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My Net Worth for June 2009
July 5, 2009, 2:49 am
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My net worth for June 2009 is RM104,718  increased by 3.0%.

Thanks to increase in share price and income from my auto saving. I spent around RM1,000 to repair the paquet of my rental apartment. If not my net worth would be RM105,718.

1) my own properties: RM65,993 – 63.02%

2) my rental properties: RM18, 044 – 17.23%

3) my shares – RM10,724 – 10.24%

4) my savings – RM9,957 – 9.51%

I reached the RM100k of net worth. Now I must get RM155k of net worth to get out from Under Accumulator of Wealth category.



Sell in May and Buy in October
June 5, 2009, 12:03 am
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Sell your stocks in May and buy in October will make more return for yourself.

Table below shows monthly stock return from 1970 – 2003. Data compiled by Rabobank

Month
Performance
Month
Performance
January
1.5%
July
0.6%
February
0.8%
August
0.1%
March
1.1%
September
-0.9%
April
1.7%
October
1.0%
May
0.2%
November
1.2%
June
0.4%
December
2.4%

Total return from October to April:  9.7%

Total return from May to September: 0.4%

http://money.uk.msn.com/investing/articles/nicklouth/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4946085



My Net Worth for May 2009
May 31, 2009, 1:09 am
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My net worth for May 2009 is RM101,651  increased by 2.0%.

Thanks to increase in share price and income from my auto saving.

1) my own properties: RM63,557 – 62.52%

2) my rental properties: RM17, 787 – 17.50%

3) my shares – RM9,969 – 9.81%

4) my savings – RM10,338 – 10.17%

I reached the RM100k of net worth. Now I must get RM155k of net worth to get out from Under Accumulator of Wealth category.



LPI : Reliable and Steady Company
May 22, 2009, 6:29 am
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Basic information:
No of outstanding shares: 137 mln
Market Capitalization : 1.3 bln
2009 Consensus EPS: 0.8
PER(2009) : 12.4X
DY: 0.8/9.95 = 8%

LPI is in general insurance business. Fire and motor insurance take up almost 64% of their business. Underwriting surplus wise, almost half of it is coming from fire insurance.

What I like about their business model is making money from underwriting and not generating income from float. Underwriting margin has been consistent at 20%. Beside conservative underwriting, they have been working hard on customer retention and branding. Net retention for 2008 was 66% vs 60% in 2003. Business reference from Public Bank is an added advantage. Productivity has been high, no of policies issued per employee jumped by almost 30% ( 2007: 1473 vs 2008 1901). The other good sign is gross premium income per employee, it was RM 647 k in 1999 but almost doubled to RM 1.1 mln in 2008. Their management has been very hands on and many of them have been serving the company for a long time. When you have long serving employees that can deliver continuous growth, it is quite safe to conclude the management track record is quite proven.

Financial strength is important asset post-credit crunch era. Their capital adequacy ratio has been way above Bank Negara requirement of 130%, LPI CAR stood at 181% in 2008. With some of the regional giants are scaling back, this is an opportunity to expand capacity and margin. Beside organic growth, regional growth by coat-tailing Public Bank in Cambodia should generate reasonable growth over long term.

LPI assets have been growing steadily to almost 800 mln. 84% of the assets are in investment. Almost 67% in Fixed Deposit, 16% in Fixed Income ( Government Bond and Corporate bond) and remaining in equity. Most of the equity is Public Bank which generating almost 30 mln dividend (non-insurance investment income). Balance sheet is quite clean and able to meet any obligation for any claim payout.

One area needs to watch out is the share price has been very tightly correlated to Public Bank. LPI share price can slide when Public Bank is under pressure.

The other caveat is funding cost can go up when inflation begin to creep in during recovery stage. But more immediate concern is dividend income can come under pressure when Public Bank confronted by weak economy or decides to preserve capital.

The past year growth has been impressive. However, with conservative expectation, if LPI is able to grow net income around 10% per annum for the next ten years, share should worth between RM 8 – 9. Buying below these values together with steady dividend(unbroken dividend record since listed in 1993), investment return should be quite satisfactory.

http://turtleinvestor888.blogspot.com/2009/04/lpi-reliable-and-steady-company.html



My Net Worth April 2009
May 8, 2009, 1:31 am
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My net worth for April 2009 is RM99,624 increased by 4.4%.  Thanks to increase in share price and income from my rental appartment.

