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How To Invest
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14 things I learned from the Bursa Malaysia ETF Workshop 2019
The Fifth Person was recently invited by Bursa Malaysia to attend an exchange traded fund (ETF) workshop. The workshop — Introduction to ETFs and Portfolio...
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5 reasons why you should attend annual general meetings if you’re an investor
During the window from April to May, many companies usually file their financial results for the previous year. What follows is a mandatory meeting, or...
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5 reasons why you shouldn’t buy a stock just because a big-name investor owns it
Recently, I read with some amount of sympathy about the retail investors who lost money investing in Hyflux perpetual securities. For some of them, they...
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10 things I learned from The Little Book of Value Investing by Christopher H. Browne
When it comes to books on investing, The Little Book of Value Investing is often cited as a great introductory book for someone who’s looking...
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IFRS 16: How this new accounting standard will affect companies and your stock investments
In the April 2008 edition of the Empire Club of Canada forum, former chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) Sir David Tweedie famously...
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10% and beyond – how to earn a double-digit dividend yield from your investments
Whenever you mention income investing (or dividend investing) to certain investors, they may reply with one of many possible responses: “Dividends? I’m only earning 2-3%...
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8 timeless quotes from Warren Buffett about life, business and investing
With a net worth of $84 billion, Warren Buffett is one of the greatest investors of our time. Just as how we like to evaluate...
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3 signs your stock portfolio could lose you a lot of money
Occasionally, I get smalls cut on my hand, sometime on my foot, and I usually have no idea how I get them. These cuts bleed...
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How to open a brokerage account in Singapore (and choose the right broker)
We get emails time to time from readers who are new to investing about how to open a brokerage account in Singapore. Most of time,...
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How to start investing in Singapore: A practical guide for beginners (updated 2019)
It’s been over five years now since we founded The Fifth Person. In that period, we’ve shared our investment insights and analysis, published hundreds of...
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How to open a brokerage account in Singapore (and choose the right broker)
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How to buy shares in Malaysia and open a Malaysian brokerage account
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How to start investing in Singapore: A practical guide for beginners (updated 2019)
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5 reasons why you should attend annual general meetings if you’re an investor
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An open letter to our readers who want to win the game of stocks
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Why we will be rejecting ARA Asset Management’s privatization offer of $1.78 per share
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Top 10 Singapore REITs that made you money if you invested from their IPOs (updated 2019)
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Top 5 Malaysian REITs that made you money if you invested from their IPOs (updated 2019)
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30 years from now: how much your lifestyle will cost in 2047
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4 reasons why property may not be the best asset for retirement
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5 Important Factors You Need to Consider Before You Invest in Any REIT
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MyEG Services has crashed over 70% since the Malaysian election… what now?
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10 things to know about Wilmar International before you invest (updated 2019)
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14 things I learned from the Bursa Malaysia ETF Workshop 2019
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12 things to know about QL Resources before you invest (updated 2019)
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10 things to know about Panasonic Malaysia before you invest
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10 things to know about Hartalega before you invest (updated 2019)
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8 things I learned from the 2019 Mapletree Industrial Trust AGM
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10 things to know about Ajinomoto Malaysia before you invest
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12 things I learned from the 2019 Mapletree Commercial Trust AGM
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12 things to know about Ascendas REIT before you invest (updated 2019)
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8 things to know about Heineken Malaysia before you invest (updated 2019)
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10 things I learned from the 2019 Mapletree Logistics Trust AGM
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10 things I learned from the 2019 Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust AGM
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