Adam Khoo

In 1987, when Khoo was 13, his parents enrolled their "under-achiever" son for a five-day residential program at Ladyhill Hotel called Super-Teen Camp.[4][2][7] The man responsible for spotting Khoo's "gifted talent" in Super-Teen was Dr. Ernest Wong, founder, principal consultant and master teacher of Ernesco, the Centre for Motivational Language Learning based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[7] (the Super-Teen Camp is now under Learning Mastery Pte. Ltd.) Dr. Wong's teaching tools incorporated and adapted an American-developed learning technology called neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), as well as whole-brain learning.[7] This was the beginning of Khoo's interest and journey in mastering motivational techniques,[7] which formed the foundation of many of his books and seminars.

Within three months of the program, Khoo climbed to among the top 18 in his secondary school.[7] He went on to rank among the top 10 in Ping Yi Secondary within a year,[3] topped his school in the GCE 'O' Level examinations with the lowest scoring aggregate, and was the first in Ping Yi Secondary to qualify for the then-top junior college in Singapore, Victoria Junior College.[4][3][7] At Victoria Junior College, he was president of the Economics Society[5] and scored three A's for his GCE 'A' Level examinations.[5][7] He entered the business administration faculty at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and continued his notable academic achievements by making it to the dean's list every year,[4] ranked among the top 1 percent of academic achievers[3] and became a pioneer in the university's Talent Development Programme (TDP), the tertiary equivalent of the gifted education programme for secondary schools.[4] He graduated with an honours degree in business administration from NUS.

Inspired by the book Buffettology, he started dabbling in the stock market while in the army.[10]

As a conservative and long-term investor,[10] Khoo goes for investments with very low risk and high returns,[6] favouring cash-rich companies with low debts and the potential to consistently increase their earnings.[10] He prefers investing in stocks and options, using a variety of investing strategies including momentum and value investing.[6]

Khoo's portfolio consists of property that he rents out. In 1998, he bought a condominium in East Coast for S$480,000 and rented it out for about S$3,000. He sold it for S$650,000 in 2004. Other properties he owns include a house in East Coast and a condominium at Robertson Quay.[10]

Khoo does not believe in taking on consumer debt and prefers starting businesses with zero capital, paying freelance fees or stocks in the beginning until profit is generated.[6]

• I Am Gifted, So Are You! (first published by Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-9812324276).[7]
• How to Multiply Your Child's Intelligence (Pearson Education, ISBN 978-0131013551)
• Clueless in Starting a Business (Pearson Education, ISBN 978-9812445070).
• Master Your Mind, Design Your Destiny (Adam Khoo Learning Technologies Group, ISBN 978-9810508562)
• Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires (Adam Khoo Learning Technologies Group, ISBN 978-9810552848)
• Secrets of Millionaire Investors (Adam Khoo Learning Technologies Group, ISBN 978-9810581954)
• Secrets of Building Multi-Million Dollar Businesses (Adam Khoo Learning Technologies Group, ISBN 978-9810814786)
• Nurturing the Winner & Genius in Your Child (Adam Khoo Learning Technologies Group, ISBN 978-9810596835)
• Secrets of Successful Teens (Adam Khoo Learning Technologies Group, ISBN 978-9810837174)
• Profit from the Panic (Adam Khoo Learning Technologies Group, ISBN 978-9810820879)
• Profit from the Asian Recovery (Adam Khoo Learning Technologies Group, ISBN 978-9810857783)
• Winning the Game of Life! (Adam Khoo Learning Technologies Group, ISBN 978-9810700812)
• Winning the Game of Stocks! (Adam Khoo Learning Technologies Group, ISBN 978-9810756154)