Top 4 Industries that are Worth Investing In currently

The time value of money states that ‘a dollar today is always worth more than a dollar tomorrow’ — only if you invest that dollar to grow its value instead of stashing it away in your wallet!

Investing your money can increase its value in the long run due to its earnings potential in the interim. Investing is a great way to build your personal wealth and financial stability in the long run.

So, what are some types of Malaysia investment companies and industries that are worth investing in?

Who are the Seven Malaysian companies inside the 2022 Forbes Asia's Best Under A Billion list?

As Covid-19 restrictions ease across the Asia-Pacific and people adapt to the new normal, this year’s Forbes' annual Best Under A Billion list highlights the shift to discretionary spending.

While healthcare and pharmaceutical-related companies were standouts last year, the post-pandemic return to daily life has benefitted apparel makers, mall operators, restaurants, consumer electronics and entertainment companies, among others.

Forbes' coverage of Asia's Best Under A Billion 2022, highlights the 200 Asia-Pacific public companies with less than $1 billion in sales and consistent top- and bottom-line growth.

Wow. SEVEN representatives from Malaysia wor?
Who are they? (with a little bit of their background here...)

Key Highlights of the 2022 Fortune Global 500 (including Malaysia's)

On Aug 3, FORTUNE announced the Fortune Global 500 list for 2022, ranking the world's largest corporations by revenue for fiscal 2021.

Walmart claims the top spot for the 9th consecutive year, and for the 17th time since 1995. Saudi Aramco (No. 6) reclaims its title as the world's most profitable company, with $105 billion in earnings.

Companies are ranked by total revenues for their respective fiscal years ended on or before March 31, 2022. All companies on the list must publish financial data and report part or all of their figures to a government agency.

Are you ready to know more?
Chinese companies outnumbered the US?
Any representative from our boleh-land Malaysia?

THE 2022 FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 TOP 10 LIST:

Higher interest rate doesn't bode well for local REITs, except this one...

Raising interest rates will likely be the main monetary policy tool for many central banks over the next 6 - 12 months, as global inflation worsens. Locally, there could be one more OPR hike in the remainder of 2022 after the previous two rate hikes totaling +50bps bringing the OPR to the current level of 2.25%.

Fyi, the current mortgage rates are around 3.15%. Of course, a higher mortgage means higher financing costs for the REIT sector, which will lead to earnings being compressed. (Click here to read more about REIT-related articles)

The type of loan is the determining factor...

Purchase Insurance/Takaful via EPF i-Lindung Platform? Read here...

Do you know that our EPF account can do many things? Not only that we can do special withdrawals (limited time offer only lah, now no more...), invest in approved unit trust schemes, buy a house, reduce the housing loan balance, and now... we can buy insurance/takaful also 😃😃😃

(Before we proceed further, I would like to remind you that our EPF money is primarily meant for our retirement ya. Please bear this in mind before we make any EPF withdrawals 👀)

So, what is EPF i-Lindung platform? 🙌🙌🙌