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Is China Still Attractive After The Olympics?

The Beijing Olympics was a spectacular show. The opening ceremony impressed billions of viewers around the world. When it comes to China’s stock markets, however, the situation has been far from spectacular. They have been faring poorly, a few months, prior to the Olympics.

Economic growth measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) moderated to 10.1% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2008. This implies an economic slowdown (as compared with the GDP growth of 11.9% for the whole year 2007, and 10.6% for the first quarter of 2008).

Olympics: Boom and Bust?

Some investors observed there have been boom and bust cycles in Seoul, Sydney and Athens, before and after they organised the Olympic Games in 1988, 2000 and 2004 respectively. However, we do not expect to see such a cycle happening in Beijing. All the previous host cities contributed a large proportion to their nation’s economies. Beijing, on the other hand, contributes only around 4% to China’s GDP last year.

Beijing spent US$ 40.75 billion on urban infrastructure and US$ 1.89 billion on sport facilities, and those numbers add up to less than 1.1% of China’s fixed asset investments between 2005 and 2008 (source: People’s Daily). In terms of the equity market’s performance, although both the domestic A-shares and the Hong Kong-listed H-shares markets experienced a boom from 2006 to late 2007, they have not performed well this year, even during the Olympics. Hence, it is unlikely that there would be a post-Olympics bust.

China ’s economy has slowed down amidst the global economic gloom, but its GDP growth for 2008 may still be above the 8% target set by the Chinese government earlier this year. Inflation, on the other hand, which was at 8.7% year-on-year in February 2008, has been declining since May, to only 6.3% year-on-year in July 2008.

Conclusion

Despite weaker export growth, China’s economy may still grow by 8% or more in 2008. Domestic demand, based on retail sales, remains strong at over 20% year-on-year from March to July amidst the slump for A-shares. Infrastructure investment spurred by reconstruction needs after the natural disasters, will support economic growth, at least for the next two years. Inflation has lessen. Although market sentiment is negative in the short term, opportunities arise for mutual fund investors with medium- to long-term investment horizons.

China or Greater China equities seem attractive at their current valuation levels. However, they should be prepared for short-term volatility. China equity funds are single-market funds which may exhibit greater volatility than regional funds in the short term – we suggest investors place China or Greater China equity funds in the supplementary portion of their portfolio, which usually takes up no more than 20% of an overall portfolio. Nevertheless, the economic fundamentals, especially the Chinese market’s valuations, do indicate a good medium-term outlook.

source : ifast

p.44 permatang pauh

Kambing Pakcik - Kisah yg hampeh

Temubual seorang pemuda dengan pakcik gembala biri-biri.

Pemuda : Baguslah ternakan biri-biri pakcik. Boleh saya tanya beberapa
soalan tak?

Pakcik : Boleh aje...

Pemuda : Berapa jauh biri-biri ni berjalan setiap hari?

Pakcik : Yang mana, yang putih atau yang hitam?"

Pemuda : Yang putih.

Pakcik : Kalau yang putih berjalan lebih kurang enam kilometer setiap
hari.

Pemuda : Yang hitam?

Pakcik : Yang hitam pun sama...

Pemuda : Berapa banyak plak rumput biri-biri ni makan setiap hari?

Pakcik : Yang mana, yang putih atau yang hitam?

Pemuda : Yang putih?

Pakcik : Ah, yang putih makan lebih kurang empat kilo rumput setiap hari.

Pemuda : Dan yang hitam?

Pakcik : Yang hitam pun sama..

Pemuda : Berapa banyak bulu yang mereka hasilkan setiap tahun?

Pakcik : Yang mana, yang putih atau yang hitam?

Pemuda : Yang putih?

Pakcik : Aaa...yang putih menghasilkan sekitar enam kilo bulu setiap
tahun.
Pemuda : Dan yang hitam?

Pakcik : Yang hitam pun sama...

Pemuda : Kenapa pakcik membezakan biri-biri pakcik yg putih dgn yg hitam,
padahal jawapan semuanya sama aje?

Pakcik : Mestilah...sebab biri-biri yang putih itu pakcik yang punye.

Pemuda : Ooo, gitu ke...abis tu yang hitam tu sapa punye?

Pakcik : Yang hitam pun sama...

sekitar p.44

Anwar semasa membuang undi di Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Penanti, Kubang Semang dekat sini selepas hampir 10 tahun terhalang

ANGGOTA polis mengawal penyokong penyokong parti di pusat pembuangan undi di Seberang Jaya Pulau Pinang semalam.

SALAH seorang ahli keluarga membantu warga emas bagi menunaikian tangungjawab untuk mengundi Pilihan Raya Kecil P44 Permatang Pauh di pusat pembuangan undi di Seberang Jaya Pulau Pinang semalam.

MUKRIZ Mahathir bersalaman dengan Lim Kit Siang di pusat pembuangan undi di Seberang Jaya Pulau Pinang semalam.

HANAFI Mamat (tiga kiri) bersama petugas parti menyusun poster calon dari Parti Angkatan Keadilan Insan Malaysia (AKIM).

HANAFI Mamat dihadapan Bilik Gerakan Parti Angkatan Keadilan Insan Malaysia (AKIM) pada pilihan raya kecil Permatang Pauh.

Anwar menunjukkan gambar Kabinet bayangan di permatang pauh.

Ramainyer...

Sebahagian daripada kain rentang yang dipasang oleh jentera Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) di sekitar kawasan Parlimen Permatang Pauh bagi menghadapi pilihan raya kecil.

Recession: What Does It Mean To Investors?

When the economy heads into a tailspin, you may hear news reports of dropping housing starts, increased jobless claims and shrinking economic output. How does this affect us as investors? What do house building and shrinking output have to do with your portfolio? As you'll discover, these indicators are part of a larger picture, which determines the strength of the economy and whether we are in a period of recession or expansion.

The Phases of the Business Cycle
In order to determine the current state of the economy, we first need to take a good look at the business cycle as a whole. Generally, the business cycle is made up of four different periods of activity extended over several years. These phases can differ substantially in duration, but are all closely intertwined in the overall economy.


Peak - This is not the beginning of the business cycle, but this is where we'll start. At its peak, the economy is running at full steam. Employment is at or near maximum levels, gross domestic product (GDP) output is at its upper limit (implying that there is very little waste occurring) and income levels are increasing. In this period, prices tend to increase due to inflation; however, most businesses and investors are having an enjoyable and prosperous time.

