The Star: Financial Management in the Current Environment

In this article, Kimberly cautions the public to steer clear of the courses that are being offered by those who are not in the industry. These “investment guru” without professional qualifications should be avoided, and members of the public who are interested should attend reliable courses from institutions such as the Financial Planning Association of Malaysia (FPAM) and the Malaysian Financial Planning Council (MFPC).

According to Kimberly, the best ways to get free financial education are events and programmes that are organised by FPAM/MFPC in conjunction with industry regulators such as Securities Commission & Bank Negara, as these organisations will get professionals to volunteer.

Kimberly also believes that the syllabus in schools should include basic money management skills and should at least be offered as a supplementary programme. Such knowledge could be very useful in managing money and investments and would raise financial literacy rates in Malaysia over time.

This article can be found online here.