An investing workshop by CIMB, thanks reader Jasmine for the heads up!

We are pleased to announce that there will be a workshop entitled Basics of Stock Investment by Ms. Pauline Yong, organised by CIMB Investment Bank Berhad.

Speaker’s profile:-
Pauline Yong is an author of two investment books entitled “I Love Stocks” and “Fear and Greed”. She possesses many years of experience in the stock market and also a freelance columnist for Nanyang Siang Pau.

This workshop will cover the following topics:-

- Personal Financial Planning
- Value Investing
- Fundamental Analysis
- Annual reports
- Financial ratios
- Technical Analysis
- Price volume analysis
- Price charts
- Technical indicator
- Market Psychology

Workshop details:

Don’t miss this workshop to learn more about the fundamentals of investment and understanding the stock market. You are encouraged to bring along your personal calculator to this workshop.

For registration, please email events_registration@cimb.com or call 603-7717 3318 not later than 19th November 2010 (Friday).

*Registration is on a first-come-first-serve basis.

I had the pleasure to discuss with Nasri, a regular Meshio.com reader, on his new venture- MillionCars.my, an online trading platform for cars. Let’s see how this new kid on the block will give existing players such as Motortrader.com.my and AutoWorld.com.my a run for their money.

Following is my interview with Nasri on how he intends to break into the online car trading marketplace.

Yow Chuan: How did the idea of this project came about?
Nasri: The whole idea begin from Mohd. Izzat Abdul Malek, the founder and the director of Million Car Enterprise. He is a graduate from Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor Degree in Actuarial Science under the Smeal College of Business in May 2010.

Yow Chuan: Why cars, and not any other products?
Nasri: He’s very enthusiastic about cars and he has done a lot researches on the car marketplaces that are available in Malaysia. Finally, he came out with the idea of designing its own website.

Yow Chuan: How is MillionCars different from other players in the car trading marketplace?

Nasri: MillionCars website is not a typical car online marketplace. The first phase development of this website is just to give a chance for the dealers and buyers to get used to the website. At this moment, individuals or dealers could register in a separate account.

Yow Chuan: What is the difference between an ‘Individual Account’ and a ‘Dealer Account’?

Nasri: The individual account is basically opened to any individuals who want to sell a car. Individuals would receive 25 credits at the time of registration and they could use the credits to post, renew, ad and pro long their ads. If they want to post more than 4 ads, they need to upgrade their account to be a dealer. The second type of account is made strictly for car dealers. They will receive 250 credits at the time of registration and they will also get their own online showroom that can be seen from the “Dealer” Page. The google map feature is also implemented in this website to provide the customers better direction to get to their selected dealer’s showroom.

Yow Chuan: Since MillionCars.my is new to the market, how do you ensure that you can compete with existing players in term of exposure and consumer awareness?

Nasri: We’ll definitely offer extra features in the next few months for the buyers and sellers. We’ll also invest a lot in SEO, online and direct marketing in Malaysia in order to compete with mudah.my which is a Singaporean company. Knowing the fact that there are many free website who are offering free-ads services for most dealers in Malaysia, we’re still in the process of developing better features for all of the users.

Yow Chuan: What other ‘gimmicks’ would you deploy to give MillionCars.my a better edge in the marketplace?

Nasri:The user would have a better navigation system with the dashboard provided on the top of the website. The dashboard will also be filled up with other extra features once the website has been running for couple of months.

The user could browse used or new cars easily from the front page. Our website is not targeted for middle range type of consumers but rather, targeting for all types of consumers.

Yow Chuan: Thanks for sharing your new venture with Meshio.com readers!

Nasri: You are most welcome.

Disclaimer: Meshio.com does not have any ownership or direct financial interest in Millioncars.my. Meshio.com does not guaranty or make any warranties, express or implied, as to the quality of services or products that may be provided by Millioncars.my. You are advised to contact the owner of Millioncars.my for further information.

