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Sekarang, setiap kali login ke Facebook  sudah pasti iklan yang berbunyi : Login Facebook Dapat RM 100 dipaparkan oleh sahabat-sahabat kita yang sudah menyertai skim tersebut. Sekali pandang, amat menarik. Siapa yang tak nak kerja mudah, kan? Bukan susah sangat, login Facebook boleh dapat RM100.

Walau bagaimanapun, dek pengalaman-pengalaman lepas (pengalaman sendiri dan kawan-kawan) yang menyertai skim serupa ini, membuatkan saya sangat berhati-hati apabila ada pihak yang menawarkan program atau skim sebegini. Walaupun ketika zaman StudioTraffic (tahun 2003-2005)  dulu saya pernah menjana pendapatan sehingga RM33,000, di sudut hati saya, rasa sangat menyesal kerana telah mengajak rakan-rakan saya terlibat di dalam program ini. Ramai yang tewas! Selepas itu kebangkitan 12DailyPro pula, kemudian SwissCash dan bermacam-macam program yang lain, ramai yang telah kecundang disebabkan program-program ini.

Seorang client saya rugi besar kerana menyertai program Ceramic Club (tak sure namanya). Bila saya call dan bertanya khabar, menurutnya dia sedang mengikuti program MLM lain pulak. Tak serik-serik nampaknya. Orang kita lebih suka carik jalan mudah untuk kaya. Saya nasihatkan dia begini..

Ujie : Encik xxx, janganlah join lagi menda-menda tu. Aritu kan dah rugi. Investlah dalam Unit Trust (Encik xxx invest dalam Unit Trust CWA menggunakan EPF dan sedikit cash). Kalau tak nak invest sangat pun, simpan je kat mane-mane yang encik suka. Tabung haji ke, ASB ke..

Encik xxx : Ala, lambat untunglah. (sambil gelak-gelak)

Tengok! Kalau client-client yang degil macam ni, kadang-kadang saya biarkan aje. Berbuih mulut bercakap pun tak guna kalau tuan badan sendiri tak nak berubah. Tapi bila fikirkan balik, yang hangus tu duit mereka. Sukahati dorang lah kan. Tapi apa gunanya saya sebagai Financial Advisor kalau client saya sendiri rugi akibat terlibat dalam program-program Skim Cepat Kayap ni?

Alamak, panjang pulak lari topik. Ok, berbalik kepada Program Login Facebook Dapat RM 100, saya ada buat sedikit kajian mengenai program ini. Ini kerana ada dakwaan bahawa Kementerian Penerangan, Kebudayaan dan Komunikasi berminat dengan program ini. Saya pun SMS seorang rakan saya yang bekerja di Bank Negara (bahagian pemantauan dan siasatan skim cepat kaya) mengenainya. Menurut beliau, jangan percaya kerana mengikut logik, skim-skim ini semua berunsurkan Quick Rich Scheme. Beliau turut memberitahu terdapat beberapa skim yang sedang di bawah siasatan BNM iaitu Skim Ta’awun (menderma sambil beramal) dan beberapa lagi program yang lain. Beliau minta supaya saya berpesan kepada rakan-rakan yang ada terlibat dalam skim ini supaya cepat-cepat ambil modal anda atau BERHENTI daripada meneruskan program ini supaya anda tidak HILANG DUIT apabila BNM mula mengambil tindakan.

Selain merujuk kepada rakan yang bekerja di BNM, saya juga telah menyiasat melalui Encik Google dan akhirnya terjumpalah dengan artikel yang ditulis oleh Ustaz Zaharuddin. Apa yang dapat disimpulkan oleh Ustaz Zahiruddin tentang Program Login Facebook Dapat RM 100 adalah :-

1)      Latarbelakang syarikat ID diragui dan bermasalah.

2)      Produk ID adalah tiruan, tidak punyai nilai sebenar, bercampur intipati yang haram dan tidak diperlukan oleh majority ahli. Ini menjadikan penyertaan ke skim ID adalah kerana inginkan pulangan melalui system reverse 2 up.

