Ms. Mak started her career with the Inland Revenue Department of Malaysia as a Tax Examiner from 1977 to 1980 and then furthered her education in University of Malaya where she graduated with an Honours Degree (Second Class Upper) Bachelor of Accounting in 1984. Thereafter, Ms. Mak worked as a Tax / Audit Senior in a top three accounting firm in Kuala Lumpur from 1984 to 1987. She then joined a local bank a an officer and subsequently worked as an Assistant Manager with the Loans Recovery Division of another financial institution before further her studies in Australia in 1991. From 1993 to 1995, Ms. Mak worked in JB Were & Sons, Australia as an Assistant to the Group Management Accountant. She joined Deutsche Securities, Kuala Lumpur in 1995 as an Investment Analyst covering the banking, finance, insurance and stockbroking sectors until 1998. Thereafter, she worked as a Group Accountant with a housing construction group before taking up employment with Danaharta Urus Sdn Bhd in 1999 where she was involved in loan rehabilitation and recovery. Subsequently, she researched for the investment department of SJ Asset Management Sdn Bhd for six years (2000 - 2006) before her current position as fund manager in TA Investment Management Sdn Bhd, a local investment management company.
This book is the result of the author's many years of experience and observation throughout his 26 years in the stockbroking industry. It was written for general public to learn to invest based on facts and not on fantasies or hearsay....