Ringgit Depreciation: How Can Gold Help Your Portfolio?
Well... The US Fed has taken the plunge and has decided to take the fight against inflation with its recent 0.75% hike in interest rates. In case you missed it, inflation is above 8% in the US. Wow! How things can change so quickly. But I fear that, as always,...
read moreBuilding Malaysia’s Tomorrow: Tackling Mental Health Today
Ever feel down and not yourself? We’ve all been there at one point in our lives. Real talk - 29% of Malaysians are living with mental illness and 40% will suffer from some sort of mental health illness in their lifetime. At the beginning of 2019, nearly 500 million...
read more2022 Mid-Year Gold Review
Someone asked me over Raya if I was surprised that gold hasn’t performed as well as it should have done this year given all that is happening around the world – the tragic war in Ukraine; inflation in most markets; logjam in commodities. I wondered whether it was more...
read moreEmpower Single Mothers And Reduce Plastic In Sarawak
According to the Department of Statistics Malaysia, Sarawak is one of the poorest states, which has worsened due to the pandemic. Women in Sarawak living in poverty often lack the resources needed to live empowered lives. This month’s Global Sadaqah campaign is...
read more12 Tips To Save Money This Raya
Having missed out on a full Raya experience for two years, it can be tempting to go all out with your Raya celebrations this year. With open houses to plan for and festive sales everywhere, you can easily get carried away with overspending. Before you go full speed...
read more3 Short-Term Gold Price Drivers
I am bullish about gold – primarily because I believe in the three following factors: the continued growing prosperity of the people in large emerging nations like Indonesia, India and China – especially as those who emerge from below the poverty line will inevitably...
read moreSave a 5 Month Old Baby Diagnosed with Rare Blood Disease
Giving children the best start in life is what we all want as parents but for some families, achieving this is much harder. Having a child with chronic illness can be life-changing and handling the medical, financial and emotional needs is overwhelming. This month,...
read moreThe Economic Impact of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict
It feels tasteless to give an update on my view on gold in light of the war in Ukraine. But here goes Earlier in the year, I wrote that the outlook on gold was dependent on three elements. If you think that The ongoing bottlenecks in the global supply chain will be...
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