Recession - The old adage "what goes up must come down" applies perfectly here. After experiencing a great deal of growth and success, income and employment begin to decline. As our wages and the prices of goods in the economy are inflexible to change, they will most likely remain near the same level as in the peak period unless the recession is prolonged. The result of these factors is negative growth in the economy.

Trough - Also sometimes referred to as a depression, depending upon the duration of the trough, this is the section of the business cycle when output and employment bottom out and remain in waiting for the next phase of the cycle to begin.

Expansion/Recovery - In a recovery, the economy is growing once again and moving away from the bottoms experienced at the trough. Employment, production and income all undergo a period of growth and the overall economic climate is good.

Notice in the above diagram that the peak and trough are merely flat points on the business cycle at which there is no movement. They represent the maximum and minimum levels of economic strength. Recession and recovery are the areas of the business cycle that are more important to investors because they tell us the direction of the economy.

To further complicate matters, not all business cycles go through these four steps sequentially. For instance, during a double dip recession, the economy goes through a recession followed by a short recovery and another recession without ever peaking.

Recession Versus Expansion
Recession is loosely defined as two consecutive quarters of decline in GDP output. This definition can lead to situations where there are frequent switches between a recession and expansion and, as such, many different variations of this principle have been used in the hope of creating a universal method for calculation.

The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) is an organization that is seen as having the final word in determining whether the United States is in recession. It has a more extensive definition of recession, which deems the following four main factors as the most important for determining the state of the economy:

1. Employment
2. Personal income
3. Sales volume in manufacturing and retail sectors
4. Industrial production

By looking at these four indicators, economists at the NBER hope to gauge the overall health of the market and decide whether the economy is in recession or expansion.

The tricky part about trying to determine the state of the economy is that most indicators are either lagging or coincidental rather than leading. When an indicator is "lagging" it means that the indicator changes only after the fact. That is, a lagging indicator can confirm that an economy is in recession, but it doesn't help much in predicting what will happen in the future. (Learn more about this in Economic Indicators To Know.)

What Does this Mean for Investors?
Understanding the business cycle doesn't matter much unless it improves portfolio returns. What's an investor to do during recession? Unfortunately, there is no easy answer. It really depends on your situation and what type of investor you are. (For some ideas, see Recession-Proof Your Portfolio.)

First, remember that a bear market does not mean there are no ways to make money. Some investors take advantage of falling markets by short selling stocks. Essentially, an investor who sells short profits when a stock declines in value. Problem is, this technique has many unique pitfalls and should be used only by more experienced investors. (If you want to learn more, see the tutorial Short Selling.)

Another breed of investor uses recession much like a sale at the local department store. Referred to as value investing, this technique involves looking at a fallen stock not as a failure, but as a bargain waiting to be scooped up. Knowing that better times will eventually return in the economy, value investors use bear markets as buying sprees, picking up high-quality companies that are selling for cheap.

There is yet another type of investor who barely flinches during recession. A follower of the long-term, buy-and-hold strategy knows that short-term problems will barely be a blip on the chart when taking a 20-30 year horizon. This investor merely continues dollar-cost averaging in a bad market the same way as he or she would in a good one.

Of course, many of us don't have the luxury of a 20-year horizon. At the same time, many investors don't have the stomach for riskier techniques like short selling or the time to analyze stocks like a value investor does. The key is to understand your situation and then pick a style that works for you. For example, if you are close to retirement, the long-term approach definitely is not for you. Instead of being at the mercy of the stock market, diversify into other assets such as bonds, the money market, real estate, etc.

Conclusion
The financial media often takes on a "sky is falling" mentality when it comes to recession. But the bottom line is that recession is a normal part of the business cycle. We can't say what the best course is for you - that's a personal decision. However, understanding both the business cycle and your individual investment style is key to surviving a recession.

Source: http://www.investopedia.com

Market Statistic

12 prinsip kekayaan

Ramai orang yang tidak perasan bahawa orang kaya tidak seperti orang biasa.

Mereka mempunyai prinsip hidup yang mudah tetapi sukar dicapai oleh orang biasa. Mereka sanggup bersusah susah dahulu sebelum mencapai kesenangan pada masa akan datang.

Mereka merupakan seorang yang penjimat dan suka menyimpan. Kebanyakkan daripada mereka mempunyai matlamat yang jelas; mereka tahu dengan tepat berapa banyak yang mereka mahukan dan berapa lama ianya boleh dicapai. Orang kaya tahu RM1000 yang disimpan pada hari ini boleh membesar sepanjang hidup mereka.

Di sini saya membongkar 12 prinsip kekayaan yang boleh anda ikut:

1. Mereka rancangkan kejayaan mereka. Mereka menyematkan matlamat berapakah pendapatan yang diperlukan, mereka tahu berapa banyak yang perlu disimpan dibank setiap tahun, dan mereka tahu berapa banyak modal yang diperlukan untuk persaraan. Adalah satu kemestian bahawa jumlah tersebut ditulis dengan jelas, kerana ia menjadi asas untuk tindakan. Dengan memberi tumpuan kepada matlamat sekarang tidak akan menjejaskan jika terdapat sebarang halangan.

2. Mereka merancang dan bertindak. Mereka membuat satu simpanan tetap dan terus menyimpan setiap bulan tanpa henti.

3. Orang kaya mempunyai disiplin. Mereka bertindak mengikut rancangan matlamat dan mengelakkan mengambil wang dari simpanan persaraan. Mereka tahu mengambil wang dari simpanan persaraan seperti “mencuri” daripada masa depan mereka.

4. Mereka membuat perlindungan daripada bencana. Ini bermakna mereka mengambil insuran untuk melindungi diri daripada kehilangan aset penting seperti rumah atau kereta. Mereka juga mengambil insuran perlindungan diri sebagai persediaan jika terjadi sebarang bencana keatas diri sendiri.

5. Mereka cuba mengelakkan hutang. Seorang pengurus kewangan yang bijak cuba untuk mengelakkan hutang dan membayar dengan lebih awal jika boleh.

