Thursday, May 17, 2007

A Skill to Develop for Consulting Business

You won't be looked down by any person if you are working in a big firm or well-regarded firm. Becoz you will be a CFA and have studied in both LSE and Chicago. This is a ticket for further developments and open up a wide range of opportunities. A niche skill is very important.

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Move up the Laddar at Casino

Well, a stable income post in Macau will be to work as a financial analyst in Casino, like Sands. However, it won't have a lot of upside potential. The best you can achieve is to move to the strategic side in probably 3 years. Then you start to make some serious money, like perhaps 50,000 mop a month. This is incredibly slow and full of constraint. Perhaps a better way is not to stay in corporate. Since finance job gets a better rewarding system for competency.

Real Estate Fund in China

This is also a big idea to set up a real estate fund in China. But it is not easy to implement because it will 1) take a lot of research 2) networking is important 3) a great capital to set it up.

DFA in China

Create a fund to apply Dimensional Fund Advisor's strategy in HK or Shanghai market could be a good idea. At least at the beginning, you can rip off some profit.

Middle/Back Office Job

There should be quite a lot of middle/back office job in sing. So it wouldn't be difficult to get one and move to the front office after certain period of time.

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Get a flat now.

Try to find a good flat and start pay it off now. I think it will be a great idea to start buying a flat and using the money to invest to pay off the interest. At the same time, I can rent it out and they will pay it off for me. So I can use the money to invest and start having an asset as well. This is a brilliant idea and I just have to find out a good property now. The ownership thing is important.

Career Location

Weighting up between the Singapore career/HK career and Sands career?

Portfolio Management

What is the investment vehicle I should use to make the most out of my asset? Time commitment vs ret vs asset allocation.

CFA Progress

What is my CFA study progress? Do I need to devote extra effort to be 90% sure I am going to pass it? How to measure the number of S.D. btw?

Magic

Given my current/prospective income, how could I make it 1M by 28 (when I save every single $ and min to the optimal level)? How to make magic here?

Business Development in Sands

How to utilize my current skills in Sands Venetian and plan out a rough map to open a promising career path?

A Job Hunting System

How to put forth a system that could react to the job market as soon as possible?