1) my own properties: RM63,557 – 63.80%

2) my rental properties: RM17, 530 – 17.60%

3) my shares – RM9,429 – 9.46%

4) my savings – RM9,108 – 9.14%

By next month, i want to reach RM100k of net worth :) . Currently most of my net worth is tied to my own residential properties. In 2012, i want to inverse it. work smart n work hard need to remind my self.



Skim Simpanan Pendidikan Nasional (SSPN) Tax Rebate
April 29, 2009, 1:05 am
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Skim Simpanan Pendidikan Nasional (SSPN) will give you tax rebate of 13% for saving in SSPN. The limit of the tax rebate is up to RM3000 savings in SSPN.

Example:

Lets say you have saving of RM3,000 in SSPN for one child. The tax rebate you will get is

RM3,000 x 13% = RM390.

Return

The average return for SSPN is 3.5++%   from 2004 – 2007.



Amanah Saham Satu Kemenangan
April 25, 2009, 2:56 am
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PELANCARAN Minggu Amanah Saham di Johor Bahru minggu lalu mengingatkan saya kepada zaman ketika berkhidmat di Amanah Saham Nasional pada 1978. Ketika itu ia baru ditubuhkan dan saya diterima di sana sebagai Pengurus Pemasaran ASNB.

Ketika itu, bagaimana bentuk skim saham amanah yang akan ditawarkan kepada masyarakat bumiputera belum lagi ditentukan. Kami disuruh oleh pihak atasan menjelajah ke seluruh negara untuk berceramah mengenai kebaikan melabur dalam saham amanah.

Saya telah mengambil seramai 50 pegawai pemasaran untuk bertugas di seluruh negara. Salah seorang tokoh yang selalu membantu berceramah bersama kami pada masa itu ialah Menteri Besar Johor sekarang, Datuk Seri Abdul Ghani Othman. Ketika itu, beliau ialah Dekan Fakulti Ekonomi di Universiti Malaya. Turut bersama kami ialah Profesor Manaf, juga dari Universiti Malaya.

Bayangkan bagaimana kami menerangkan tentang kebaikan saham amanah secara umum sahaja kerana pakej skim tersebut belum ditentukan lagi.

Untuk membentuk rancangan pemasaran ASNB, saya telah mengendalikan suatu kajian tentang tabiat simpanan di kalangan masyarakat bumiputera di seluruh negara. Kajian itu melibatkan jumlah sampel sebanyak 9,000 isi rumah.

Saya dengan pegawai-pegawai pemasaran ketika itu bertungkus-lumus masuk ke kampung-kampung untuk menemuduga orang Melayu bagi mendapatkan gambaran tentang tabiat menyimpan mereka.

Seorang daripada pegawai pemasaran ketika itu – kemudian dilantik sebagai pengurus pemasaran – ialah Datuk Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (sekarang Menteri Pertahanan). Tuah badan.

Bukan mudah untuk mendapatkan maklumat daripada orang kampung yang tidak biasa ditemu bual. Tambahan pula tentang perkara peribadi seperti pendapatan dan simpanan mereka. Kami perlu banyak bersabar dan kerap memujuk untuk mendapatkan kerjasama mereka.

Apa yang jelas daripada kajian itu, masyarakat kampung memang berduit tetapi mereka tidak menunjuk-nunjuk. Tidak kurang juga yang banyak memiliki harta tetapi zahir mereka nampak biasa sahaja kerana tidak terpengaruh dengan perhiasan dunia.

Kesimpulannya, masyarakat luar bandar memang berduit dan ada yang tidak gemar menyimpan di bank kerana masalah riba. Hasil kajian tersebut saya gunakan untuk membentuk Rancangan Pemasaran ASNB.

Ketika itu, institusi kewangan tidak dibenar mengiklankan produk mereka di televisyen. Tetapi rancangan pemasaran saya itu mengandungi program pengiklanan dalam semua media sama ada radio, televisyen dan akhbar. Kami melantik syarikat PTM Thompson selaku agensi pengiklanan syarikat.

Pengerusi ASNB dan Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) ketika itu ialah Allahyarham Tun Ismail Ali iaitu bekas Gabenor Bank Negara selama 20 tahun manakala Pengurus Besar ialah Tan Sri Desa Pachi.

