Natas Fair is on this weekend http://www.natastravelfair.travel/front.php at Singapore Expo Halls 4,5 and 6. Some of my credit card companies had been sending messages to me telling me the great deals they had struck up with different travel agencies. It’s a great time to sieve out the great deals. You can read today’s Straits Times [...]
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Prices of basic necessities and food have gone up. Malaysia has banned the export of certain basic food items, because a large number of goods have ended up in Thailand. With the upcoming CNY, increase in demand of food will result in increase in prices, if supplies do not increase. For those in the food [...]
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Smart Expo 2007 will be held on 6th and 7th October at Suntec City at Hall 402. It is held over the weekend. Various overseas properties for investment will be introduced. The countries include from Malaysia, Thailand, Australia, Canada and Britain. You may find out more about possible property investment opportunities. Some of the seminars [...]
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Where in the world should you park your money? For global bonds, you may consider Asia ex-Japan. For global equities, this is the best time to get in, so Asia ex-Japan, Japan and Non-Asian emerging market. European global equities are the best currently. For Asian equities, Indonesia and Hong Kong are the best places to [...]
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I have three days worth of leave I can take before November ends, and if I do not take them, they will go to waste. Apart from staying at home and still be distracted by work, I am thinking of going to Thailand for a short shopping trip. With that, I decided to check out [...]
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The Economist publishes a Big Mac Index, which is a guide to how far currencies are from fair value, based on the prices of a Big Mac at McDonalds all over the world. Based on the guide published on July 7th 2007, the Singapore dollar is considered 24% undervalued against the American currency. This is [...]
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With a number of expensive stock markets, there are still attractive markets in the world. Do you know where you can still make money? Apart from expensive markets such as India and China, there are others in Asia and Europe. This is based on my reflection by an article by Lorna Tan in The Sunday [...]
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