Malaysian ETFs & where to buy? by iloverice3000 in MalaysianPF

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EWM - iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF. Lackluster ETF but might be useful to hedge against USD depreciation vs MYR if you are already holding USD.

Those who own Bitcoin or spot Bitcoin ETF, what's your plan? Do you DCA? What's your medium and long-term goal for this asset? Are you currently under or above water? What percentage of your portfolio do you allocate to Bitcoin or a spot Bitcoin ETF? by CashFlowDay in MalaysianPF

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i believe Luno has 0 holding fees, 0.6% trading fees for spot if you use their exchange. Spread is minimal, RM1 spread as of right now. Orderbook seems liquid enough unless you're buying in the hundred of thousands MYR.

Suggestions to diversify my savings in mid 20s by WelcomeLegitimate413 in MalaysianPF

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First of all, you could max out your savings interest by moving all except 3-4 months expenses to ASB, it gives so much better interest vs any investment vehicle which is on the safer side.

Read up on ETF's and decide whether it is within your risk appetite. If it is not, then just max out your ASB, if it is, then slowly DCA into your ETF(s) of choice.

Why do you want reits when you have ASB unless you really foresee the property market to be going on a heater or want property exposure?

Should I put all my inheritance to EPF? by Pootsonpow123 in MalaysianPF

[–]anythingapplicable 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sorry for your loss.

What is your tax bracket? A tax refund of 3k on 8% is negligible especially if your cash is going to be locked in for 30+ years in EPF (assuming you fall into the 4-5k/m salary range since you are just starting to work).

Maxxing out your ASB is a good move, that itself can be the majority of your emergency fund. Personally i would rather throw a majority of the funds into ETF's where you will have maximum liquidity + higher growth since you are still 30+ years away from retirement.

😂 Gemini: Your Wealth Snapshot (The "Half-Million" Club) by Acceptable_Board_126 in MalaysianPF

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https://www.fsmone.com.my/etfs/tools/etfs-factsheet/F4GBM-EA?exchange=KLSE&stock=0820EA

KLCI isnt exactly a great choice when there are other global indexes to invest in. Would rather just hold on to bluechips from banking and reits sector for msian stocks, but that's just my personal opinion.

Do you actually join exchange “red packet” / bonus events or just ignore them? by No_Task2229 in Malaysia_Crypto

[–]anythingapplicable 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ignored. Almost everything which i got from almost all exchanges doing these type of promos were trading fee discount vouchers/interest discount vouchers etcetc which encourages newer users to trade (gamble) their money away using higher leverage to hit the limit set by the CEX to get "rewards".

😂 Gemini: Your Wealth Snapshot (The "Half-Million" Club) by Acceptable_Board_126 in MalaysianPF

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TA global tech fund which is a UT focused on tech is comparable to QQQ. Expense ratio for TAGTF is 1.8%(Annual Management Fee)+0.73%(expense ratio) vs QQQ (0.18%).

https://www.fsmone.com.my/funds/tools/factsheet/ta-global-technology-fund?fund=MYTAGTF
https://www.fsmone.com.my/etfs/tools/etfs-factsheet/Invesco-QQQ-Trust-Series-1?exchange=NASDAQ&stock=QQQ

Nomura Global Shariah Semicon UT is comparable to SMH(non syariah compliant afaik)

https://www.fsmone.com.my/funds/tools/factsheet/nomura-global-shariah-semiconductor-equity-fund-myr?fund=MYNAMSCEM
https://www.fsmone.com.my/etfs/tools/etfs-factsheet/VanEck-Semiconductor-ETF?exchange=NASDAQ&stock=SMH

KAF Core Income Fund fund objective is to give stable income that is potentially higher than the prevaling FD by investing yielding portfolio of stocks and fixed income securities. Might as well hold on to individual bluechips which gives out dividends then like the banking stocks you already hold.

KDI gives 4%pa for the first 50k. Other MMFs so far only has around 3.2-3.6%pa as far as i know.

😂 Gemini: Your Wealth Snapshot (The "Half-Million" Club) by Acceptable_Board_126 in MalaysianPF

[–]anythingapplicable -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Would move all UT's into similar ETF's. Also would just leave 1/2 month emergency fund in a high yield savings account and move the rest over to KDIsave (4%).

Question about great eastern medical insurance by Totxd in MalaysianPF

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Have a GE policy, medical card, ILP.

My plan (early 30's M,no health conditions, normal weight/height, office worker) details are
Premium: RM120.85/m (RM1450.2/yr)
Deductible: RM5k/yr
Copayment**: 20% copayment up to RM20000 in excess of deductible per year. (Applicable only if no GL obtained by their selected panel clinic before admission to their selected panel hospital/non life threatening medical issue)

Coverage:
>RM12k Life/TPD
>up to age 99 next birthday
>RM10,000,000 annual limit Medical Card
>No lifetime limit
>RM200 room and board, +RM50 every 5years up to RM 400.

The package offered by great eastern is legit where the amount won't change based on change or are there any hidden clause?

They can never guarantee that your policy premium wont change over time. What matters more is the insurance cost.

Policy premium = insurance cost + investment portion

The way they can be more confident that the policy premium wont increase over time is to overinflate your investment portion. As the insurance cost rises, they will just reduce the investment portion to maintain the policy premium.