Meshio.com is please to bring you one of the most sought-after coach in the financial planning industry- Mr Yap Ming Hui. If you frequent the ‘Personal Finance’ section of local bookstores, you would most likely already ‘met’ Mr Yap Ming Hui from the bookshelves, but alas, nothing beats meeting the real person and you also get to learn the latest financial planning techniques from the man himself.

Mr Yap is also a regular Financial Advisor on NTV7′s ‘The Breakfast Show’ (Tuesdays from 8.45 am – 9.15 am)

So, don’t miss this chance to upgrade yourself financially!

And to all Meshio.com readers, you get 10% off the normal ticket price. So, let me do the math for your here: RM98 – 10% = RM88.20. Offer is only valid if you are reading at Meshio.com and fill up the form below. Valid till my generosity runs out :-)

Here goes the details of the seminar…

‘The New Rules of Money Management’ is a ½ day financial seminar by renowned financial coach and advisor, Yap Ming Hui.

The financial world has changed so much over the last decade. In today’s ever-shifting financial environment you cannot afford to manage money the way generations before us have. The OLD money management rules that used to work are now obsolete and no longer viable. To realistically achieve financial freedom in today’s environment, you need to learn and apply the NEW rules to your money management.

To date, Yap Ming Hui has advised over RM 800 million of wealth portfolio for Malaysia’s multi-millionaires and business owners. He is the top selling author of 5 personal finance books including MAX WEALTH, THE FAMILY OFFICE: The Super Rich ‘s Secret to Wealth Maximization, and the latest Roadmap to Financial Freedom: The Ultimate Guide to Financial Freedom. Yap was a guest speaker on NTV7’s The Breakfast Show, Financial Freedom Minutes aired every Tuesday for 9 weeks running and has his own columns in New Straits Times, Sin Chew Daily and Newman magazine.

The aim of this seminar is to educate financial literacy to participants to learn the essential skills of money management and financial comprehension needed to navigate in today’s complex world of financial products and services to achieve one’s financial goals. Mr Yap believes that Financial Freedom is attainable if you know how to optimize what you have got now, for your future.

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO ATTEND?

This is a “How To” seminar which will empower you to understand your personal finances better, and manage it from a holistic approach. You will also learn practical and valuable tips for retirement planning, investment planning, financial security, unit trust, single household income and more during the seminar.

Details of the ½ day seminar as below:

THE NEW RULES OF MONEY MANAGEMENT
Date: Saturday, 27 November 2010

Time: 9.30 am -1.00 pm (registration at 9.00am)

Venue: D’Rapport Auditorium, Off Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur (behind Gleneagles Hospital)

Seminar Fee: RM 98 per person only! (first 50 registrants will get a FREE copy of “Roadmap to Financial Freedom” book worth RM 39.90)

Programme Highlights

The NEW Rules of Money Management: Why you can’t manage your money the way previous generations have?

• Segmental vs. Holistic approach to money management
• How to build your own holistic money management plan?
• Why ROI is not the only factor to your financial freedom?

Making Better Money Decisions Using a Holistic approach:

• Retirement Planning
• Family Financial Security Planning
• Children’s University Education Planning
• Home Purchasing Planning
• Investment Planning
• The TRUE cost of money management mistakes
• Interactive Q & A session with Yap Ming Hui

Disclaimer: Meshio.com does not have any ownership in Yap Ming Hui’s seminars and workshops. Meshio.com does not guaranty or make any warranties, express or implied, as to the quality of services or products that may be provided by Yap Ming Hui. You are advised to contact the owner of www.yapminghui.com for further information.

Simply beautiful…

DESIDERATA by Max Ehrmann (1927)

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.

As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexatious to the spirit.

If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.

Copyright Max Ehrmann

Desiderata (Latin: “desired things”, plural of desideratum) is a prose poem by Indiana, USA spiritual writer and attorney Max Ehrmann written in 1927

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