6. Mereka menjadikan pendapatan sementara kepada tetap dengan menyimpan dengan bijak.

7. Mereka berjimat keatas setiap ringgit yang dibelanjakan.

8. Mereka benci berbelanja.

9. Mereka sukakan menyimpan. Mereka tahu setiap wang yang disimpan akan memberikan hasil yang lumayan pada masa depan.

10. Mereka terus belajar daripada guru-guru yang sudah berjaya, oleh itu mereka akan lebih berjaya.

11. Mereka mempunyai sikap positif tentang wang. Mereka bukan seorang yang tamak atau menjadi hamba kepada duit sehingga melupakan tanggungjawab kepada Tuhan.

12. Mereka selalu mencari peluang untuk membuat wang dan menyimpan sebanyak yang boleh.

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Stay calm during market turbulence

In the wake of the turbulence of stock markets in recent months, unit trust investors may be tempted to either sell or buy. However, investors are advised to remain calm and practice dollar cost averaging with their long-term goals in view.

When regional and global markets succumbed to panic selling in August 2007 and more recently in June 2008, the severity and sharpness of the correction was large enough to make unit trust investors ask themselves whether they should redeem now to stem further losses or buy more units at currently low prices. In fact, if they practise dollar cost averaging, they need not concern themselves with these timing issues. Dollar cost averaging enables investors to automatically buy more units when prices fall and fewer units when prices rise.

It is especially during times of market volatility that individual investors should remain focused on their long-term investment goals and keep their emotions from influencing their investment decisions. A disciplined and methodical approach to investing is the key to long-term investment success.

Unit trust investors are advised to buy and hold their investments for the medium to long term. The buy-and-hold principle is based on the notion that a good investment will generate reasonably attractive returns over the medium to long term. This also means that investors are able to distinguish between daily movements in the market and the underlying long-term value of their investments. Professional fund managers buy and hold for the medium to long term as they are prepared to wait patiently over several years for their investments to reach their intrinsic or fair values. For the unit trust investor, the 'buy-and-hold' strategy can also be applied by holding on to a well-selected unit trust fund over a period of at least three years.

There are some investors who believe they can achieve superior returns by timing the purchase and redemption of equity funds to profit from the stockmarket' s short-term movements. These investors are tempted to engage in timing the market especially in an environment where equity markets are volatile. Such investors who wish to make quick gains in the stock market by switching from one fund into another fund will often be disappointed. Market timing strategies that are often recommended by 'investment experts' have seldom been successful. This is because stock markets are inherently volatile and are impossible to predict with numerous factors, both domestic and foreign, affecting daily and weekly fluctuations in stock prices.

Investors who wish to take a more active approach with their investments by timing the market will expose themselves to many risks. In order to profit from the market's short-term trends, the investor has to correctly predict the market's trend and its turning points.

Public Mutual Funds

Public Aggressive Growth Fund (PAGF)
Public Asia Itikal Fund (PAIF)
Public Balanced Fund (PBF)
Public Bond Fund (PBOND)
Public China Ittikal Fund (PCIF)
Public China Select Fund (PCSF)
Public China Titans Fund (PCTF)
Public Dividend Select Fund (PDSF)
Public Enhanced Bond Fund (PEBF)
Public Equity Fund (PEF)
Public Far East Balanced Fund (PFEBF)
Public Far-East Consumer Themes Fund (PFECTF)
Public Far-East Dividend Fund (PFEDF)
Public Far-East Property & Resorts Fund (PFEPRF)
Public Far-East Select Fund (PFES)
Public Focus Select Fund (PFSF)
Public Global Balanced Fund (PGBF)
Public Global Select Fund (PGSF)
Public Growth Fund (PGF)
Public Index Fund (PIX)
Public Industry Fund (PIF)
Public Institutional Bond Fund (PINBOND)
Public Islamic Asia Balanced Fund (PIABF)
Public Islamic Asia Dividend Fund (PIADF)
Public Islamic Balanced Fund (PIBF)
Public Islamic Bond Fund (PIBOND)
Public Islamic Dividend Fund (PIDF)
Public Islamic Enhanced Bond Fund (PIEBF)
Public Islamic Equity Fund (PIEF)
Public Islamic Money Market Fund (PIMMF)
Public Islamic Opportunities Fund (PIOF)
Public Islamic Optimal Growth Fund (PIOGF)
Public Islamic Sector Select Fund (PISSF)
Public Islamic Select Bond Fund (PISBF)
Public Islamic Select Treasures Fund (PISTF)
Public Ittikal Fund (PITTIKAL)
Public Money Market Fund (PMMF)
Public Regional Sector Fund (PRSEC)
Public Regular Savings Fund (PRSF)
Public Savings Fund (PSF)
Public Sector Select Fund (PSSF)
Public Select Bond Fund (PSBF)
Public Smallcap Fund (PSMALLCAP)
Public South-East Asia Select Fund (PSEASF)

muka hadapan Utusan Malaysia - 21/05/08

Good Lesson

A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower, when the doorbell rings.

The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs. When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next-door neighbor.

Before she says a word, Bob says, "I'll give you $800 to drop that towel, "

After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob After a few seconds, Bob hands her $800 and leaves.

The woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs.

When she gets to the bathroom, her husband asks, "Who was that?"

"It was Bob the next door neighbor," she replies.

"Great," the husband says, "did he say anything about the $800 he owes me?"

Moral of the story
If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk with your shareholders in time,you may be in a position to prevent avoidable exposure.

Inflation

Inflation is a rise in the general level of prices over time. It may also refer to a rise in the prices of a specific set of goods or services. In either case, it is measured as the percentage rate of change of a price index.

Mainstream economists believe that high rates of inflation are caused by high rates of growth of the money supply. Views on the factors that determine moderate rates of inflation are more varied: changes in inflation are sometimes attributed to fluctuations in real demand for goods and services or in available supplies (i.e. changes in scarcity), and sometimes to changes in the supply or demand for money. In the mid-twentieth century, two camps disagreed strongly on the main causes of inflation at moderate rates: the "monetarists" argued that money supply dominated all other factors in determining inflation, while "Keynesians" argued that real demand was often more important than changes in the money supply.

There are many measures of inflation. For example, different price indices can be used to measure changes in prices that affect different people. Two widely known indices for which inflation rates are reported in many countries are the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures consumer prices, and the GDP deflator, which measures price variations associated with domestic production of goods and services.

