- Bachelor of Business degree in Accounting and Secretarial Administration from the Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Western Australia - Bachelor of Economics degree from the University of Western Australia - Master of Commerce degree in Accounting from the University of Auckland, New Zealand - Doctor of Business Administration from the University of South Australia - Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Malaya - Fellow of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants - Certificate in Investor Relations from the IR Society, United Kingdom
Working Experience
Dr. Folk has over 20 years of experience in academia, corporate finance, restructuring, audit and financial management in diversified industries such as mortgage banking, property development, construction, seafood trawling and processing, pulp and paper, jewellery, office furniture, multi-level marketing, plastic injection moulding, timber plantation and processing, hospitality and thermo vacuum forming. Between 1984 and 1990, amongst other public accounting firms, he was attached, to Deloitte, Haskins & Sells, New Zealand and McLaren & Stewart, Perth, Australia. He has also worked with multi-national firms such as Sinar Mas Group, Raja Garuda Mas Group and Fletcher Challenge Group in various countries such as New Zealand, India and Indonesia.
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....