Providing the Platform for Young Investors

May 15, 2008; 03:47 AM

/24-7PressRelease/ - KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, May 15, 2008 - Teenagers who are in search of a deeper understanding of the different investment instruments available , may not need to be in the dark for much longer.

My MONEY TREE Sdn Bhd, a local company which runs a proprietary investment and business program, recently initiated the set up of the Young Investors International (YII) with a group of young entrepreneurs. The objective of YII is primarily to provide a high standard of business & investment education that meets the needs of college students.

According to Bernard Hor, founder of YII, " The initial idea to set this up was to fill a gap of knowledge in the area of investment amongst teenagers, especially college students. Most of them only start really learning about this much too late."

As part of the initiative to get college students involved in YII, the group with the help of My Money Tree, has actively pursued student groups in local colleges to start an Investors' Club . My Money Tree will provide monthly interactive training sessions which would include the use of simulations.
The key to the this programme is its effective learning model which uses various interactive scenarios, whereby participants are given credit cards, cash, investment certifications and put through a 'mini economy' in which earning, spending, saving and investing are part of the syllabus in the programme.

At the forthcoming World Congress for Information Technology (WCIT 08), which will be held in Kuala Lumpur beginning 18th May, YII will be presenting their development plans . YII hopes to get interested parties to support their ongoing plans .

Additionally, in recognition of both the need of such programme and the quality of the MONEY TREE Programme, OPEN UNIVERSITY of MALAYSIA (OUM) will be siging a Memorandum with MONEY TREE to enable participants of the programme to qualify for some of its academic and career certifications, thus enabling MONEY TREE graduates to obtain a headstart in building their career future.

The MONEYTREE Programme is a unique programme designed to educate and create financial intelligence amongst today's young generation, helping them cope with future financial challenges

MONEYTREE is currently being conducted in Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong with more centres opening soon in Brunei and Indonesia

Further information can be obtained from:
My Money Tree Sdn. Bhd.
EL-11-13A, 11th Floor, Amcorp Business Suite,
No. 18, Persiaran Barat, 46050 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Tel: +603.79544514 Fax: +603.79540128
Website : http://www.moneytree.my

Andrew Ong (Marketing Director)
Email: andrew@moneytree.my