Sunday, August 29, 2010

National Day Speech - 2010

Telling it as it is.

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Read the preliminary results of the survey, based on the 49 responses received during the first 12 hours.

Invest in STI ETF

Read this story about the actual experience of an investor who invested regularly in the STI ETF over the past 6 years.

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Youth Olympic Games - a success

Here are some positive comments:

YOG'S TRUE GAIN

Death Penalty

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My view
Perhaps, as a first step, we should leave it to the discretion of the judge whether the crime merits the death penalty. It should not be mandatory for the death penalty to be imposed.

Danger of Online Gambling

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My view
If you gamble online, you do not know if the online website is running the game fairly. You could be cheated!

FISCA Educational Talks [2]

I gave my 3rd talk on Financial Planning - A Practical Guide on 28 August 2010. It was attended by 35 participants. About half of them were young people, who are interested to know about financial planning - before they buy the wrong financial products!

This turned out to be my most successful talk. I received e-mails from 3 participants expressing their appreciation - more than for my previous talks.

Dear Mr Tan Kin Lian
Thank you for the excellent talk. Here is a photo to share:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ckwongb/4934618020/in/set-72157624824484588/
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I was able to update the talk with my FAQ on "exchange traded funds" and also to give an exercise on how to do the calculations. This made the talk more interesting. I encourage members who have attended the talk before to attend again, and get the new information. You can also attend the talk on "Invest for the Long Term".


www.fisca.sg



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