KC Lau - Malaysia’s Personal Finance Pioneer

KC Lau - Malaysia's Personal Finance Pioneer 

KC Lau is one of the earliest bloggers in the personal finance space, offering valuable tips and advice to promote financial literacy since the mid-90s. 

Listen to his journey and life principles here 

#personalfinance #financialliteracy #FIRE

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CONTENTS 

01:20 - The Early Years 
02:47 - No Money For an Overseas Education .. And Music Was a Passion! 
05:47 - Studying Music and Playing Professionally Part Time 
06:58 - No Regrets But Also No Surrender! 
08:11 - The Transition To Personal Finance 
10:39 - Young Enough For a Career Change 
12:00 - A Real Job - Insurance Agent! 
12:58 - The Business Model: 100% Online 
14:28 - KC Lau's Business Metrics 
16:00 - How Many Weekly Webinars? 
17:47 - What Is a Lifestyle Business? 
18:59 - The Work-Life Balance 
20:06  - My Father Was a Lumberjack ..
21:50 - Going to America .. WHY 
23:20 - Expanding in America? 
24:22 - Portland is Beautiful  
26:29 - Going to Taiwan! 
27:46 - Reflections / Lessons From America 
29:24 - Buying Property in America 
30:00 - Is Moving to America a Good Idea? 
31:09 - Initial Impressions - Taiwan 
32:00 - Taiwan Cost of Living? 
33:03 - Staying in Taiwan For Some Months a Year? 
35:40 - KC's Personal Investments 
36:15 - Properties and Businesses (Stocks) 
38:30 - Pros and Cons: Properties vs Stocks  
40:07 - Local or Foreign Stocks? 
40:35 - Stock Selection: How? 
41:51 - When to Start Enjoying Life? 
44:53 - Advice on Retirement 
46:44 - Leave Money for Children? 
48:38 - How to Deal with Uncertainty 

Follow KC Lau here: 

URL: https://kclau.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moneytips 
FB: https://www.facebook.com/kclaumoney/ 
YT: https://www.youtube.com/user/kclaumoney/featured  
IG: https://www.instagram.com/kclaumoney/?hl=en 
LinkedIn: https://my.linkedin.com/in/kclau 

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We Talked About Aliens!

#podcast #youtuber #youtubevideos

Ezra Zaid of The Ezra Zaid Podcast, Julian Ng of Akru and The Do More Podcast's Khoo Hsu Chuang, all formerly and currently of BFM, get together because they have nothing else to do on a Saturday morning. 

Nothing is sacred, not aliens, movies, the Great Reset or Bitcoins. 

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LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3v2wNaT

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IG: https://www.instagram.com/jo0lean/

URL: https://akrunow.com/

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Life In Five: Philip See - From McKinsey to Firefly & BFM

Life In Five: Philip See - From McKinsey to Firefly & BFM 

Formerly of McKinsey, Pemandu and Malaysia Airlines, Philip See has two jobs: CEO of the domestic-focused airline Firefly and a presenter with BFM in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 

Phil discusses creativity, career changes and midlife crises. 

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Seeing the World By Bicycle: The Story of Peter Yoong

Seeing the World By Bicycle: The Story of Peter Yoong 

Until he was unexpectedly called back to Malaysia by an illness in the family, 57-year-old retiree Peter Yoong was on a world tour. 

By bicycle. 

Solo. 

This is his story. 

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Contents: 

01:06 - Why On a Bicycle And Not Motorbike (eg BMW GS) or Car (Toyota Hilux)?

01:54 - Why Solo And Not in a Group? 

02:27 - Convincing The Boss (Wife) 

03:19 - Trial Run to Thailand, Malaysia & Singapore 

04:45 - The Four Trip Stages 

05:51 - Mustering Up The Courage 

07:23 - Peter’s Feelings on the Morning He Rode Off 

09:06 - Why Five Long Years to Prep The Trip 

11:12 - Silencing The Doubters and Haters 

12:55 - About Rob Lilwall 

13:47 - How Fellow Riders Inspired Peter 

14:16 - How He Planned The Route 

15:57 - What About Detailed Planning, Accounting For Weather, Terrain, Etc?

18:34 - How Far He Rides Daily 

20:39 - Where Peter  Sleeps When He Stops (And What Time Does He Stop Riding?) 

22:11 - Tips For Rough Camping? 

22:57 - What About DANGER? 

24:29 - The Most Beautiful Countries, The Highlights? 

27:00 - How Difficult Were The Border Crossings? 

29:14 - What He Thinks About When He Rides 

31:01 - What Bike?