Allahyarham Tun memang tidak gemar institusi kewangan mengiklankan produk di mana-mana sekalipun. Pada masa itu tiada siapa berani untuk menggunakan iklan sehinggalah ASNB berbuat demikian.

Sebagai satu langkah untuk menarik orang datang mendengar ceramah, saya mengadakan pertunjukan wayang gambar di padang bola di kampung-kampung seperti yang pernah dilakukan oleh Malayan Film Unit pada satu ketika dulu. Bezanya kami menayangkan filem Melayu, Hindustan, Inggeris serta kung fu dan bukannya dokumentari seperti dulu. Sampai di bahagian “kritikal”, filem diberhentikan sekejap dan ceramah mengenai saham amanah disampaikan.

Saya telah dihantar ke London untuk membentangkan Rancangan Pemasaran ASNB kepada pegawai-pegawai kanan Save and Prosper Ltd yang ketika itu merupakan syarikat saham amanah kedua terbesar di Britain.

Pengarah Eksekutif syarikat itu telah dilantik sebagai penasihat kepada ASNB. Saya membentangkan Rancangan Pemasaran ASNB yang menggabungkan penggunaan pendekatan secara kelompok kecil melalui ceramah dan secara meluas melalui iklan di media elektronik dan cetak kepada mereka.

Mereka mendapati rancangan pemasaran itu lebih baik daripada yang dibentangkan oleh seorang pegawai kanan PNB sebelum itu.

Sepucuk surat peribadi telah dihantar oleh Pengarah Pemasaran syarikat itu kepada Tan Sri Desa. Ia mengandungi komen tentang rancangan pemasaran tersebut.

Saya dapat tahu daripada setiausaha Tan Sri Desa antara kandungan surat tersebut termasuklah suatu tawaran jawatan kanan kepada saya di syarikat berkenaan. Begitu teruja mereka dengan pembentangan tersebut.

Bagi mencari kumpulan untuk diberikan penerangan dan ceramah, pegawai-pegawai pemasaran saya terpaksa duduk di Pendaftar Persatuan berhari-hari. Mereka berusaha mendapatkan senarai kesemua persatuan bumiputera yang ada pada masa itu.

Maklumat mengenai jabatan-jabatan kerajaan dan kementerian lebih mudah diperolehi. Ceramah berterusan dijalankan kepada persatuan, pertubuhan, syarikat, jabatan kerajaan dan mana-mana kumpulan yang berminat. Usaha ini termasuklah di Sabah dan Sarawak.

Saya terpaksa meninggalkan ASNB selepas menyedari ada pihak tertentu tidak memberikan sokongan penuh kepada rancangan pemasaran itu.

Saya dijemput balik selaku Pengurus Besar sewaktu Skim Amanah Saham hampir dilancarkan dan Tan Sri Desa ditukarkan ke Malaysian Mining Corporation. Khalid Ibrahim (kini Tan Sri – Menteri Besar Selangor) yang menjadi pengurus pelaburan, dilantik sebagai Pengurus Besar PNB.

Usaha mendapatkan kelulusan belanjawan Rancangan Pemasaran yang saya sediakan itu daripada Lembaga Pengarah yang dipengerusikan oleh Allahyarham Tun Ismail bukanlah mudah. Allahyarham terkenal dengan kesempurnaan dan tidak ramai yang berani membantah saranannya.

Apabila membentangkan belanjawan Rancangan Pemasaran itu, saya ingat lagi yang Allahyarham Tun tidak suka dengan peruntukan pengiklanan. Beliau tidak pernah membenarkan institusi kewangan mengiklankan produk ketika menjadi Gabenor Bank Negara. Sudah tentulah beliau juga tidak akan membenarkan ASNB berbuat demikian.

Saya terpaksa berkeras dengan pendirian bahawa pengiklanan diperlukan dan tidak setuju peruntukan dimansuhkan. Akhirnya selepas beberapa kali menerangkan kewajaran dan disokong oleh Ahli Lembaga Pengarah lain terutama sekali bekas Gabenor Bank Negara, Allahyarham Tan Sri Jaffar Hussein, Allahyarham Tun bersetuju.

Sewaktu pemilihan agensi pengiklanan untuk mengendalikan keperluan pengiklanan ASNB, setiap agensi yang berminat telah membentangkan persembahan mereka kepada Allahyarham Tun dan pengurusan kanan ASNB.

