Archive for July, 2006

Tipster set fund scandal snowballing

Saturday, July 29th, 2006

“I think you should investigate mutual funds,” said a clearly nervous female voice.
The anonymous phone message, left with a staff lawyer for New York Attorney General Eliot L. Spitzer, touched off an intense investigation of the mutual fund industry in the summer of 2003. Spitzer, the ambitious prosecutor who had just nailed Wall Street investment [...]

Making an investment plan

Thursday, July 27th, 2006

Before beginning on any long journey, it is important to make a good plan to maximize the chances of success. It is the same with investing – it is prudent to make an appropriate investment plan so that it can guide the investor though the investing journey. This article attempts to address the basic steps [...]

Dr Money’s “9 things to ask your financial adviser”

Wednesday, July 26th, 2006

A reader sent me a link to the following article by Larry Haverkamp in Dr Money (Dr Money is a column in the Electric New Paper in Singapore):
http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/printfriendly/0,4139,110603,00.html?
In this article, Larry raised some points that probably reflects the state of financial awareness in Singapore. Ask any FA or IFA for advice and if you are [...]