31:15 - Riding Gear (Seat, Handlebars, Tent, Clothing, Shoes, Sleeping Bag, Stove, Etc)

35:18 - Tech Gear (Laptop, Software, Cameras) And How He Updates Social Media 

37:05 - More Bike Gear (Tires, Punctures, Etc) 

38:15 - How The Trip Is Documented 

39:30 - How He Carries Currency / Money 

41:08 - How He Manages Security, Keep Gear Safe 

43:31 - How He Takes Photos & Videos 

44:31 - Benefiting From the Global Riding Community, WhatsApp Groups 

47:25 - Advice To People His Age 

50:10 - What Folks Should Know About Their Fellow Human Beings 

51:10 - What People Should Know About Riding A Bicycle Around The World 

52:34 - What People Should Know About Solo Riding  

54:40 - What Peter Would Change For His Next Stage of Riding 

55:54 - What Would He Change About His Gear

57:05 - Peter’s Approach To Money, Savings, Investments And Children 

59:22 - How HePlanned The Funds For This Trip 

1:02:02 - Advice To Young People 

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Follow Peter Here: 

FB: https://www.facebook.com/peter.yoong1

FB ‘With Love I Ride’ Group: https://bit.ly/32lePE6

IG: https://www.instagram.com/peter.yoong/

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Peter’s Press Clippings 

Cycling Malaysia: 

https://www.cycling-malaysia.com/2018/08/05/with-love-i-ride-two-years-on-two-wheels/

World Vision: 

https://www.worldvision.com.my/peter-yoong-with-love-i-ride

Says: https://says.com/my/lifestyle/peter-yoong-malaysian-solo-cycling-tour-around-the-world-to-raise-funds-for-world-vision

The Star: 

https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/people/2019/02/19/majorie-for-feb-19-malaysian-cyclist-is-fulfilling-his-dream-on-two-wheels

https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/living/2017/09/27/peter-yoong-solo-bicycle-tour

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From Dirt-Poor to Philanthropy: Kuan ‘Uncle Kentang’ Chee Heng

From Dirt-Poor to Philanthropy: Kuan ‘Uncle Kentang’ Chee Heng 

Imagine being so poor you drink tap water to fill your stomach during recess time. Or seeing your mother give her body to the sundry shop owner in return for rice. Or the smell of your dead father as he decomposes in the living room because the family cannot afford a casket.

How does that perspective compare to so many of us who spend all our time chasing money or complaining that we don’t have enough?

So when I heard Kuan Chee Heng (aka ‘Uncle Kentang’) talk to Asha Gill on LiteFM last week I found him on the Interweb and was grateful that he agreed to an impromptu interview at Ben’s Jalan Batai. 

Kuan’s story offers much-needed context in a world blind-drunk with excess, social media and greed.

#reality #Philanthropy #unclekentang

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FB: https://www.facebook.com/kuan.cheeheng 
IG: https://www.instagram.com/kuancheeheng/ 

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URL: http://www.cops.org.my/ 
URL: https://unclekentang.com/ 
FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/selangorcops/ 

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Growing Money Worry Free: Akru’s Julian Ng

#roboadvisory #media #investment 

Growing Money Worry Free: Akru's Julian Ng 
 
Malaysian robo-advisory Akru, founded by my good buddy Julian Ng, wants to disrupt the investment industry by introducing global exposure, diversification and affordability to more people. 

We have a fun chat about the mad world of media, money and startups (apologies in advance for the echoes and bad audio.. sorry!) 

It's about discipline.

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LinkedIn: https://my.linkedin.com/in/julian-ng-a59039112

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IG: https://www.instagram.com/jo0lean/

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hsu-chuan... 
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IG: www.instagram.com/khoohsuchuang/ 

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Episode 5 - The HeyAlfred Series: Financial Success Does Not Come From Knowledge

#FIRL #minimalism #investment

Hey Alfred founders Tengku Moe, Adam Helmi and Sam Zulkifli are three friends on a quest to help their fellow millennials on their path to financial freedom 

Today, Moe and Adam tell Khoo Hsu Chuang talk about why financial literacy is less about knowledge. 

It's about discipline.

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Episode 4 - The HeyAlfred Series: Why Financial Literacy Won’t Give You Financial Freedom

#FIRL​ #minimalism​ #investment​

Hey Alfred founders Tengku Moe, Adam Helmi and Sam Zulkifli are three friends on a quest to help their fellow millennials on their path to financial freedom 

Today, both Moe and Adam tell Khoo Hsu Chuang why knowledge alone about financial literacy is not enough to gain financial freedom.

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Follow HeyAlfred here: 
URL: https://heyalfred.co

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Dr David Khoo: Taking Medicine to the Masses

Dr David Khoo: Taking Medicine to the Masses

Fellow Penangite Dr. David Khoo is a doctor on a mission.

He wants to democratise medicine using technology.

And for Penang to be a Health and Tech City, kind of like a medical supermarket for ASEAN.

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Health and City idea: https://youtu.be/taWKSaeE4D0​

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ihea...​

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Episode 3 - The HeyAlfred Series: Should Work Be About Passion or Purpose?

#minimalism #money #investment

Episode 3 - The HeyAlfred Series: Should Work Be About Passion or Purpose?

Hey Alfred founders Tengku Moe, Adam Helmi and Sam Zulkifli are three friends on a quest to help their fellow millennials on their path to financial freedom.

Today Adam talks to Khoo Hsu Chuang about which matters more when it comes to choosing one’s work: passion or purpose?

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URL: https://heyalfred.co/

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IG: instagram.com/khoohsuchuang/

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