Category: Discussion
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How to Invest in the S&P 500 from Malaysia?
The S&P 500 is the go-to stock market index for many analysts and investors: it captures the performance of the 500 leading U.S.-based corporations, and during the past 10 years, has returned an average of 14% per year (including dividends). Although year-to-date, as of June 2022, it’s down around 14%. In the U.S. there are…
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Dutch Pillarisation, Malaysian Rojak
Pillarisation (or verzuiling in Dutch) is the state of a society that is divided into groups that self-segregate. Until the 1960s and 1970s, the Netherlands was a country whose population was divided along sectarian lines. There was a Catholic pillar, a Protestant pillar, a Socialist pillar and a Liberal pillar. These groups had their own…
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Is Cryptocurrency a Good Investment?
With the total value of bitcoin hitting US$1 trillion this month (greater than the annual nominal GDP of The Netherlands, or the value of Facebook) cryptocurrency is an economic phenomenon to be reckoned with. But size isn’t everything and cryptocurrency’s popularity is not necessarily indicative of its long term profitability. To try and answer the…
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Index Investing at Bursa Malaysia
Index investing is very popular, especially in Europe and North America but perhaps less so in Asia. The idea behind index investing is simple: because an average investor cannot beat the market consistently over long periods of time, you are best off putting your money in a well-diversified investment fund and spend your time instead…
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The Regional Economies of ASEAN
The 10-members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are vastly different in terms of their size, level of economic development, religion, language and cultures. Within the larger member states, such as Indonesia, the Philippines or Vietnam, there are also great differences between regions. This post is a very brief analysis of the regional…
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Global Higher Education Post Covid-19 : A Future Perspective
Although the Covid-19 crisis is now having a profound and very disruptive impact on global higher education, an impact which will likely persist for many weeks if not months, it is nevertheless important to start planning for the future. But what will the world of higher education look like after the Covid-19 epidemic subsides? AppliedHE…