Ada juga di kalangan pihak yang tidak terpilih mengadu kepada Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Musa Hitam (kini Tun) ketika itu. Mereka menuduh pengurusan ASN berat sebelah. Oleh itu kami diminta menyerahkan dokumen prosedur dan faktor yang digunakan untuk pemilihan tersebut. Tun Musa akhirnya berpuas hati dengan prosedur pemilihan itu dan saya terselamat daripada ‘disalai’ oleh Allahyarham Tun.

Iklan televisyen yang paling berpengaruh ketika itu ialah Merah Sangatlah Mak Ngah yang memuatkan mak andam latah (Allahyarhamah Zaiton Hussein yang terkenal menerusi drama bersiri Opah) pada suatu majlis perkahwinan. Ketika melatah, beliau berulang kali menyebut “oh labur, labur, labur”.

Strategi pengiklanan ASNB itu telah memenangi tiga anugerah korporat daripada Persatuan Agensi Pengiklanan (6As) sebagai terbaik dalam televisyen, radio dan keseluruhan. Iklan radio pula menggunakan lagu berirama canggung. Sejak itu, institusi kewangan dibenarkan mengiklankan produk.

Skim Amanah Saham Nasional dilancarkan pada April 1981. Pakejnya begitu menarik kerana 100 unit percuma diberikan tetapi tidak boleh dijual selama 10 tahun.

Dalam pengendalian tugas di Amanah Saham Nasional kami dipantau rapi oleh Unit Pelaksanaan dan Penyelarasan, Jabatan Perdana Menteri di bawah Ketua Pengarah, Dr. Iwaz Karim.

Selain itu, kami perlu mengemukakan laporan setiap dua bulan sekali kepada Jawatankuasa Penyelaras Pelaburan dipengerusikan oleh Tun Musa sendiri.

Tidak mudah untuk bekerja dengan Dr. Iwaz. Beliau seorang yang tinggi tahap inteleknya, bijak, banyak membaca, garang dan terkenal dengan keangkuhan. Semasa mesyuarat beliau gemar membaling pensel dan fail apabila ada sesuatu yang beliau tidak setuju. Ketika itu, orang kanannya ialah Ketua Setiausaha Negara sekarang iaitu Tan Sri Sidek Hassan.

Dr. Iwaz meletakkan sasaran pencapaian ASNB setakat 31 Disember 1981 sebanyak RM150 juta dan perkara itu saya ingat kerana “disertakan sekali dengan amaran”.

Ketika itu tidak ada KPI seperti sekarang. Seingat saya bukan sekali terdapat perbezaan pendapat dengan beliau sewaktu berpuluhpuluh mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Penyelaras.

Suatu ketika selepas melihat keresahan dan kegelisahan – yang saya amati daripada bahasa badannya – saya menyarankan kepada Dr. Iwaz untuk meninggalkan perkhidmatan awam dan mencari sesuatu yang lebih mencabar di sektor swasta.

Saya menyarankan demikian disebabkan ketika itu beliau telah berkhidmat selama tujuh tahun. Menurut “Prinsip Peter” beliau telah mencapai tahap kurang kecekapan sebanyak satu kali setengah.

‘Berasap’ beliau bila saya katakan demikian. Tetapi rupa-rupanya cadangan itu telah diambil kira dan dia berhenti daripada perkhidmatan awam dan menceburkan diri dalam sektor swasta.

Bagaimanapun, satu kenangan manis yang tidak dapat saya lupakan ialah apabila di akhir Oktober 1981, kami di ASNB berjaya mengumpul RM800 juta iaitu lebih lima kali ganda daripada sasaran. Walaupun suatu pencapaian yang cemerlang, pengiktirafan yang diberikan tidak setimpal.

Saya tidak tunggu lama di ASNB kerana kerap bertembung pandangan dan banyak tindakan yang wajar kerap dipersoalkan oleh orang yang mengetuai syarikat induk ketika itu. Orang ini juga kuat mempengaruhi Pengerusi untuk menurut saranan-saranan beliau walaupun tidak munasabah.

Saya mendapati suasana itu tidak mengambil kira prestasi tetapi lebih mementingkan perkara remeh-temeh. Jadi ada baiknya saya bertukar angin.

