M Farhan M Samsudin

Zakat in Practice (part 2)

[Introduction: This series is a sharing on zakat from the perspective of a financial planner. It is hoped to be educational, informative as well as practical to help readers better understand Zakat, especially Zakat on Wealth, as a Muslim in Singapore. Topics to include: Zakat on Investment, Zakat on Savings, and Zakat on Estate.] [Previously:Continue reading “Zakat in Practice (part 2)”

Recognising the red flags

When an agent meets you for the first time, on the pretext of a “policy review”, and recommends that you surrender your policy, that is the first red flag. 🚩 If it is meant to help you reduce premium as you’re currently financially tight, the agent should justify why that particular policy should be surrendered,Continue reading “Recognising the red flags”

Dollar-cost averaging (DCA)

Dollar-cost averaging (DCA) is an investment strategy in which you: put in regular contributions (for example, monthly or quarterly) over a period of time (say 3 to 5 years, 10 years, or more; depending on your objective) The strategy is to ride or sail thru investment and market fluctuations such that you buy more shares/unitsContinue reading “Dollar-cost averaging (DCA)”

“7 years of prosperity, 7 years of drought”

And the king said: Lo! I saw in a dream seven fat kine which seven lean were eating, and seven green ears of corn and other (seven) dry. O notables! Expound for me my vision, if ye can interpret dreams. Quran (Yusuf: 43) He said: Ye shall sow seven years as usual, but that whichContinue reading ““7 years of prosperity, 7 years of drought””

Zakat in Practice (part 1)

[Introduction: This series is a sharing on zakat from the perspective of a financial planner. It is hoped to be educational, informative as well as practical to help readers better understand Zakat, especially Zakat on Wealth, as a Muslim in Singapore. Topics to include: Zakat on Investment, Zakat on Savings, and Zakat on Estate.] Zakat,Continue reading “Zakat in Practice (part 1)”

Growing your wealth: savings or investment? (part 1)

Why choose savings? When we say savings, we should not limit to savings account in the bank but also fixed deposits as well as savings/endowment plans. 1. Short-term vs Long-term The main reason one saves in the bank is to preserve capital, in return for very low return (which is not the purpose of theContinue reading “Growing your wealth: savings or investment? (part 1)”

The Journey Begins

Thanks for joining me! It is about time that I set up this blog as a platform to collate my posts and thoughts on finances and financial planning, which would facilitate reading and browsing. This is as compared to my Facebook profile and page. This blog would also allow me to expand further some posts,Continue reading “The Journey Begins”