Monday, August 1, 2011

Tips on Financial Planning for Young People

Here are some simple tips on financial planning for young people. I will be giving an online talk (by live streaming) on financial planning for young people on Sunday 7 August from 10 to 11 pm. More details of the talk will be posted in www.tkl2011.com. Please tell your friends.

Shares with high dividend yields

It is a good strategy to invest in shares with high dividend yields, say 3% or more. This yield is better than interest on bank deposits and is able to give capital appreciation. To reduce your risk, invest in blue chip shares and spread your investments over 5 to 10 shares. Read this article.

Auto Insurance Quotes Online For A Hassle Free Auto Insurance

In order to defend ourselves against unforeseen calamities, we seek an insurance policy. Besides the basic life insurance, having an auto insurance becomes mandatory if you own a vehicle. An auto insurance policy aims to protect you and your vehicle in the event of an accident. You can opt for liability or third party insurance depending upon your requirements and the budget. But in view of so many choices in the insurance policies and variable premiums, you might find yourself puzzled trying to figure out the most suitable policy for you.

Thanks to today’s internet age that we need not hop around the insurance companies and sales persons to seek suitable insurance quotes. In the advent of World Wide Web, we can seek auto insurance quotes online from different companies while being seated in the comforts of our home. The process not only saves your valuable time and money but helps you make a better choice as well.

People who look to compare auto insurance quotes available online have certain questions in mind regarding the reliability and choice of the provider. Nobody has time to ploy through the huge number of websites of insurance providers one after the other and fill in the similar details on every website to seek their respective quotes. In order to ease up the process, you can seek help of online providers of auto insurance quotes whereby you just need to fill in the information once and they will get in touch with you at their earliest with competitive quotes from various providers.

After receiving the quotes from them, it is not obligatory to you to buy an insurance policy at that particular time. You can take your time to think, analyze, and compare the quotes provided and make a decision accordingly. However, it is very important that while filling the information on the form available online, you should provide correct information only. It is important in order to get the right quote and to land on the most suitable auto insurance policy.

With the availability of auto insurance quotes online, you can yourself check out how easy it becomes to look for a suitable policy without having to fix up appointments, going from agent to agent, or spending huge amount of time sitting on the computer. It will save you from the madness of swimming through the sea of information. One click, no worries, no wastage, and you will get all the information upfront.

Campbell Solberg Associates is one of the reputable and leading provider of auto insurance quotes online renowned for their genuine and economical insurance quotes. For more information about their services offered, you can log on to http://www.campbellsolberg.com.

Sunday, July 31, 2011

Candidates moving towards my platform

I read the speech from Dr. Tony Tan (reported in Today) and the letter by Mr. Tan Cheng Bock (in St Times Forum). They are moving towards my platform to be the voice of the people and to raise these issues with the Government. It took them some time to come around to articulate these views in strong and clear terms. It is good for the future of Singapore.  I hope that they will now also pledge to donate at least half of the President;s salary to charity. I wish them all the best in the contest. 

Tan Kin Lian speaks at Supporter's Gathering


1. How to fulfill your campaign promise to be the voice of the people

2. Are you trying to change the constitution?

3. President, voice of the people?

4. President as alternative voice to help the government

5. Why is being independant of the government so important?

Enjoyable trip to Batam

I had an enjoyable trip to Batam. I met the Singapore manager of the Planet Holiday hotel. I had breakfast at the hotel and met two groups of Singaporeans there. Later, I had 1 hour interview over a Batam radio station and another 1 hour interview with journalists from several Batam newspapers. The interviews were in Bahasa and I had the assistance of an interpreter, but managed to give some answers and greetings in Bahasa.

My group had lunch at the Nagoya Hills Shopping Mall. The owner of a staff, who is a Singapore PR recognised me and asked his assistant to give me a box of layered cakes. I also met several Singaporean families at the mall. They went to Batam for the weekend for shopping and relaxation. I also had a chat with several Singaporeans on the ferry to Batam and back.

I sent greetings to the Muslims in Batam for Ramadan and also for the coming Indonesian Independence Day. I was impressed with the economic development in Batam and the warmth and friendliness of the people towards Singaporeans.


Saturday, July 30, 2011

Visit to Batam

Mr Tan Kin Lian will be visiting the Indonesian Island of Batam to meet Singaporeans and to conduct interviews with the local media there.


The island is popular with many heartlanders and PMETs as it is nearby and it is also relatively inexpensive to take a break there. He will also take the opportunity to view the progress of developments there as there are many Singapore investments in Singapore.


Many residents of Batam also have ties to Singapore and follow developments in Singapore with interest. He hopes the interviews will give him an opportunity to extend greetings, on behalf of Singaporeans, to the people of Batam as Indonesia will be celebrating its Independence Day soon.


Said Mr Tan: "I have visited Batam many times over the years. I am impressed by the developments and progress taking place. Each time I go there, I see more projects taking off. This is good as it means there are more jobs. I also find the people here very friendly and helpful. I wish the people of Batam a peaceful and prosperous future. I also hope that the good relations between our two countries will continue so that we can visit each other more often."


The following media will be interviewing Mr Tan:


· Radio SingFM Batam 105.5Mhz –

· Batam Pos Newspaper
· Haluan Kepri Newspaper
· Tribun Batam Newspaper


Live radio Interview at SingFM studio at Planet Holiday Hotel. The 45 minutes interview will be at 10.00 am Indonesian Time. He will be interviewed by Bpk Bambang Pamungkas Manager/Chief Editor of Radio SingFM.This broadcasting station is a business radio.


The press interview will be held at the business centre meeting room in Planet Holiday Hotel at 11.am Indonesian Time.


Anthony Chia