Ternyata keputusan itu suatu hikmah kerana di akhir kerjaya, saya berjaya mengetuai satu-satunya institusi kewangan terulung negara iaitu Bursa Saham Kuala Lumpur (kini Bursa Malaysia) selama 19 tahun.

Sepanjang perkhidmatan di sana, bursa kita berada di tempat teratas di ASEAN.

DATO’ SALLEH MAJID ialah Felo Utama

Fakulti Ekonomi, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Beliau juga bekas Presiden Bursa Saham Kuala Lumpur (kini Bursa Malaysia)

http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2009&dt=0425&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Rencana&pg=re_01.htm



What makes a landed, gated and guarded project?
April 20, 2009, 1:30 pm
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ON April 4, John left his semi-detached home in Kota Damansara, Petaling Jaya, at 6.30am. He returned at about 1pm to find that it has been broken into. He lost RM45,000 and was badly traumatised, not so much by the loss but by the invasion into his private domain. John, 64, from Britain, says this is a gated and guarded (G&G) development and he pays about RM950 annually for the security service and maintenance. As a result of that incident, he has extended the wall behind his house by another five feet, bringing it to nine feet. He has also installed an alarm system. He suspects the thief or thieves must have climbed over the wall which separates his house from the public road. “I’m thankful my wife and daughter were not at home when they broke in,” he says. He and his family have been staying there for about two years. The project has about 300 houses.

When contacted, the residents’ association president says the development was completed four years ago and the break-in involving John’s house is a “minor thing.” In another project in Damansara Heights, one of the most upmarket residential suburbs in Kuala Lumpur, a relatively new development of about 18 months had three break-ins. The weak point in this G&G development was also a wall which was relatively low compared with the other retaining walls that encompassed the project. The police were called in and a camera was subsequently installed on that wall. “No one was hurt. It was the work of some petty thieves,” says a source from the company.

The break-ins in both the above two projects bring into focus several issues. The desire and need for security has resulted in various adaptation of the G&G concept. In John’s case, both he and the resident association president think they have bought into a G&G development because there is a perimeter wall and guards. Security presence and a perimeter wall do not constitute a project as a G&G. Conversely, there are some projects which are guarded but not gated. Whatever the adaptations may be, local council approval is needed, even for the installation of a boom gate. It is sad and speaks a lot about the country’s security system if people feel safer behind bars. Country Heights Kajang, for example, is guarded but not gated. Likewise, most parts of Bandar Utama. Seri Beringin in Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, has a perimeter wall and guards but it is not a G&G project.

Because of rising crime rate, Bangsar Baru residents are planning to turn the area into a gated and guarded community by permanently closing off roads and lanes which are accessible to motorists. So what constitutes a G&G project? Other than the perimeter wall and the guards, the G&G project essentially takes care of its own landscaping and amenities like garbage collection and landscaping. The monthly charges go into all these, including the maintenance of a pool, tennis courts and clubhouse, if there are such facilities. Innovative developers have also come up with single entrance/exit as a variant, without it being a G&G project. So, how will a home buyer know if he has bought into a landed strata project, in layman’s terms, a G&G? The only way is to check with the local council or the developer. A word of caution: There are developers who claim their project is a G&G, when it is an adaptation.

For many, an adaptation is good enough because security is their chief concern. Many are not bothered if there is a pool or a clubhouse. Incidentally, a new law will be tabled soon to govern G&G developments. Previously, it was just a set of guidelines. The bill will be used on a national level and will help to regulate such properties. The second issue pertains to security. What recourse do owners and residents have if there is a break-in? There is currently a case pending in court involving Sierramas, as a result of the breach in security. As most of the developers say: “Nothing is fool-proof. But we can have deterrents.” The other issue is the community. While John and his family were traumatised by the break-in, the residents’ association president considers it a “minor thing”. Which calls into attention the importance of co-operation among residents. After all, isn’t that what being a community is about?

As Home Buyers Association secretary-general Chang Kim Loong puts it: “The success of a G&G project depends on the residents to be the eyes and ears for each other.” While developers of such projects say G&G is the way to go, Chang says this is just a marketing strategy. “G&G is not something to be encouraged. It segregates the haves and the have-nots. It is a concept, not a deception. There is no legal compulsion to buy; it is just a matter of who can afford the lifestyle that comes with a cost and it appeals to the medium and upper echelons,” he adds. While certain quarters think this is just a marketing ploy to sell a lifestyle, it is undeniable that security and the increasing crime is making people feel more secure behind walls and bars. The Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia, in the second half of 2008, reported its findings in a survey that 89% of its respondents were concerned over public safety.

