here.. really feel the need to move it...
QUOTE(coolguy_0925 @ Aug 31 2023, 12:02 PM)
Ya.. if can and willing to take the risk then can go for those you know..
But for us unker who cannot lose anymore.. what's better than ASMs?
Look at those so called good return investments during pendamic.. unless you say gloves lah lol but well I believe those who hugging ASMs are more on looking for stable investment income.. no roller coaster
But.. if my loan int is only 1%.. I could not agree to this.. I will still park the money in ASM instead of paying the loan off

My house loan 4.2% now after last opr increase. So technically only 0.3% difference. I have a different mentality maybe coz i am old (maybe i am an idiot). I from start put into the flexi loan and consider it 4.5% risk free growth (original 4.8%, drop 4.5%, drop 4.2% , drop 3.8% increase 4% and now 4.2%). I no pay interest = earn. I put all in and i pay 0 interest (all into principle owing for monthly payment) and consider it no pay interest as earning. It has always been around 0.2 to 0.5% losses (compare to asm) but i take it coz this way no matter what happened i not worried my house is gone and my wife will have it rather than the bank. I put in and forget i even owe this loan until the tenure is done later. Even if i kick the bucket it is ok. No matter opr up down left right flip backwards or flip forward, i will know i have my house. I rather sacrifice 0.X% dividend for a secure and peaceful mind.