Related definitions

Related economic concepts include: deflation, a general falling level of prices; , a decrease in the rate of inflation; hyperinflation, an out-of-control inflationary spiral; stagflation, a combination of inflation and rising unemployment; and reflation, which is an attempt to raise prices to counteract deflationary pressures.

In classical political economy, inflation meant increasing the money supply, while deflation meant decreasing it (see Monetary inflation). Economists from some schools of economic thought (including some Austrian economists) still retain this usage. In contemporary economic terminology, these would usually be referred to as expansionary and contractionary monetary policies.

Causes of inflation

In the long run inflation is generally believed to be a monetary phenomenon while in the short and medium term it is influenced by the relative elasticity of wages, prices and interest rates. The question of whether the short-term effects last long enough to be important is the central topic of debate between monetarist and Keynesian schools. In monetarism prices and wages adjust quickly enough to make other factors merely marginal behavior on a general trendline. In the Keynesian view, prices and wages adjust at different rates, and these differences have enough effects on real output to be "long term" in the view of people in an economy.

A great deal of economic literature concerns the question of what causes inflation and what effect it has. There are different schools of thought as to what causes inflation. Most can be divided into two broad areas: quality theories of inflation, and quantity theories of inflation. Many theories of inflation combine the two. The quality theory of inflation rests on the expectation of a seller accepting currency to be able to exchange that currency at a later time for goods that are desirable as a buyer. The quantity theory of inflation rests on the equation of the money supply, its velocity, and exchanges. Adam Smith and David Hume proposed a quantity theory of inflation for money, and a quality theory of inflation for production.

Keynesian economic theory proposes that money is transparent to real forces in the economy, and that visible inflation is the result of pressures in the economy expressing themselves in prices.

There are three major types of inflation, as part of what Robert J. Gordon calls the "triangle model":

# Demand-pull inflation: inflation caused by increases in aggregate demand due to increased private and government spending, etc.

# Cost-push inflation: presently termed "supply shock inflation," caused by drops in aggregate supply due to increased prices of inputs, for example. Take for instance a sudden decrease in the supply of oil, which would increase oil prices. Producers for whom oil is a part of their costs could then pass this on to consumers in the form of increased prices.

# Built-in inflation: induced by adaptive expectations, often linked to the "price/wage spiral" because it involves workers trying to keep their wages up (gross wages have to increase above the CPI rate to net to CPI after-tax) with prices and then employers passing higher costs on to consumers as higher prices as part of a "vicious circle." Built-in inflation reflects events in the past, and so might be seen as hangover inflation.

A major demand-pull theory centers on the supply of money: inflation may be caused by an increase in the quantity of money in circulation relative to the ability of the economy to supply (its potential output). This is most obvious when governments finance spending in a crisis, such as a civil war, by printing money excessively, often leading to hyperinflation, a condition where prices can double in a month or less. Another cause can be a rapid decline in the demand for money, as happened in Europe during the Black Plague.

The money supply is also thought to play a major role in determining moderate levels of inflation, although there are differences of opinion on how important it is. For example, Monetarist economists believe that the link is very strong; Keynesian economics, by contrast, typically emphasize the role of aggregate demand in the economy rather than the money supply in determining inflation. That is, for Keynesians the money supply is only one determinant of aggregate demand. Some economists consider this a 'hocus pocus' approach: They disagree with the notion that central banks control the money supply, arguing that central banks have little control because the money supply adapts to the demand for bank credit issued by commercial banks. This is the theory of endogenous money. Advocated strongly by post-Keynesians as far back as the 1960s, it has today become a central focus of Taylor rule advocates. But this position is not universally accepted. Banks create money by making loans. But the aggregate volume of these loans diminishes as real interest rates increase. Thus, it is quite likely that central banks influence the money supply by making money cheaper or more expensive, and thus increasing or decreasing its production.

A fundamental concept in Keynesian analysis is the relationship between inflation and unemployment, called the Phillips curve. This model suggests that there is a trade-off between price stability and employment. Therefore, some level of inflation could be considered desirable in order to minimize unemployment. The Philips curve model described the U.S. experience well in the 1960s but failed to describe the combination of rising inflation and economic stagnation (sometimes referred to as stagflation) experienced in the 1970s.

Thus, modern macroeconomics describes inflation using a Phillips curve that shifts (so the trade-off between inflation and unemployment changes) because of such matters as supply shocks and inflation becoming built into the normal workings of the economy. The former refers to such events as the oil shocks of the 1970s, while the latter refers to the price/wage spiral and inflationary expectations implying that the economy "normally" suffers from inflation. Thus, the Phillips curve represents only the demand-pull component of the triangle model.

Another Keynesian concept is the potential output (sometimes called the "natural gross domestic product"), a level of GDP, where the economy is at its optimal level of production given institutional and natural constraints. (This level of output corresponds to the Non-Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment, NAIRU, or the "natural" rate of unemployment or the full-employment unemployment rate.) If GDP exceeds its potential (and unemployment is below the NAIRU), the theory says that inflation will accelerate as suppliers increase their prices and built-in inflation worsens. If GDP falls below its potential level (and unemployment is above the NAIRU), inflation will decelerate as suppliers attempt to fill excess capacity, cutting prices and undermining built-in inflation.

However, one problem with this theory for policy-making purposes is that the exact level of potential output (and of the NAIRU) is generally unknown and tends to change over time. Inflation also seems to act in an asymmetric way, rising more quickly than it falls. Worse, it can change because of policy: for example, high unemployment under British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher might have led to a rise in the NAIRU (and a fall in potential) because many of the unemployed found themselves as structurally unemployed (also see unemployment), unable to find jobs that fit their skills. A rise in structural unemployment implies that a smaller percentage of the labor force can find jobs at the NAIRU, where the economy avoids crossing the threshold into the realm of accelerating inflation.

Rule of 72

In finance, the rule of 72, the rule of 71, the rule of 70 and the rule of 69.3 are methods for estimating an investment's doubling time or halving time. These rules apply to exponential growth and decay respectively, and are therefore used for compound interest as opposed to simple interest calculations.

The Eckart-McHale Rule (the E-M Rule) provides a multiplicative correction to these approximate results, while Felix's Corollary provides a method of estimating the future value of an annuity using the same principles.

Using the rule to estimate compounding periods

To estimate the number of periods required to double an original investment, divide the most convenient "rule-quantity" by the expected growth rate, expressed as a percentage.

