He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, United States of America ("USA"), and obtained his Ph.D. at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA.
Working Experience
He has over 28 years of experience in the areas of economics, finance and investment. He was the Head of Economics Department of Universiti Putra Malaysia ("UPM") from 1985 to 2001. While with UPM, he served as consultant to various international and national organisations, which included the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, Winrock International and Economic Planning Unit of the Prime Minister's Department. In 1994, he was appointed as Director of Investment and Economic Research of the Malaysian Employees Provident Fund ("EPF"), He was promoted to Senior Director of EPF in 1996 and later, to Deputy Chief Executive Officer until his retirement in 2007. During his tenure with EPF, he was instrumental in the formulation and implementation of investment strategies to meet the Fund's investment objectives. He is presently adviser to Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Guru Guru and the Chairman of the Rating Committee of Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad.
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....