If you are a regular commuter on the MRT, no doubt you would have noticed the endless advertisements that are put up by Aberdeen Asset Management. To be honest, when I just started getting interested in the topic of investment, I was interested in what Aberdeen had to offer. After all, there are the “experts/professionals” who knew how to invest, and what to invest in. Luckily, I took my time to learn more about investing and to do my homework. What I found out pretty much scared me away from them, and I wouldn’t even go near them ever again. Let’s take a look at a recent ad they placed inside MRT cabins which promoted the Aberdeen European Opportunities Fund.

Aberdeen European Opportunities Fund

I navigated to their website and pulled the fund factsheet here. Let’s take a look a few pieces of important information listed inside.

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