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 ASB loan, worth to get it???

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mazhard
post Apr 28 2009, 09:47 PM

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QUOTE(DenshaOtoko @ Jan 29 2009, 10:00 PM)
I am still blur about ASB loan until now wether it is worth to take or not. I have read many books regarding investment such as Rich dad poor dad and from Azizi Ali (millionaires planet). Both of them never recommend to borrow money to invest because of bank interest. Should I listen to both these millionaires guys about no to borrow money to invest (ASB loan) or any one can tell me wether this advice is wrong or not? blink.gif

One thing, I had read somewhere in the website (forgot where already.. blush.gif ) regarding comparison between self saving and loan about this asb. The study was written by someone (officer) in Maybank for comparison. From her study, self saving every month will always outperform the ASB loan in term of nett profit because of no interets deduction and it is nett. She never recommend to take take a loan for ASB as it is not worth it. If someone cannot commit to save every month for saving then why he/she able to pay monthly debt (loan)? Any idea is it correct or wrong?

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i am taking asb loan for 40k last year .. just started paying Jan this year.. at the time , already got the 2008 dividen (not sure how much coz it accumulate with my ASB cash) .

paying rm440 p/month based on BLR - 1.25 (at the time BLR rate is 6.75) ... its reduce to RM416 p/month started may 2009 (new rules from Bank Negara , payment automaticly adjust based on BLR).

I am also thinking many-many times before taking an ASB loan. Its actually OK, if the ASB dividen maintance at 7-8% with BLR lower than 7%. But, we look from the other point.

Loan is always a loan .. its dont care if we used it for investment or for spending. The bad things is our next loan application also calculated the ASB loan, thus for the bank our income is become thin then our loan offered should be less. I am lucky since got a cash to redeem the ASB loan, maybe after 2 years or depending on the dividen given this year



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