Ms Au Foong Yee was the founding Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief of The Edge Property Sdn Bhd, which owns the EdgeProp.my (previously known as TheEdgeProperty.com) weekly publication and www.EdgeProp.my Malaysia's most relevant and empowering property portal. Ms Au retired in December 2021 and was appointed Editor Emeritus of The Edge Malaysia. Ms Au has also been appointed a member of the Malaysian Ministry of Housing and Local Government's Panel of Experts (POE). She sits on the Board of LGM Properties Corporation (LGMPC), a corporation under the Malaysian Rubber Board Act 1996. She is also a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of 3Cnergy Limited. A pioneer member of The Edge Malaysia team, Ms Au was the founding editor of City & Country, the popular property pullout in The Edge Malaysia weekly and Haven (the bimonthly design magazine) published by The Edge Malaysia. She went on to be an Executive Editor and Chief Marketing Officer before being promoted to Managing Director of The Edge Malaysia. In July 2016, Ms Au relinquished the role of Managing Director of The Edge Malaysia to helm and drive The Edge Property Sdn Bhd. Ms Au tracks closely and analyses the Malaysian real estate -- something she has been doing since 1994. She conceptualised The Edge Malaysia Top Property Developers Awards, The Edge Malaysia Property Excellence Awards and the Haven My Dream Home Awards organised by The Edge Malaysia. In 2017, Ms Au conceptualised the EdgeProp Malaysia's Best Managed Property Awards to promote sustainable real estate and world-class property management practice. This Award is the first of its kind not only in Malaysia but in this region. Ms Au is a regular speaker and moderator at property roundtables, symposiums and forums.
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....