Aug
17
2008
I arrived at Suntec just before the Invest Fair started at 10am. Already, there were many people waiting for the doors to open. When it did, many proceeded straight for the seminar they had earmarked to attend.
I went to the talk by Michael Leong, titled “Investing Towards Your First Million“. Many other people had the same idea and the room was fully packed despite it being a Saturday morning.
Michael’s first slide had four points on the Alchemy of Investing:
- Mindset change
- Knowledge of the market
- Personality and strategy
- Monitoring and patience
While he didn’t really relate his talk directly to these four things, there were some other interesting things that he shared.
If you think you got money that you can afford to lose, you will lose it (in the market) somehow.
When Michael started ShareInvestor, he had very little money to invest. To bring out his survival instinct, he even took at pay cut of 60%.
When you are forced to the edge, the desire to succeed can make you very careful in your investments.
My view is that it could also have the opposite effect. With the burden around your neck, your emotions could just as well affect your trading.
Some other points that Michael shared of his own investing style includes:
- He focused only on a handful of stocks (as little as five). By taking a focused approach, he can go really indepth into the company and the industry.
- He looks for a ridiculous margin of safety. One criteria that he uses was that the free cash must be more than the market capitalisation.
- He takes a long term view to investing. There was a stock he had held for more than twenty years.
- He is after multi-baggers.
- Investing is not a game; games are usually fair.
- It’s more like a war. Like any war, you can be killed.
- Choose your opponents carefully. If you do not want to fight, choose an inhibited island.
- Prices are driven by demand and supply.
Overall, I found it a pretty good talk to start off the day. More on the rest of the day’s proceedings to come over the next few days.
Aug
08
2008
Invest Fair is an investment exhibition organised by shareinvestor and supported by the Singapore Exchange.
With over 50 seminars, a lucky draw with attractive prizes, an investment game as well as panel discussions, It is an event for you to learn and be educated on the latest financial products and services and hear from the experts.
Besides the seminars, you can also visit exhibition booths by the following companies:
- Deutsche Bank
- Edgeworth Properties
- PhillipCapital
- Rabobank International
- Société Générale
- Adam Khoo Learning Technologies Group
- BNP Paribas
- Bursa Malaysia
- CIMB
- CMC Markets Singapore
- SAXO Capital Markets
- UK Land International
- Walton International
- AmFraser Securities
- Australian Wine Index
- City Index Asia
- E*Trade Financial
- IG Markets
- Lim & Tan Securities
- MF Global
- OCBC Securities
- Land Wealth Centre
- Premium Liquid Assets
- Assetton Pte Ltd
- Fundsupermart.com
- Great Eastern
- Optionetics
- OptionXpress
- Power Up Capital
- TMT Dimension
- T3B Holdings Pte Ltd
- Universal Assets Group
- AIA
- Asia Charts
- Aulac Securities
- Aviva Ltd
- Investor Central
- IPP Financial Advisers
- Online Trading Academy
- TerraSeeds
- UBS
- CapitaLand
- Thai Beverage
- Karin
Details on the Invest Fair are as follows:
Date: 16-17th August 2008
Time: 10am to about 7pm on both days
Venue: Suntec Singapore Internation Exhibition and Convention Center, Level 4, Hall 402-403
Click here to pre-register for your tickets.
Program can be found here:
Invest Fair Seminars (day 1)
Invest Fair Seminars (day 2)
If you plan to attend one of the more popular talks, remember to go to the designated room a bit earlier otherwise you might not be able to get in. Here’s how the turnout looks like for one of the panel discussion last year:
Jul
15
2008
The CPF board will be organising a talk to provide some tips for homebuyers on the selection of a home and the use of CPF monies for the financing of their home purchase. Details of the talk are as follows:
Programme Highlights:
(Registration starts from 9am)
09.30am - “Selecting A Suitable Home”
10.30am - Tea Break
11:00am -“Buying A Home with Your CPF”
12:00pm - Q&A
12.30pm - End
Date : 26 Jul 2008
Time : 9:00am to 12:30pm
Venue : 79 Robinson Road, Conference Room Basement 1,
Registration Period : 9 Jul 2008 - 23 Jul 2008
Registration Fee : S$10.00
Contact Information : events@cpf.gov.sg
You can
register at this link.
May
06
2008
This Saturday, there will be a seminar organised by ShareInvestor. The speakers and topics that will be covered are as follows:
- Swing Trading Using Intraday Chart Analysis by Binni Ong, Chief trainer of TerraSeeds Market Technician
- Invest the World by Wong Sui Jau, General Manager of Fundsupermart
- The Growing Role of ETFs in Managed Investment Portfolios by Christine Huang, Vice President of Societe Generale - Lyxor ETF
- How to Trade Warrants Successfully by Christian Lamprecht, Associate of Deutsche Securities Asia
- Fine Wine Investment - A Profitable Indulgence by Charles Tan, Wine Director of Premium Liquid Assets
- Trading CFDs in Market Volatility by Henry Pek, Business Development Manager of CMC Markets Singapore
- Taiwan Warrants Investment Gateway - The Dawn of a New Age (Chinese) by Angus Chen, Manager of Derivatives of Yuanta Securities
The event will be held in Rock Auditorium at Suntec City Mall from 9am - 3:30pm. Early bird tickets (until 8th May) cost just $5 per person and you can register
using this link.
I won’t be going as I will be at the Steven Molnar property seminar instead.
Apr
07
2008
Cityscape Asia is an event in Asia that showcases the latest trends in real estate, architecture, urban planning and design from around the world. The event attracts regional and international investors, property developers, government and development authorities, leading architects, designers, consultants and all senior professionals involved in the property industry.
It will be held at Suntec Singapore, Halls 401-403 from 15-17 April 2008. There’s a exhibition and two parallel conferences where you can:
- Network with more than 6000 international and regional real estate professionals.
- Gain insights into key emerging property markets in Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Middle East, China, Hong Kong and more.
- View innovations in real estate developments including sustainability and green architecture.
- Profit from understanding what will positively impact the property market over the coming years.
The list of exhibitors include:
The opening hours are from 10am - 7pm and you need to bring along your business card for entry.
Click here to register for your visitor pass.
