December 2007

I just got back my results yesterday and all I have to say is that I have dropped from first class honors to third class, with the two modules that I skipped 60% of my tutorial classes getting Cs. My grades in this semester totally portray the importance of attendance in Universities. My Investments and Communication modules got […]

A Merry Christmas to Everyone! It’s that time of the year again, a time where we see the big red fat guy. Honestly, Santa looks like a real kidnapper, with his big bag and moustache covering his entire face. Perhaps that was how Santa originated when he was on his rounds to kidnap children and got […]

It is always interesting that there are so many different types of investments around us, ranging from regulated investments such as bonds and stocks, all the way to unregulated investment vehicles such as collectibles, antiques and many others. In this post, I’m slightly more inclined to talk about some common investments, mainly money markets, bonds, stocks and derivatives […]

Before I go on with my trading experience, maybe let’s look at the market after the FOMC. Most indexes were down from 1 to 3%, but I should not be that much affected, since I sold off all my fund holdings a day before the FOMC. However, since my holdings are mutual funds, I don’t know what […]

Recently, my lecturer back when I was studying in Singapore Polytechnic said that he wanted to talk to me about a new module that he was teaching. Initially, we were thinking of meeting outside, but we decided that it was much more convenient to meet in Singapore Polytechnic. Then, my ex-lecturer suggested that I attend a class […]