# For instance, if you were to invest $100 with compounding interest at a rate of 9% per annum, the rule of 72 gives 72/9 = 8 years required for the investment to be worth $200; an exact calculation gives 8.0432 years.

Similarly, to determine the time it takes for the value of money to half at a given rate, divide the rule quantity by that rate.

# To determine the time for money's buying power to halve, financiers simply divide the rule-quantity by the inflation rate. Thus at 3.5% inflation using the rule of 70, it should take approximately 70/3.5 = 20 years for the value of a unit of currency to halve.

# To estimate the impact of additional fees on financial policies (eg. mutual fund fees and expenses, loading and expense charges on variable universal life insurance investment portfolios), divide 72 by the fee. For example, if the Universal Life policy charges a 3% fee over and above the cost of the underlying investment fund, then the total account value will be cut to 1/2 in 72 / 3 = 24 years, and then to just 1/4 the value in 48 years, compared to holding the exact same investment outside the policy.

Impian

Mungkin satu kebiasaan bagi kita apabila ingin mengejar sesuatu impian, kita akan mendapat banyak halangan. Orang akan berkata tidak, dan semua perkara tidak menjadi seperti yang dirancangkan. Jangan biarkan ianya mengubah momentum dan semangat anda.

Cuba ambil contoh George Lucas. Ramai yang tidak tahu pada mulanya George memujuk Marvel Comics untuk membuat filem tentang Flash Gordon, dan mereka langsung tidak ambil peduli. Dan akhirnya, setelah berkali-kali permintaannya ditolak, beliau membuat Star Wars.

Daripada halangan tersebut, beliau mengeluarkan produk yang menghasilkan billion US dollar, daripada filem, video games sehinggalah kepada pakaian. Seluruh dunia tergilakan aksi Star Wars! Inilah hasilnya selepas matlamat utamanya ditolak.

Jangan ambil hati apabila gagal. Anda mempunyai misi anda sendiri, matlamat dan impian yang jelas. Jangan biarkan orang lain yang menolak permintaan anda untuk melemahkan semangat anda. Anda perlu fokus dan teruskan. Anda mempunyai sasaran dan anda mesti capai walaupun halangan menunggu. Ingat, selepas gagal kali pertama anda pelajari daripada kelemahan itu dan perbaiki untuk masa akan datang.

Apabila seseorang berkata tidak kepada anda, tanya kepada diri anda apa yang boleh anda pelajari daripadanya. Apa perubahan yang perlu supaya mereka berkata ya kepada anda. Anda perlu keluar dan dapatkan maklum balas. Dari situ anda tahu mana yang boleh berhasil, apa yang pelanggan anda mahu dan sebabnya.

"SESEORANG YANG TAKUT UNTUK MEMBUAT KESILAPAN TIDAK
AKAN MENEMUI SESUATU YANG MENAKJUBKAN!"

Pastinya ada sesuatu yang hebat berlaku dalam hidup kita daripada kesilapan yang kita pernah buat. Tiada yang sempurna dalam hidup ini. Anda perlu membuat kesilapan dan teruskan kehidupan. Tiada seorang pun yang berjaya pada hari ini yang tidak pernah buat kesilapan.

Kekalahan adalah salah satu dari strategi kemenangan. Kekalahan adalah sesuatu yang ditakuti oleh orang yang gagal. Untuk menang, anda perlu kalah sekali sekala. Ianya menjadi pengalaman dan memberikan anda satu motivasi. Ia menunjukkan mana yang kurang dan bagaimana untuk anda perbaikinya. Pasukan yang menang sesuatu pertandingan tidak menang semua perlawanan.

Dalam bisnes anda akan selalu diuji, anda anda perlu tangkas dan berani menghadapi cabaran.

Ingat, orang yang berhenti tidak akan maju ke depan.

#dipetik dari email seorang sahabat yg spamming inbox saya..

Types of Mutual Funds

There are thousands of mutual funds or unit trusts in the market. They are not the same. Though the funds are sold by the same company. There are funds designated to outperform the index, mimicking the index, sectoral funds and others. Thus, it is very important for you to know your investment objective and also your risk profile.

Investing in mutual fund is not only about making 50% return per year. It is about matching your investment objective and risk profile, thus if you can gain even 5%-7% and it is consistent gain annually for 30 years, it is a good investment if you are a low risk investor.

But if you’re searching for 50% return in 2007 but a year later the fund only gives you -10%, and you’re not that savvy investor, I don’t think you have made a correct decision. To make the situation worse, the fund is for your retirement!

Here is a general types of mutual funds that are available in the market:

1. Equity Funds

The most common funds that will become the hottest in town when they are making 75% return in a year! Basically this type of fund will invest in stocks & equities but among the equity funds itself, they’re also differences. The risks are not the same. There are equity fund which invest for:

- Company dividends
- Company potential growth
- Small Capital company
- Value Investing
- Big capital company
- and many more.

2. Bond Funds

Invest largely in the bond market, particularly in the bond issued by the government and big corporations. Bond funds generally known as a conservative type of investment without the potential for growth and high returns.

3. Index Funds

Index funds are equity funds that allocate their assets in any index components, like the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index, Dow Jones, S&P and others. The strategy behind the funds is very simple, follow the particular index. Your investment won’t outperform the index nor do worse than the index.

4. Hybrid Funds

Balance. That is the keyword. The fund manager will allocate some amount of fund in the bond market for safety reason and invest the other parts in the equity. Among the strategies of hybrid funds is to put the money in the equity in the bull market and retreat to bond market when the market in bear situations.

5. Money Market Funds

Money market funds invest in money market securities which are sold by financial companies in a variety of denominations and by the government. The investment in money market securities is usually on for short periods. In other words, money market funds is like your savings account in the bank but it give you better return, but remember, money market funds is not insured like your savings account.

6. Industry / Sectoral Funds

The fund invest specifically in certain industry such as industries sector, banking, technology, consumer, energy, and others. If you’re working in one of the industries this fund may suitable for you.

7. Syariah Funds

In Malaysia, Syariah funds also have different types. Basically syariah funds can be categorized into funds which are invest largely in equity, bonds, index that has been approved as a halal investment.