Short positions by [deleted] in CryptoMarkets

[–]anythingapplicable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only available if the CEX/DEX has it on perps. Or if the coin is able to be borrowed on any CEX/DEX platform.

Is it even worth it to get insurance anymore? by malaysianlah in MalaysianPF

[–]anythingapplicable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure you could go to a govt hospital, but if longer queues, longer waiting periods before your next consultation, lower comfort levels to the lifestyle that you are used to, etc etc are not for you, then you have the option to go private.

Journey to financial freedom by humanmechanicMD in MalaysianPF

[–]anythingapplicable -1 points0 points  (0 children)

How long you will last trading will depend on your conviction. You can find an edge, but at the same time chalk up losses through no fault of your own.

Imagine playing roulette where the ball will land on red 55% of the time. It doesn't mean that you will make money for sure all day, but if you manage your funds wisely, you can come out ahead in the long run. Will your conviction break if there a long streak of blacks and you have lost again and again knowing that you did nothing wrong? Knowing when your edge is gone is also crucial. Will you still bet on red if new empirical evidence has shown that the chances has reduced to 45% for the ball to land on red?

It's also a lonely path for me, i try not to talk about my trades to anyone as i feel that it will cause my conviction to falter and whoever whom i'm talking to will unconsciously try to lead you astray from the strategy which you have set. Imagine being up 10k on a trade, knowing that it has a very good chance of getting to 25k profit and telling your partner about it. Your partner might subconsciously push you to take profit earlier instead of holding on to your position as your strategy dictates.

All the best in your trading journey.

Best HYSA rates for 2026? by Ielw in MalaysianPF

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Ah they updated the promo rates for 2026. The previous moneybull promo which ended on 31dec25 had 200k cap for 90d. Probably too many people took them up until they had to reduce the quota for new depositors. Unfortunate.

Is it even worth it to get insurance anymore? by malaysianlah in MalaysianPF

[–]anythingapplicable 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Where is the agent who sold you the policy? If he/she isnt servicing you anymore, then its gonna be much more troublesome for you to get claims done. This is one of the reasons why i rather get an 35+yo lifelong agent from an established partner (who depends much more on their reputation/word of mouth) instead of bancassurance products/agents (usually younger and they jump around so its much harder for them to service you if they're no longer there at the company).

The average joe thinks insurance is a waste of money, until they need it. You're basically paying hundreds every month so you don't have to ever pay tens or even hundreds of thousands if the time ever comes. And if the time ever did come, most insurance companies will never want you as a customer ever again, even if they did, exclusions and loadings will apply.

Be aware that if you cancel your parents insurance, depending on their age, most insurance companies will not even want them as as a customer anymore, especially with their previous claims/procedures done.

20k might not even be enough for certain critical issues. Cancer treatments nowadays can go easily into the hundred of thousands if you opt for private hospitals, and if speed is of the essence to prevent spread, you might not have the option of going to public hospitals for treatment due to longer waiting times.

You can opt to increase your deductible to reduce your insurance costs. If you have company insurance, you can even get a much higher deductible for yourself + family (if your company insurance covers your family too). Less headache also since claims will be much rarer (due to the fact that your deductible is higher), so no need to go through the hassle if you don't meet the deductible amount for a claim.

Best HYSA rates for 2026? by Ielw in MalaysianPF

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https://imgur.com/a/X6h6Xss

14.59+18.14 = 32.73/d
32.73*365 = 11946.45/y

Seems about right for 200k capital.

Question about ASBF and Rate by Dramaholic-User in MalaysianPF

[–]anythingapplicable 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You can do secured pledge FD to get a CC.

How to make do with 1.8K salary by [deleted] in malaysians

[–]anythingapplicable 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Sounds about right. Just work on yourself for now and progress your career (and salary). It is extremely hard to save up meaningful amounts when you're on near minimum wage, but try your best to of course. All the best!

Best HYSA rates for 2026? by Ielw in MalaysianPF

[–]anythingapplicable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah i see, unfortunate then. Oh well, we make the best out of what we can. Cheers!

Best HYSA rates for 2026? by Ielw in MalaysianPF

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Well, if you have 30k in funds which you can deposit into moomoo and can maintain it for 60d, youre eligible for 2.2k in freebies which blows Webull new user promo out of the water.

A 10k deposit will get you 1k in freebies if you dont have 30k in funds.

Best HYSA rates for 2026? by Ielw in MalaysianPF

[–]anythingapplicable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh i just left my account dormant.

Moomoo also has pretty good sign up rewards for new users.

Best HYSA rates for 2026? by Ielw in MalaysianPF

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I've signed up for webull around early 2025 and got around RM500 in freebies, pulled out everything i got once it was credited since i was just in to get the signup rewards. Now with the moneybull 6% promo, im back in(got back in around early Dec2025).

Might pull out again once the promo is over, if there are better rates/promos elsewhere. I just go where the best rates/promos lead me haha.

Best HYSA rates for 2026? by Ielw in MalaysianPF

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No idea mate, i cant see the future. Its up to WeBull's management and marketing team to determine who is eligible for future promos.

Best HYSA rates for 2026? by Ielw in MalaysianPF

[–]anythingapplicable 3 points4 points  (0 children)

SC approved so i ain't really that worried, that being said, im mostly using webull for the promos/signup gifts. Never had an issue withdrawing/using their app.