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Lannatim offers small evening courses for those who wish to read their household financial statements carefully — and to understand, without pressure, what the numbers mean.
The Curriculum
Each course is taught in small evening cohorts here in Bukit Damansara. Prior knowledge is not assumed. The pace is the pace of a careful reader.
A patient course in reading a personal financial statement — the household balance sheet, the income statement, and the small set of useful ratios that follow. Students construct their own household statements as a working project.
A structured course covering unit trusts, ETFs, the public mutual sector, EPF voluntary contributions, and Private Retirement Schemes available to retail investors. Particular attention to fees, structure, and unit holder rights.
A continuing arrangement for students who have completed an introductory course. The tutor meets the student fortnightly, suggests readings, and offers written commentary on the student's own work.
Why Lannatim
The curriculum is built around what appears on the page — the statement, the prospectus, the disclosure document — rather than around any product or market view.
Each cohort is kept deliberately small. There is time for questions that a lecture hall would not accommodate, and the pace adjusts to the group in the room.
The introductory courses begin from first principles. A student who has never read a balance sheet before will find the opening sessions straightforward.
The investment vehicles course addresses structures specific to Malaysia — EPF voluntary contributions, SC-registered funds, and Private Retirement Schemes — rather than a generic international curriculum.
Each course includes written exercises. The process of writing about what one has read tends to clarify what was understood and what remains unclear.
Students who finish an introductory course may continue under the tutored reading term — a fortnightly arrangement with a tutor who follows their specific reading interests.
The Studies Office
We are glad to discuss which course would be appropriate for where you are now. Write to us, or call during office hours.
Common Questions
No prior background is required for the introductory courses. Reading the Statement begins with the basic structure of a balance sheet and builds from there. The Investment Vehicles course also opens without assumption, though students who have completed the Statement course typically find the second course easier to follow.
Courses are held on weekday evenings, typically two sessions per week. Cohorts are kept small — usually between six and twelve students — so that the sessions can remain conversational. We run cohorts when there is sufficient interest; please enquire and we will advise on the next available start.
The tutored reading term is a continuing arrangement for students who have completed at least one of our introductory courses. The tutor and student meet fortnightly — at our office in Plaza Damansara — to discuss what the student has been reading, to agree on the next reading, and to review any written work the student has submitted. The term runs for twelve weeks and may be renewed.
Courses are taught in person at our premises in Bukit Damansara. We have found that the discussion that takes place during an in-person session is a substantial part of the learning — something more difficult to replicate in a remote setting. Tutored reading meetings may occasionally be held by arrangement at another location within Kuala Lumpur.
Reading the Statement is RM 860 for the five-week course. Investment Vehicles in Malaysia is RM 1,940 for the eight-week course. The Tutored Reading Term is RM 3,840 per twelve-week term. Payment is made by bank transfer prior to the start of the cohort. Please write to us for payment details once you have confirmed your place.
No. Lannatim is an educational institution and the courses are educational in nature. Nothing in the curriculum constitutes financial advice or a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any investment product. Students who require advice on their personal financial affairs should consult a licensed financial adviser registered with the Securities Commission Malaysia.
Find Us
Lot 4-12, Plaza Damansara, Medan Setia 1, Bukit Damansara, 50490 Kuala Lumpur
Correspondence
Please tell us your name, a little about your context, and the course or matter you are enquiring about. We will reply within two working days.
Contact Details
Telephone
+60 3-2092 5871Electronic Mail
[email protected]Address
Lot 4-12, Plaza Damansara
Medan Setia 1, Bukit Damansara
50490 Kuala Lumpur
Office Hours
Monday – Friday: 10:00 – 18:00
Saturday: 10:00 – 13:00
Closed on public holidays
Evening course sessions are held on weekday evenings. Please contact the office for current cohort schedules.
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