Investment is traditionally defined as the "commitment of resources to achieve later benefits". If an investment involves money,then it can be defined as a "commitment of money to receive more money later". From a broader viewpoint,an investment can be defined as "to tailor the pattern of expenditure and receipt of resources to optimise the desirable patterns of these flows". When expenditures and receipts are defined in terms of money,then the net monetary receipt in a time period is termed cash flow,while money received in a series of several time periods is termed cash flow stream.
A stockbroker is an individual or company that buys and sells stocks and other investments for a financial market participant in return for a commission,markup,or fee. In most countries they are regulated as a broker or broker-dealer and may need to hold a relevant license and may be a member of a stock exchange. They generally act as a financial advisor and investment manager. In this case they may also be licensed as a financial adviser such as a registered investment adviser.
Robert Toru Kiyosaki is an American businessman and author,known for the Rich Dad Poor Dad series of personal finance books. He is the founder of the Rich Dad Company,a private financial education company that provides personal finance and business education to people through books and videos,and Rich Global LLC,which filed for bankruptcy in 2012.
Kaplan,Inc. is an international educational services company that provides educational and training services to colleges,universities,businesses and individuals around the world. Founded in 1938 by Stanley Kaplan,the company offers a variety of test preparation,certifications,and student support services. The company is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale,Florida,and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Graham Holdings Company.
Value investing is an investment paradigm that involves buying securities that appear underpriced by some form of fundamental analysis. All forms of value investing derive from the investment philosophy taught by Benjamin Graham and David Dodd at Columbia Business School in 1928 and subsequently developed in their 1934 text Security Analysis.
Peter Lynch is an American investor,mutual fund manager,author and philanthropist. As the manager of the Magellan Fund at Fidelity Investments between 1977 and 1990,Lynch averaged a 29.2% annual return,consistently more than double the S&P 500 stock market index and making it the best-performing mutual fund in the world. During his 13-year tenure,assets under management increased from US$18 million to $14 billion.
Contrarian investing is an investment strategy that is characterized by purchasing and selling in contrast to the prevailing sentiment of the time.
James Beeland Rogers Jr. is an American investor and financial commentator based in Singapore. Rogers is the chairman of Beeland Interests,Inc. He was the co-founder of the Quantum Fund and Soros Fund Management. He was also the creator of the Rogers International Commodities Index (RICI).
Despite having a flourishing Chinese and Malay film industry in the 1950s and 1960s,Singapore's film industry declined after independence in 1965. Film production increased in the 1990s,which saw the first locally produced feature-length films. There were a few films that featured Singaporean actors and were set in Singapore,including Saint Jack,They Call Her Cleopatra Wong and Crazy Rich Asians.
I Not Stupid is a 2002 Singaporean comedy film about the lives,struggles and adventures of three Primary 6 pupils who are placed in the academically inferior EM3 stream. Written and directed by Jack Neo,and produced by Mediacorp Raintree Pictures,the film stars Huang Po Ju,Shawn Lee,Joshua Ang,Cheryl Desiree Chan,Xiang Yun,Jack Neo,Richard Low and Selena Tan.
Republic Polytechnic (RP) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education in Singapore.
The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham,first published in 1949,is a widely acclaimed book on value investing. The book provides strategies on how to successfully use value investing in the stock market. Historically,the book has been one of the most popular books on investing and Graham's legacy remains.
The Ministry of Education is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies related to the education in Singapore.
The Suzhou Industrial Park (苏州工业园区) is a development region in Suzhou,Jiangsu,China. The industrial park was established in February 1994,as part of the reform and opening up campaign in the 1990s,and is unique in its joint governance by Chinese and Singaporean officials. While the park struggled at first,and attracted international notoriety following a very publicized falling out between the two sides,it quickly began making a profit due to highly desirable real estate and the presence of many large global corporations,and remains an economic engine for the city.
Joel Greenblatt is an American academic,hedge fund manager,investor,and writer. He is a value investor,alumnus of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania,and adjunct professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business. He runs Gotham Asset Management with his partner,Robert Goldstein. He is the former chairman of the board of Alliant Techsystems (1994–1995) and founder of the New York Securities Auction Corporation. He was a director at Pzena Investment Management,a firm specializing in value investing and asset management for high net worth clients.
The London School of Business and Finance is a private business school in the United Kingdom,owned by the for-profit education corporate group Global University Systems. It was founded in 2003 by the entrepreneur Aaron Etingen. By 2015 it had become one of England's largest private colleges.
China–Singapore relations,also known as Chinese–Singaporean relations or Sino–Singaporean relations,are the bilateral relations between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Singapore. Singapore recognized the PRC in 1990. Diplomatic missions were established in the early 1990s based on trade and the warming of ties from other ASEAN countries towards mainland China.
Soma Valliappan is an Indian writer,speaker,trainer,and an expert in the areas of Human Resource Management,Personality development,and Financial Investments. He is the author of over 60 books in Tamil and English on various subjects including self-development,the stock market,emotional intelligence,time management,sales,leadership,and personality development.
Investors United School of Real Estate Investing is a for-profit educational institution and membership association based out of Baltimore,Maryland,USA. The school offers on-campus and online training on real estate investing,and provides a permanent structure and support system for those people who wish to continue using the organization's facilities,advisors,and resources after they have completed their training.
Kenny Khoo is a Singaporean singer,songwriter,television host and businessman. Khoo gained popularity after appearing in a role-playing game on the Taiwanese variety show 100% Entertainment in 2019.