Happy investing.


thanks to pakdi for this article

TAN SRI SYED MOKHTAR AL BUKHARY

Umur - 53 tahun
Pendidikan - SPM
Mula berniaga - 19 tahun (jual beli lembu dan kerbau)
Kekayaan -RM1,425 juta
Ke 7 terkaya di Malaysia
Ke 32 terkaya di Asia Tenggara (Forbes)


Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar al-Bukhary

TAN Sri Syed Mokhtar al-Bukhary adalah usahawan yang banyak menderma dan banyak melakukan kerja-kerja amal.

Latar belakang kehidupan

Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar dilahirkan di Alor Setar, Kedah pada tahun 1951. Keluarganya berasal dari Hadhramaut, Yemen. Sebelum mengambil keputusan menetap di Kedah, bapanya mengembara hingga ke Asia Tengah untuk berniaga. Seterusnya, bapanya ke Thailand. Pada pertengahan tahun 40-an, barulah bapa Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar mengambil keputusan menetap di Alor Setar, Kedah. Pada tahun 1946, bapanya mendirikan rumah tangga.

Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar mempunyai tujuh orang adik beradik dan dia adalah anak yang ketiga. Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar hidup dalam keadaan yang serba kekurangan hinggakan rumah kayunya yang terletak di Kampung Hutan Keriang tidak mempunyai katil, meja mahupun kerusi. Ini menyebabkan beliau susah hendak menelaah.

Walaupun demikian, setiap yang berlaku itu pasti ada hikmahnya. Keadaan itu juga mendorong beliau supaya memulakan kelas tuisyen percuma sebagai salah satu program kebajikan di bawah Yayasan al-Bukhary yang ditubuhkannya bagi menyumbang ke arah kebajikan. Kini, seramai 15,000 orang pelajar mendapat faedah daripada program tuisyen itu.

Pendidikan

Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar memulakan persekolahannya di Alor Setar tetapi apabila beliau berusia 9 tahun, beliau dihantar tinggal bersama-sama dengan bapa saudaranya, Syed Omar di Johor Bahru. Beliau berada di situ dari darjah empat hinggalah ke tingkatan dua. Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar kemudiannya kembali ke kampung halamannya di Alor Setar dan menyambung persekolahannya hingga ke tingkatan lima di Sekolah Saint Micheal's.

Sebenarnya, Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar bukanlah orang yang berpendidikan tinggi. Beliau tidak pernah belajar hingga ke peringkat universiti. Namun, ini tidak bermakna beliau seorang yang tidak berilmu. Kebanyakan ilmunya diperoleh melalui pengalaman secara langsung apabila beliau bergiat dalam dunia perniagaan sejak kecil lagi.

Membantu keluarga

Disebabkan keadaan keluarganya yang kurang berkemampuan, Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar membantu ibunya menanam sayur-sayuran bagi menampung pendapatan keluarga. Mereka menjualnya di pasar di Jalan Telok Wan Jah. Beliau juga menjual roti canai di pasar yang sama.

Semasa waktu rehat di sekolah pula, ayahnya akan menemuinya di sekolah dan memintanya membuat simpan kira. Selepas waktu sekolah, Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar membantu menggembala haiwan peliharaan bapanya di pusat kuarantin berdekatan dengan stesen kereta api Alor Setar. Beliau banyak menimba ilmu dan pengalaman semasa melakukan kerja-kerja itu.

Mula berniaga

Pada tahun 1970-an, perniagaan binatang ternakan bapanya mengalami kemerosotan ekoran tercetusnya wabak kaki dan mulut. Wabak itu merebak ke seluruh Selatan Thailand, Kedah dan Perlis. Semua binatang ternakannya mati begitu sahaja. Sejak itu, Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar mengambil alih perniagaan bapanya dan membuat keputusan untuk tidak lagi melibatkan diri dalam bidang penternakan. Beliau mula menjual daging secara kecil-kecilan.

Sebenarnya, Beliau pergi dari pekan ke pekan di sekitar Alor Setar bagi membeli daging yang tidak terjual. Beliau kemudiannya membungkus daging itu bersama ais dan menjualnya kembali kepada peniaga Bumiputera dan restoran-restoran di sekitar Alor Setar. Beliau berjaya dalam perniagaan itu. Kejayaan itu menambahkan keyakinan beliau bagi memajukan diri dalam dunia perniagaan.

Daripada perniagaan menjual daging, beliau beralih pula kepada perniagaan pengangkutan. Pada tahun 1972, beliau berjaya mendapat permit bagi empat buah lori Kelas A. Beliau mendapat bantuan pinjaman sebanyak RM110,000 daripada pihak MARA yang digunakannya bagi membeli dua buah lori Mercedes 911LS.

Sebenarnya, seorang peniaga Cina menawarkan sejumlah wang bagi baki dua permit yang tidak digunakannya. Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar enggan dan menyerahkan permit itu kembali kepada MARA. Selepas membeli dua buah lori itu, Tan Sri Syed membuka syarikat pengangkutan yang dinamakan Syarikat Pengangkutan Sentosa dan melantik kerani Cina sebagai pengurus syarikatnya itu.

Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar menggunakan lori-lorinya bagi memulakan perniagaan beras. Syarikat Kenderaan Sentosa masih wujud sehingga ke hari ini dan memiliki lebih daripada 40 buah lori.

Menubuhkan syarikat

Pada tahun 1974, Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar membeli rumah kedainya yang pertama di Jalan Telok Wan Jah di bawah perjanjian sewa beli dengan UDA atau Perbadanan Kemajuan Bandar.

Seterusnya, pada tahun 1975, beliau menubuhkan Syarikat Shah dan memohon lesen perdagangan beras daripada Lembaga Padi Negara yang kini dikenali sebagai Bernas. Tuah ayam nampak di kaki, tuah manusia siapa yang tahu. Dia berjaya mendapat kontrak bagi membekalkan beras ke pihak FELDA, MARA Senama, Pernas Edar dan juga Sergam Sdn. Bhd., iaitu anak syarikat Perbadanan Kemajuan Ekonomi Negeri Johor.
Selepas berjaya dengan Syarikat Shah, beliau menubuhkan syarikat usaha sama dengan dua orang peniaga Cina, iaitu Ng Ghiak Gee dan Chua Chong Tan. Ghiak Gee adalah pedagang beras manakala Chong Tan pula pengilang beras.

