Author: Dr Ian Bong

How to open CDS Account in Malaysia

If you want to step into the world of share trading and stock investment, the most basic tool you need is a stock brokerage account. When choosing a broker, of course the most important criteria would be: commission rate stability perks and benefits How to Open CDS Account in Malaysia Best Stock Broker in Malaysia […]

Dr Victor Gan – Property Investor 1st Exclusive Interview

I had the honour of being probably the first to interview up and coming Malaysian property expert – our very own Dr Victor Gan. For those of you who are still in the dark, Dr Victor Gan is an active property investor who shares nuggets of property investing wisdom at his FB page and has gained quite a following. His down-to-earth, practical […]

No, financial literacy is not the problem.

This is sort of an open letter to the author who penned this article that appeared in Malay Mail about financial literacy. In it, she lambasted personal finance bloggers and the likes, saying “There are a lot of terrible things on Twitter, myself included, but one particularly irksome thing is personal finance Twitter.” “It’s obvious […]

How to register a business in Sarawak: A step-by-step guide

After running around trying to register my own enterprise, I finally understand why there are not that many new businesses springing up here compared to West Malaysia. It’s because it’s so darn hard to get a business up and running and most people wouldn’t know how to do it. Before this I’ve been trying so […]

Fundaztic vs Funding Societies: A Side-by-Side Comparison

P2P lending or equity crowdfunding is a relatively new field in Malaysia and I would say that 2017 has seen positive developments in this area with the launch of multiple new players in the country. I have covered two of the more well-known ones in previous posts i.e. Funding Societies and Fundaztic and given some […]

Financial Tips for Young Malaysian Doctors

If you’ve just started housemanship, congratulations, welcome to the real world. The feeling of having money rolling into your bank account every month must be something new for many of you, especially if being a houseman is your first real job. However, your hard-earned money can be easily wasted if you’re not careful enough. I […]