InvestX Congress 2014: AK's first public appearance.

By now, many probably know that I have agreed to be a guest speaker at a one day investment education event that is happening on 14 June 2014 (Saturday) in Suntec City. It is an event that is organised by a bunch of friends who formed a company called "The Fifth Person".

These same friends organised an event which I blogged about earlier and a guest blogger, Solace, did a review of it. I think it is safe to say that Solace was impressed. Well, the event on 14 June 2014 will likely be more impressive.

I know my friends managed to get a couple of industry professionals to be guest speakers as well. So, apart from what you see in the marketing material, you are likely to get some bonuses on the day of the event.

Price of ticket? $99 per person. However, early birds pay $79 per person. This special offer is good till 21 May 2014.

Now, I know that probably quite a few readers will want to go to the event because I am going to be a guest speaker. If that is your motivation for going to the event, please consider not going. Why? The reason is quite simple.

I won't be saying anything you have not heard me said in my blog for the last 4 and a half years. I would be surprised if you have not grown tired of me repeating myself once every so often.

I will, however, tell you why you should go to the event.

You should go to the event to listen to Victor Chng and Rusmin Ang, two brilliant young minds. Those stocks listed in the marketing material are not just stocks that they picked out to show how well we could have done on hindsight. They actually invested in those stocks after doing thorough due diligence earlier on and if you were to listen to them, you would be impressed and, more importantly, enlightened.

You should go to the event to listen to industry professionals. I cannot reveal too much at this point but I think it will be a fun and rewarding experience no matter your level of accomplishment as an investor. Ok, to be fair, I feel that if you are already a very accomplished investor, you might find the event dull at times (mostly during AK's segment).

Finally, you want to go to the event to help raise funds for charity. Yes, a meaningful percentage of the proceeds will go to a charity. My friends know that I have a soft spot for Singapore Children Society and I hope that the donation will go to the charity of my choice. (I am being sneaky because the recipient has not been decided yet. Hey, guys! I win!)

I believe that this is going to be a value for money event. So, if you have the time and $79 to spare, block the 14th of June and reserve your place. It is not a big event like the one I blogged about earlier this year in Kallang Theatre which sat 1,200 people. For this event, there are only 400 seats available. So, if you decide that you want to attend, don't wait too long to get your ticket.

Get your early bird ticket at: InvestX Congress 2014.

Now, I will have to decide on a disguise.

P.S. Supporting this event could indirectly raise the profile of Suntec City Convention Centre which could benefit Suntec REIT. This could benefit the writer who has been a Suntec REIT shareholder since 2009. OK, now, you have been warned.

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