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My Investing Strategy for 2012 [ February 5th, 2012 ] | 191 views | Leave a Comment

Although the market outlook is uncertain due to the European debt crisis but I will also plan to make minimal stock investments. I will only invest my savings in high yield dividend stocks when the market plunges. I think property is the best hedge against inflation. Therefore, I will invest in a medium cost apartment soon. Besides, gold is another option to preserve our money and diversify our portfolio. It would be great if you can plan to allocate some funds for gold of 20g to 50g.

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My recent strategy is to invest for income and capital preservation in view of the market volatility. For my unit trust investment, I will try to diversify by allocating one third of my portfolio into medium term aggressive fund. Meanwhile, for my stock portfolio, I will try to minimize my risk by investing in defensive counters which also provide dividends consistently.

Do You Get Year End Bonus From Your Employer?

Year 2008 & 2009, i did not get any year end bonus from my job accomplishment but this year will be the first time I’m at a company where I can get an annual bonus, but I’m not holding my breath that anything is coming my way. I just have plan on how to get it and try to perform very well at current company in order to accomplish my goals.

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In Malaysia, bonuses are taxed just like our regular salary. Started from this year, my current company will give out bonus based on employee performance merit and i found that this is a good motivator. I consider myself very lucky to work under such a pay scale company and find myself very rarely complaining about my job. Sometimes, I might work late or a bit pressure when I need to have very high job satisfaction.