{"id":22924,"date":"2018-03-16T11:53:17","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T11:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mnp.com.my\/v2\/?p=22924"},"modified":"2018-03-16T11:53:17","modified_gmt":"2018-03-16T11:53:17","slug":"invest-differently-for-a-better-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mnp.com.my\/v2\/articles\/invest-differently-for-a-better-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Invest Differently For A Better Future&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>COO&#8217;s message&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How&#8217;s the Chinese New Year celebration and holidays? Specifically for<br \/>\nChinese, did you give out a lot of angpows or did you receive a lot of<br \/>\nthem? What&#8217;s the amount of money inside the packets? Is it still RM2 or<br \/>\nRM5 or RM10 or even higher? I think it depends a lot on who&#8217;s giving<br \/>\nthem. The wealthier ones may give higher and the retirees may give<br \/>\nlower. Both are fine because angpows are meant to be a wish for the new<br \/>\nyear and not an allowance to buy a meal or a new phone. I wished my<br \/>\nparents a healthy life, my parents wished my kids &#8216;fast tall growing<br \/>\nup.&#8217; (in Mandarin) and for most of everyone else I wished a simple &#8216;Gong<br \/>\nXi Fa Cai.&#8217; From the amount of money inside the angpow to the wishes for<br \/>\nhealth and even wishes for my kids, the connector is still MONEY.<\/p>\n<p>Nutritious food for the parents are not cheap. Vitamin supplements for<br \/>\nthe kids need money. For most of us, we need a full time job or even two<br \/>\njobs so that we have more money to spend. This is why investments are<br \/>\nvital. Whether it&#8217;s a property to hedge against inflation or a piece of<br \/>\nrare banknote which will be even more rare in the future, these are<br \/>\ninvestments that we should learn about and invest in. The good news is<br \/>\nthat for Malaysia, all these investments are still available.<br \/>\nDemographics wise, the median age of Malaysians is just 29 which meant<br \/>\nproperty investments are safe for a long time more. Whether banknotes or<br \/>\ncoins or even antiques, when we look at all the advanced markets, they<br \/>\nare already far ahead. The opportunities for these alternative<br \/>\ninvestments are just starting here in Malaysia. Get connected to all<br \/>\nthese investment opportunities at <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.best2bid.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best2BID.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong> Happy investing!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-22574 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/mnp.com.my\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Charles-3-180x232.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mnp.com.my\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Charles-3-180x232.jpg 180w, https:\/\/mnp.com.my\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Charles-3.jpg 598w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Charles Tan,<\/p>\n<p>Chief Operating Officer, MNP Group Sdn Bhd<\/p>\n<p>Posted on 16 March 2018<\/p>\n<p>Suggested articles:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mnp.com.my\/v2\/articles\/investment-strategy-2018\/\">Investment Strategy 2018?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"excerpt-content-row\">COO&#8217;s message&#8230; How&#8217;s the Chinese New Year celebration and holidays? 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