Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts from April, 2010

Featured Post

Market Daily Report: Bursa Malaysia Ends Lower as Investors Eye US Data, BOJ Decision

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia closed lower on Friday amid mixed regional market performance as investors turned cautious over a possible rate hike by the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and upcoming US economic data that may influence the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) interest rate decision next week.   At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) pared most earlier losses to settle 4.55 points easier, or 0.28 per cent, to 1,616.52 from Thursday’s close of 1,621.07. The benchmark index, which opened 0.37 of-a-point lower at 1,620.70, moved between 1,609.67 and 1,621.25 throughout the day.  The broader market was negative, with decliners outpacing advancers 604 to 439. A total of 550 counters were unchanged, 1,151 untraded, and 18 suspended. Turnover declined to 3.17 billion units worth RM2.24 billion from 4.48 billion units worth RM2.75 billion yesterday. Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd vice-presiden...
Post a Comment
Read more

Setting A Home Office at Lower Cost

If you are planning to setup a home office, getting network storage would be a good idea for everyone to share files and folders. Why do we buy network storage instead of upgrading the server? Network storage can increase the network storage capacity without additional cost of buying another server, which would cost about 5 to 10 times more. A home office with low-end server and network storage will be more than sufficient to keep the business operating.
Post a Comment
Read more

Monthly Spending Guidelines

People will always ask whether there is any monthly spending guidelines so that they can tailor their budget according to the guidelines. In fact, there is no such thing as perfect monthly spending guidelines as every one will have different priorities and each time will have different priorities as well. Monthly spending guidelines also change according to the financial goal that one has set every year. Nevertheless, I come out with my own budget which was based on the following spending guideline and it's been about four years and the guideline still stands true. One thing for sure, as I'm still single, thus my commitment towards household (in Housing category) will be less but at the same time, my commitment towards servicing my car loan will be higher. I make it a point to save at least 9% of my income and make sure I do not skip meals. I do tweak my budget on and off, but that is if I have extra income coming in from my investment. Category % Housing ...
Post a Comment
Read more