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Assuming the cost of taking Grab every day is RM300,
Then, in one year, it will cost RM109.5k.
In two years, it will cost RM219k.
Need RM328.5k over 3 years.
At first glance, this seems like a very high cost, but compared to purchasing a Mercs G-Wagon.
In the picture, the male lead, envious of others driving Mercs, spent RM1.45 million to buy his dream luxury car.
As a result, one tank of RON97 RBOB Gasoline costs RM350, and the annual Insurance premium is RM30k.
In order to maintain the Autos, by the end of each month, only Maggie noodles can be eaten.
What is the meaning of such a life.
After three years, the car owner decided to sell it, and the second-hand price was only RM670k, resulting in a loss of RM780k just from the car price.
When adding Insurance, road tax, RBOB Gasoline, maintenance costs, parking fees, and other various expenses, it could amount to nearly a million.
If the above expenses were used to take Grab, it could be used for at least 4 to 5 years, and it could even save time.
The extra money, if invested in quality REITs or QQQ, $Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$ would allow the money to appreciate.
In fact, Autos are a means of transportation and depreciate, so one must act within their means.

There is no guaranteed profit in stock investment, but the chance of making money greatly increases through the opportunity of privatization.
This is only for the purpose of making profits through short-term speculation, and all political factors are not considered in this text.
Let's start with the timeline.
In April 2024, Khazanah and EPF plan to privatize. $AIRPORT(Delisted) (5014.MY)$ Malaysia Airports.
In May 2024, the GDA consortium announced the acquisition of Malaysia Airports at a price of RM11 per share.
In November 2024, MAVCOM approved the acquisition.
On December 6, 2024, email acquisition notification.
On January 6, 2025, GDA has obtained 75.73% of the votes.
On January 7, 2025, bought Malaysia Airport at RM10.64 and sold to GDA at RM11, making a profit of RM0.36, and the ROI is 3.38%.
On February 7, 2025, the Banks account has received GDA's RM11.
The Exchange announcement mentioned that there is no intention to maintain the airport's listing status; in other words, as long as 75% of the Stocks are acquired, privatization of the airport can be achieved with little difficulty.
Here comes the key point, since it is known that GDA will definitely acquire Malaysian airport Stocks from retail investors at RM11 per share, in other words, buying below RM11 will guarantee a profit.
Overall, a 3.38% ROI is not particularly attractive; however, with zero risk and considering a one-month period, when converted to CAGR, the ROI actually exceeds 50%.
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Regardless of who wins, the following companies are all worth holding for the long term
$Visa (V.US)$
$Microsoft (MSFT.US)$
$Alphabet-A (GOOGL.US)$
The reason is very simple.
Because these companies have become the mainstream in most countries around the world.
Difficult to replace.
And there are people using it every moment.
The width of the moat they hold is as wide as the ocean.

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