Unit Trust / Mutual Fund
Invest In Balanced Fuds
In times of volatile market movements, it is a challenge for some investors to keep their emotions in check. When markets are in a strong rally, our herd instinct compels us to join the crowd and ride with the upside. But when markets correct, we are prone to sell out in panic. Yet, the wisest [...]
Benefits Of Unit Trust
For an individual to maintain his own portfolio of investments, he needs to keep up to date with market information and sentiments. In today’s sophisticated financial markets, this means having to embrace a wide range of information from a plethora of sources. For many individual investors, this is difficult, if not impossible and at times, [...]
How To Choose A Unit Trust Fund?
Which type of funds to choose?
Before you invest, you should know your own risk profile and investment time frame. Do you need this money next year or 10 years down the road? Can you sleep at night if your investment goes down?
Investments in equity funds are long-term in nature; you should [...]
History Of Unit Trusts In Malaysia
Malaysia introduced the unit trust concept relatively early compared to its Asian neighbours, when, in 1959, a unit trust was first established by a company called Malayan Unit Trust Ltd.
The unit trust industry in Malaysia has therefore a history of more than four (4) decades. The development of this industry can be presented in chronological [...]
Introduction To Unit Trust / Mutual Fund
Unit Trusts / Mutual Funds are a mechanism that pools together individual investors’ money to form a very large investible fund. The advantage is that the fund can then be invested in a more diversified portfolio that is professionally managed by experienced fund managers.
Generally, there are two main types of unit trusts, equity [...]