3)      Akibat produk tidak berkualiti, tidak relevan dan yang dipromosi adalah lebih kepada sistem komisyen, setiap yuran yang dibayar adalah dengan niat dan hasrat untuk mendapat lebih banyak keuntungan tanpa sebarang jual beli sebenar, tatkala itu riba al-Fadl dan An-Nasiah berlaku. Ini adalah kerana komisyen disandar kepada yuran dan bukan jualan produk.

4)      Yuran bulanan USD 25 menjatuhkan ia di dalam unsur maysir atau perjudian.

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Sudah terang lagi bersuluh. Tepuk dada, tanya selera. Pilihan di tangan anda.

Saturday February 6, 2010

Strong growth seen for unit trust sector

By LAALITHA HUNT

laalhunt@thestar.com.my

THE unit trust industry is expected to be robust this year and continue its rapid growth.

Investors stand to benefit as different fund management companies enter the market either as direct players or via feeder funds, offering more sophisticated product offerings for investment and diversification.


»Investors’ behaviour has generally matured, with more willing to create a proper diversified portfolio to specifically overcome the heightened volatility« GARY GAN

According to the Federation of Investment Managers Malaysia, despite the global financial and economic crisis the past two years, the local unit trust industry has actually grown.

As a percentage to Bursa Malaysia market cap, its total assets under management grew from 14.35% in 2006 to 20.25% in 2008. As at Oct 31, 2009, it stood at 20.34%.

However, prospective as well as existing investors are advised to avoid common pitfalls.

According to RHB Investment Management Sdn Bhd managing director Sharifatul Hanizah Said Ali, growth funds, which focuses on companies with significant profit growth potential, are likely to do well this year in line with earnings recovery.

“However, unit trust investors are encouraged to have a longer-term investment horizon of a minimum of five years, as the equity market can be very volatile. This will help reduce short-term market volatility and enable investors to enjoy a favorable market cycle,” she says.

Besides a suitable time horizon, HwangDBS Investment Management Bhd head of equities Gan Eng Peng says investment decisions should always be based on one’s objective and risk appetite.

“This will help determine your portfolio allocation. Statistics have proven that 90% of investment returns are attributed to the right asset allocation strategy,” he advises.

Overall, Gan opines that investors should consciously allocate part of their investments in assets that provide decent yield – both in equities and fixed income instruments.

“This can be achieved through investing in funds that strive to achieve income distribution while maintaining low volatility,” he adds. Gan also advocates a disciplined regular investment approach as no one can time the market.


Sharifatul Hanizah Said Ali says growth funds are likely to do well this year in line with earnings recovery.


“Hence, cost-averaging is the better approach. It takes out the emotional aspect and also lowers the overall investment cost,” he says, adding that this approach helps investors avoid common mistakes such as investing when the market is high and redeeming at market lows.

“One must also remember to not let complacency set in once a portfolio is performing, as it is equally important to review and rebalance your investment at least twice a year,” Gan adds.

Meanwhile, MyFP Services Sdn Bhd financial planner and managing director Robert Foo notes that diversification is key.

“Diversification means over asset classes, countries, currencies and fund managers. Those who had a diversified portfolio did not lose much during the financial crisis, when many funds, especially thematic funds, crashed by about 50% in value,” he says.

Jeremy Tan, a licensed financial adviser with Standard Financial Planner Sdn Bhd, concurs on the importance of diversification and advises investors to work with their planners or advisers on creating a diversified portfolio which offers better risk adjusted returns.

“This can be done by designing a core-satellite investment technique where the investment portfolio is divided into two parts. The core portion is invested in unit trust funds based on relatively long-term investment view of say five years and above, whereas the satellite portion is flexible and adapts to current market and economic conditions,” Tan explains.

In terms of percentage basis, the core may be 80% and the satellite 20%. This strategy is expected to offer better risks adjusted returns, Tan adds.

Pacific Mutual Fund Bhd general manager (business development and marketing) Gary Gan finds that investors’ behaviour has generally matured, with more willing to create a proper diversified portfolio or investment plan to specifically overcome the heightened volatility.

“We have seen a sharp increase in long-term savings plan type of investments,” he says.

Gan adds that despite the overall market volatility last year, redemptions on a whole have not been alarming, a testament to the maturing investor profile, which is important for the long-term growth of the industry.