Dalam syarikat usaha sama itu, Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar memegang 52 peratus kepentingan manakala Ghiak Gee dan Chong Tan masing-masing 32 peratus dan 16 peratus. Perniagaan usaha sama yang diberi nama Bukhary Sdn. Bhd. itu memulakan operasinya pada 15 Julai 1976, di pejabatnya di Jalan Telok Wan Jah.

Perniagaan terus berkembang

Daripada beras, beliau kemudiannya mengembangkan perniagaannya kepada komoditi lain, iaitu gula. Ini masih dijalankan sehingga ke hari ini melalui Bukhary Sdn. Bhd. Pendapatan tahunan Bukhary Sdn. Bhd. kini mencecah RM250 juta.

Setahun selepas Bukhary Sdn. Bhd. memulakan operasinya, beliau menubuhkan Bukhary (KL) Sdn. Bhd. pada tahun 1977. Syarikat itu ditubuhkan khas bagi mendapatkan kontrak kerajaan yang pada masa itu banyak ditawarkan kepada usahawan Bumiputera. Operasi Bukhary (KL) Sdn. Bhd. dijalankan di rumah kedai empat tingkat di Jalan Pahang yang juga dibeli melalui perjanjian sewa beli dengan UDA. Usahanya membuahkan hasil lagi.

Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar diberikan kontrak bagi membekalkan beras, teh, tepung coklat, tepung susu dan juga minyak sapi kepada kerajaan. Bahagian bawah pejabatnya diubah suai menjadi pusat pembungkusan.

Apabila beliau mendapat kontrak pembekalan itu, Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar menubuhkan Susu Mas Sdn. Bhd. pada tahun 1979. Syarikat itu juga adalah syarikat usaha sama di antara dirinya yang memegang 51 peratus kepentingan dengan New Zealand Milk Products yang memegang saham selebihnya. Produk Susu Mas Sdn. Bhd. dipasarkan di bawah jenama Fernleaf dan Anchor.

Pada pertengahan tahun 80-an, Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar menjual kepentingannya dalam Susu Mas Sdn. Bhd. ekoran kemelesetan ekonomi.

Strategi tersendiri

Pada tahun 1978, beliau dijemput menyertai delegasi perdagangan ke Ekso Perdagangan Canton, China. Semasa berada di China, Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar menjalankan sistem barter, iaitu menukarkan kokonya dengan teh dari China. Cuma bezanya sistem barter zaman sekarang dijalankan secara besar-besaran atau pukal. Contohnya, menukarkan 1 tan minyak sawit dengan 1 tan minyak mentah.

Perniagaan pakaian

Selepas mengembangkan perniagaannya bermula daripada bidang komoditi ke pengangkutan, pembungkusan dan barter, beliau kemudiannya melangkah kepada sektor pembuatan. Ini ekoran kejayaannya mendapat kontrak membuat pakaian seragam tentera bagi pihak Kementerian Pertahanan. Kontrak itu adalah bagi membekalkan pihak tentera dengan 120,000 pasang kasut dan 330,000 pasang pakaian seragam. Apabila berjaya mendapat kontrak itu, beliau mula mencari pembekal. Pada mulanya, beliau membeli secara terus daripada pengilang.

Selepas membeli daripada pengilang, beliau kemudiannya membuat keputusan menubuhkan dua buah syarikat, iaitu Amtek Holdings bagi mengeluarkan kasut dan Oriental Garments Uniform Division bagi mengeluarkan pakaian. Oriental Garments Uniform Division adalah syarikat usaha sama dengan Oriental Garment yang berpusat di Seberang Prai.

Apabila Amtek Holdings disenaraikan di Papan Kedua Bursa Saham Kuala Lumpur pada tahun 1998, beliau menggunakan wang penyenaraian yang diperolehnya bagi membeli Spark Manshop dan hak bagi mengeluarkan dan memasarkan pakaian berjenama Crocodile. Kini, anak syarikat Amtek Holdings mengeluarkan kasut tentera (Amtek Shoes) dan pakaian berjenama Lee Coopers dan Lois (Amtek Garments Sdn. Bhd.) bagi pasaran eksport.

Perniagaan perkapalan

Tidak cukup dengan perniagaan pakaian, beliau juga bergiat dalam perniagaan perkapalan. Beliau menubuhkan Bukhari Shipping dan mendaftarkannya dengan pihak Perbendaharaan. Bukhari Shipping bertindak sebagai broker kapal di bawah polisi CABOTAGE. Melalui Bukhari Shipping, Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar membeli sebuah kapal buatan Jerman yang berusia 28 tahun pada harga USD1 juta.

Kapal yang diberi nama Angsa Mas itu digunakan bagi mengangkut beras dari Thailand ke Sabah dan Sarawak. Walau bagaimanapun, perniagaan itu mengalami kerugian yang menyebabkan beliau terpaksa menjual kapalnya pada harga USD600,000, iaitu rugi sebanyak USD400,000 (USD1 juta - USD600,000).

Pada masa yang sama, beliau mula mem*sensored*tkan diri dalam sektor pembangunan hartanah. Beliau membeli beberapa bidang tanah di Alor Setar dan memulakan beberapa projek perumahan di bawah syarikat Bukhary Development.

Penglibatan dalam projek penswastaan

Beliau terlibat dalam projek penswastaan Johor Port Sdn. Bhd. dan Johor Tenggara Oil Palm Sdn.Bhd. Beliau membeli Johor Port melalui tender pada harga RM330 juta. Johor Tenggara Oil Palm Sdn. Bhd. pula dibelinya pada harga RM135 juta. Melalui Johor Port Sdn. Bhd., beliau menjayakan projek Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas.

Kini, Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas semakin maju hingga mereka berjaya meyakinkan dua buah syarikat perkapalan antarabangsa, iaitu Maersk Sealand dari Denmark dan Evergreen Marine dari Taiwan supaya berpindah dari Pelabuhan Singapura ke Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas.

Projek penswastaan ketiganya adalah penswastaan air yang mana beliau menubuhkan Equiventure Sdn. Bhd., iaitu syarikat usaha sama di antara syarikatnya, Kembangan Dinamik dan Pilecon Bhd. serta syarikat Perancis, Oneo. Pegangan Kembangan Dinamik dalam syarikat itu adalah sebanyak 49 peratus.

Kepentingan

Beliau membeli MMC Corporation, iaitu syarikat kejuruteraan pada harga RM3 sesaham daripada Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB). Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar juga memiliki 22.7 peratus pegangan dalam Malakoff Berhad, iaitu syarikat pembekalan elektrik dan 20 peratus pegangan dalam IJM Corporation Berhad di mana perniagaan utamanya adalah pembuatan.

