Andrew Chia, MBA, California University FCE, Los Angeles, California, USA is a chartered strategist. He completed the Graduate Certificate programme in Business Administration of The International Institute of Chartered Strategists and was admitted as a Fellow Member of the International Institute.Andrew Chia

Author, Investor

Andrew started his own business in management and IT in 1987, after working for 6 years in a bank. He went into business consultancy and has pursued studies in various fields of investment since 1997. He was exposed to various types of business setups, having worked with sole proprietorships as well as public companies. He has been a consultant to many business owners in industries ranging from the service sector to the manufacturing sector.

He has seen small companies with very humble beginnings grow into big players, as well as profitable companies which expanded too fast staggering close to bankruptcy after being hit by the financial crisis in 1997.

Andrew is currently an active investor and financial educator. He manages funds for clients and is a consultant on marketing. In 2006, Andrew co-founded CharityMalaysia.com, the first non-profit online donation portal in Malaysia. He is currently also the technical advisor on i1ad.com, a new online advertising portal.

Andrew believes that financial intelligence is sadly lacking from our education syllabus. He is trying to fill this void by sharing his experience in his book so that readers can be more investment-savvy and gain financial freedom.

www.andrewchia.com