It was also reported in the Ninth Malaysia Plan that public safety in Malaysia has deteriorated 21.5% between 1990 and 2004. The crime index rose 15.74% in 2006 from 171,604 cases in 2005 to 198,622 cases in 2006. Property crime made up 70% of the 2006 cases. Landed G&G developments are not unique to Malaysia. There are such projects in the United States, Britain and Europe and Asia. G&G projects initially started out with condominiums, essentially known as strata-titled projects. In Malaysia, concerns about security by home buyers, land issues and the opportunity to profit prompted the start of condominium living. All condominiums are strata developments, but the term strata is not limited to just condominiums today. The desire to be on level ground has resulted in landed-strata development and this is where the landed G&G, and its variation, come in.

Seri Beringin, a project by Syarikat Perumahan Pegawai Kerajaan Sdn Bhd (SPPK), was never sold as such. Instead, it has sought the approval of the local authorities, in this case City Hall, to have a perimeter wall and even “donated” a guardhouse. There are other projects in the country which come under this category. To enhance security, some of the residents have proactively grouped together to form a resident association to look into various security measures. Owners are allowed to put up their own barriers, like a higher wall as a form of deterrent – something John did to his Kota Damansara home.

For some landed G&G, particularly those in upmarket locations, high monthly rentals of RM10,000 and above has resulted in a large expatriate community. About 70% of Duta Nusantara (by SP Setia Bhd) in Seri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur are tenanted. Duta Nusantara, comprising mainly semi-detached and bungalow units, are fetching monthly rentals of between RM14,000 and RM18,000, while Duta Tropika, mainly semi-detached and triple-storey terraced, has lower rentals. Seri Beringin, not a G&G project, may be able to fetch rentals of between RM8,000 and RM10,000. This project is new and given time, may fetch higher rentals. In Damansara Heights, Idamansara residences by E&O group are being rented for between RM15,000 and RM18,000, agents say. Says an agent: “Because the rental is so good, there are many owners who prefer to let out the place instead of using it themselves, which accounts for the high-tenancy ratio. At the same time, there is demand, especially when the project has a good proportion of foreigners as foreigners tend to attract other foreigners.

They also tend to put a premium on security.” Whether G&G projects will fetch a premium depends pretty much on location and the set-up. Those located here and with good access, and are managed well, will have a better premium. Whether it promotes community living depends on certain factors including the overall land size of the entire project, the availability of public areas like parks and pools where residents can meet and chat. Smaller projects with a short strip of road with houses facing each other may not be ideal. After all, buyers who opt for this lifestyle also desire communal living, and this means a place to congregate other than by the roadside.

http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/4/18/business/3702815&sec=business



My Net Worth March 2009
April 13, 2009, 2:42 pm
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My net worth for March 2009 is RM95,456 down 0.23%  from RM95,678. This is due to my debt settlement with my parents and bursa was not performing very well.

1) properties =RM80,833

2) share = RM8,782

3) cash = RM5,841



Property RM10,000 Tax Deduction
March 13, 2009, 1:46 am
Filed under: Real Estate

The RM10,000 tax deduction for interest on housing loans will only be applicable for one
property which is not being rented out. The incentive also applies to Malaysian citizens

who will live on the property, whether it’s a house, flat, apartment or condominium. Inland
Revenue Board chief executive officer Datuk Hasmah Abdullah said the sales and
purchase agreement for the property had to be executed between March 10, 2009 , and
Dec 31, 2010. “The tax deduction is given for three consecutive years from the first year
the housing loan is paid and is effective from the year of assessment 2009. Also, if there
are two or more individuals who are eligible for the tax deduction, each individual is
allowed a deduction which is proportionate to the interest they had paid,” she said.
Hasmah said this deduction, however, would not exceed RM10,000 in total. (Star)
This means the property incentive in the mini budget is only for new purchases from March
10, 2009 onwards and does not include existing housing loans. This is to spur new sales
given the lacklustre demand for properties in the past year.