Selain itu, beliau memiliki 18 peratus pegangan dalam Bernas yang terlibat dalam perdagangan beras dan 32 peratus pegangan dalam Pernas International Holdings Berhad, iaitu konglomerat yang terlibat dalam banyak sektor perniagaan. Manakala 18.7 peratus pegangan dalam Fiamma Holdings Berhad, syarikat pemasaran dan pengedaran barangan elektronik serta 100 peratus kepentingan dalam MPH, iaitu syarikat peruncitan dan pengedaran buku.

Objektif penubuhan Yayasan al-Bukhary

Yayasan al-Bukhary ditubuhkan pada Mac 1996 sebagai badan kebajikan yang berperanan membantu golongan miskin, menyokong perkembangan seni dan budaya Islam dan juga menggalakkan persefahaman antara peradaban.
Antara objektif utama Yayasan al-Bukhary adalah menggalakkan persaudaraan sesama Islam. Yayasan ini terdiri daripada dua buah bahagian. Satu bahagian menjalankan kerja-kerja kebajikan manakala satu bahagian lagi menguruskan penyaluran dana daripada setiap syarikat yang mana Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar ada kepentingan di dalamnya.

Sehingga kini, Yayasan al-Bukhary membelanjakan lebih RM300 juta bagi aktiviti keagamaan, kebudayaan dan pendidikan. Selain itu juga, Yayasan al-Bukhary hanya membiayai pelajar miskin. Antara inisiatif yang dilakukan adalah membiayai pelajar Muslim miskin dari serata ASEAN supaya belajar di Malaysia.

Projek-projek utama Yayasan al-Bukhary

Antara projek terbesar yang sedang dijalankan adalah pembinaan Kompleks al-Bukhary yang bernilai RM400 juta di Kedah pada akhir tahun 2004. Kompleks itu memainkan peranan sebagai kompleks yang lengkap dengan pelbagai kemudahan seperti masjid, pusat perubatan, pusat komuniti, rumah anak yatim, akademi khas bagi warga tua dan pusat pengajian tinggi.

Antara projek besar yang disiapkan adalah Muzium Kesenian Islam Malaysia di Kuala Lumpur yang bernilai RM100 juta. Muzium empat tingkat itu adalah muzium pertama di rantau Asia Pasifik yang memaparkan hasil seni Islam. Yayasan al-Bukhary juga membina 12 buah masjid di serata negara.

Sumbangan dalam bidang pendidikan

Pada tahun 2000, Yayasan al-Bukhary mendermakan sejumlah RM7.75 juta kepada Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, iaitu pusat pengajian Islam yang terkenal di serata dunia. Yayasan al-Bukhary juga kini sedang membantu Institut Pembangunan Pendidikan Maju (MIED) dalam projek bagi mengasaskan Institut Perubatan, Sains dan Teknologi Asia (AIMST) di Sungai Petani, Kedah.

Selain itu, Yayasan al-Bukhary juga sering mengadakan dialog peradaban bagi menggalakkan toleransi dan persefahaman antara masyarakat berbilang agama dan kepercayaan.

Penglibatan Yayasan al-Bukhary dalam projek yang dimulakan oleh bukan Islam juga terserlah. Walaupun Yayasan al-Bukhary lebih menekankan kepada projek kebajikan yang bercirikan Islam, ia tetap menyumbang kepada projek yang dijalankan oleh organisasi bukan Islam. Contohnya, Yayasan al-Bukhary menyumbang sebanyak RM satu juta bagi Projek Langkawi, iaitu projek yang dimulakan oleh MCA bagi mengumpul dana bagi menjalankan projek pendidikan di luar bandar dan juga memberi biasiswa kepada para pelajar yang kurang mampu.

Tan Sri Syed adalah usahawan Bumiputera yang terkaya di Malaysia dengan kekayaan yang bernilai RM1.67 bilion

Rahsia bagaimana RM100 menjadi Jutawan

Hari ini saya akan dedahkan satu rahsia orang kaya yang mungkin anda sudah tahu tetapi tidak begitu ambil kisah.

Jadi sebelum anda mengigit jari 20-30 tahun akan datang, masanya untuk kita mengikut jejak jutawan bermula hari ini.

Apa rahsia tersebut?

Hampir semua jutawan tahu bagaimana mereka mengandakan wang mereka tanpa perlu berpeluh...

Melalui SIMPANAN!
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Tahukah anda masa adalah musuh utama kerana ianya bakal menentukan samada anda mampu bergelar jutawan atau tidak.

Katakan anda berumur 25 tahun sekarang,dan anda mahukan RM100,000 dibank ketika anda bersara kelak. Jika anda bermula menyimpan hari ini dengan hanya RM10.22 sebulan (hanya 33 sen sehari!) dengan kadar faedah 12 peratus,anda telah mempunyai RM100,000 dibank ketika anda berumur 65 tahun!

Tetapi jika anda leka dan telah berumur 55 tahun, anda perlu menyimpan RM447 sebulan untuk dapatkan RM100,000 ketika mencapai 65 tahun!

Ini bermakna anda terpaksa menyimpan 43 kali banyaknya disebabkan anda terlewat! Dan ini tentunya akan membuka mata anda:

Jika anda menyimpan RM100 sebulan dengan kadar faedah 12 peratus setahun:

- Mula menyimpan ketika berumur 25 tahun:
Anda menjana RM979,307 ketika 65 tahun!
(Hampir SEJUTA RINGGIT dibank!)

- Mula menyimpan ketika berumur 26 tahun:
Anda menjana RM873,241 ketika 65 tahun!
(Anda rugi RM106,066!)

- Mula menyimpan ketika berumur 30 tahun:
Anda menjana RM551,083 ketika 65 tahun!
(Anda rugi RM428,224!)

Jadi, tidak kira berapa umur anda sekarang, inilah masanya anda mula menyelitkan sedikit wang setiap bulan untuk simpanan dan menjejak langkah jutawan automatik!

Saya telah tunjukkan kepada anda bagaimana dengan hanya menyimpan RM100 sebulan, ianya mampu meledak sehingga RM979,307!

Jumpa lagi dengan rahsia kekayaan yang lain.