Despite seeing 99% of my money gone in $LUNA — I know that this isn’t particularly impressive to most of you, as $2,000 is a mere $167 per month. It cannot even pay off the skyrocketing electricity bill. In fact, many will scroll right past my story to read about how I managed to eke out passive income after the…

Who is the kingmaker? — Malaysia’s upcoming election will be held on 19th November 2022. It is seen as a three-way battle between the UMNO-led Barisan Nasional coalition, the Perikatan Nasional coalition chaired by Muhyiddin, and Anwar Ibrahim’s Pakatan Harapan. I do not post political-related content, but this time is different. Malaysia future is at…

Doubling down on HARTA — If you had followed my investing journal, you would have known that I have been heavy on glove stocks since 2021. So I KNOW that things aren’t pretty with glove stocks’ merciless downfall. It’s all over the business headlines countless times. Almost every week, there are negative news on Malaysian…

Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. — In life, many of us are trying to discover who we are and what life really means to us. Yet, while we embark on the journey of self-discovery, we are buffeted with a lot of “advice,” essentially guiding us to follow other people’s footsteps. “Alan who lives next door, had…

Cut Loss or HODL? — It is August 2022. Two years have passed since the world first plunged into the Covid-19 crisis. The coveted protective equipment against the Covid — Rubber Gloves, once the darling of the Bursa stock market, had become a flop. Last week, we saw another round of dumping in gloves stocks…

Downgrading my dividend target — 1H 2022 Review First off, what a way to end 1H 2022. My crypto portfolio has capitulated and dividends outlook is not looking good either. Global sentiments are gloomy, thanks to The Fed’s (long overdue) quantitative tightening and the impending corporate earnings miss, drying up the market’s liquidity. Regardless, here I am, structuring…

From the moon back to earth. — I never realised that I would be telling this story. In fact, I was a “conservative investor” — shunning myself from crypto until a significant event that got me exposed to the almighty crypto kingdom. Even after the demise of LUNA, I still felt the loss is indeed a great…

Adding Commodity Stock as a defensive play against inflation — In my previous article, I highlighted that inflation is here to stay. That forces me to consider adding commodities into my stock portfolio to offer protection from the effects of inflation. But… Commodities are volatile and complex to understand Due to the cyclical nature of commodities, I have avoided commodities at all costs. …

It’s more than asking your boss for a raise. — “Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as deadly as a hit man.” — Ronald Reagan, Former US President Unless you live under a rock or are filthy rich, you would have known what inflation is when you look at the menu or…