Hi WM (Wee Meng),
thanks for your message.
Becos sometimes I really don't know whether I'm doing is what people want or need, as most seminar graduates as you mentioned, are mostly silent readers...so sometimes everyday when I spend 3 to 5 hours on this forum sharing, sourcing for news/articles to post on the forum, I wonder how many people visit the forum everyday.
Thus, it is very heartwarming to read what you wrote.
Do not give up. I've been through what you've been through as well. I remember there was a time I was so enamoured about Robert Kiyosaki, I would buy all his books and attended his seminars and I even conducted the Cashflow Game sessions for 2 years to share his teachings...however, as I learned from multi-millionaires, I realised some of the things he taught are wrong eg. this over-emphasis on Cashflows...which if you think about it if a person has S$100,000 and buys a S$500,000 property to receive rental income (cashflow), after taking a S$400,000 which might need him to pay S$1,700 Housing loan instalment, he's only left with S$300 (before deducting other costs, eg. tax, insurance, condo management fees etc)...so his Net Cashflow might be S$100...how long will it take this person to reach S$1 million? Answer is 833 years!!!
Then I realised that one might not able to become Rich applying what Robert Kiyosaki teach. Furthermore, he also teach very little on the "How" (how to choose stocks, how to choose properties)...my friend attended his over S$3,000 3 full-day seminar and was very disappointed that even a 3-day seminar he taught very little...
Then I learned Value Investing and tried to invest like Warren Buffett...however, I realised it might not work especially if one does not have TA knowledge and might end up buying stocks when the stock market is in a downtrend...
It was then one of my mutli-millionaire sifu "enlightened me" when he said TA and FA are like 2 eyes, it's better to see the world with 2 eyes....that I realised the importance learning TA (Technical Analysis) as well...
until another multi-millionaire sifu "enlightened me" when he shared that there are "Invisible Hands" in the market, so just having 2 eyes (FA and TA) might not be enough, you need the 3rd eye to see the "Invisible Hands"...
So that's how I learned over the years (from 1999 to 2008), from many different sifus, from many different books, from Jim Rogers, George Soros, Benjamin Graham, Warren Buffett, Philip Fisher, Peter Lynch etc, etc...and then at one point of time it get more and more confusing as each of them may say something that is different or contradict another person...it took me a very, very long time before I finally seem to be able to piece together all these different Jig Saw puzzles into now what I teach in my 3 seminars, How to Save and Accumulate One Million Dollars; Secrets to Making Money in Stocks and Secrets to Making Money in Property...
I hope that through my sharing, that I can help many people out there, like yourself to avoid the many pitfalls of investing and the many Trials and Errors and Confusion reading/learning from different books...
Becos when I look at myself, I would not have the knowledge/experience I have today without learning from all these people I mentioned, so I just want to "pass it on"...
One thing I realised missing in most seminars is the "follow up"...that the seminar speaker disappear after the seminar and I as the seminar graduate have no one to turn to when I encounter questions or need to clarify anything taught in the seminar...
That's why I set up this Discussion Forum, to provide a simple, easy to Access, on-going After Seminar Coaching/Guidance on a daily basis.
Seminar graduates by searching key words in the search button in at the top right hand corner of the Forum, can also easily find whether any question has been previously answered or any stocks already discussed...so as time goes by, this Forum will become a Priceless Treasure Trove, with lots of valuable information/knowledge/experience sharing that can benefit everyone (including members of the public, who can view 80% of the forum, except specific sections closed to Seminar Graduates becos we discussed Terms taught in the seminars which they might not understand)...
Anyone would also realise that I'm probably the ONLY Trainer/Speaker in Singapore that is the most active in Public FREE Education, I write fortnightly (alternate Tuesday) for My Paper.sg My Paper newspaper; now has a weekly Radio program on Capital Radio 95.8 FM every Thursday 10.10 am to 11 am; share on CPF Board's imsavvy.sg "savvy blog corner"; write on monthly basis for share investment magazine,
http://www.sharesinv.com/author/dennis-ng/ ; write for bi-monthly magazine "Home Buyer" etc, etc...
Yes, you can be assured that I will continue to educate the public. I told my wife that if have just 1 last breath left, I want to be use the last breath to teach the public...(yes, this may sound unbelieveable for most, including my wife, but I really mean it).
So I urge all seminar graduates NOT to give up on your Path to Financial Freedom, becos everyone can succeed, the only people who fail are those that ...give up. Think about it.
I will do all that I can to help, but seminar graduates need to do your part to learn, to visit the forum daily to read/learn/ask questions as well.
Cheers!
Dennis Ng
WM wrote:Hi Dennis,
Thank you very much for continuing to share your knowledge even though you have been told by your sifu that this might be a waste of time.
I like your star fish story very much & would like to share how much I have benefited from attending your seminar & reading your daily posting.
I have read financial investing books 15years back when I was still in college & release the power of compounding interest. I was thinking that by saving 20-30% of my income and invest with the interest of 10-15% p.a. I would be financial ok when approaching retirement.
However, my journey of investing was disappointing. In good time, I can earn 20-40% from unit trust but everything was wiped off during market crash. My financial advisor told me it is unavoidable. I’ve also burned by oilpod, caught in stock market etc. My wife has almost decided to give up in investing & prepare to put our savings in the bank.
When I read your 1st book, I was so happy & grateful that someone is actually teaching people how to reach financial freedom, in a simple to understand way. Moreover, your teaching is very comprehensive as it also covers how to plan for insurance. At that time, I was so disappointed with some agents who keep proposing expensive policies that I have stopped reviewing my policies for more than 7 years.
Learning from your teaching gives hopes & new life to our family. I have revised my insurance coverage & I know that one day I will reach financial freedom if I continue to learn & invest wisely. I fully support your Goal to help 1 million people reach S$1 million, & to continue helping the poor for a better loving society.
Dennis, I sincerely appreciate your teaching & guidance. Please continue to share your knowledge & view as it really makes lots of difference to me, my family & the society. I am one of the starfish that desperately need a helping hand to rescue. I believed many graduates feel the same, but mostly are silent reader.
Cheers…
Wee Meng