Get to Know the Filipino Tycoons

In choosing which stocks to invest in the Philippine stock market it is not enough to know only the figures; e.g.. upside or potential capital gains, dividends payout, the stock's past performances and the P/E ratio (or P/BV for banks). It is also equally important to know the people at the helm of each company.

PSEi seen to breach 8,500

According to COL Financial's head of research April Lee-Tan, the Philippine Stock Market will hit 8,500 by end of next year, 2015.

PSEi breaks 7,100!

Stock investors are celebrating today because PSEi (Philippine Stock Exchange index), the local market barometer, posted a new high for 2014 despite August being a “ghost month”. It peaked at 7,130.98, and then closed at an impressive 13.74 points gain of 7,096.49.

Beware of the 2 Big Bad Wolves

We all want the peace of mind to live comfortably by the time we retire and after we die, our loved ones are taken care of financially. To achieve it we must first deal with the 2 big bad wolves against building wealth.

Do You Know When Your Money Will Double?

If you have money sitting somewhere for future use. Do you know when it will double in value?

Say, you have a hundred pesos and you put it in a savings account, time deposit or a higher interest yielding investment instrument, do you know how many years it will take for it to become two hundred pesos?

10 Money Principles Kids (and Adults) Should Learn

Most of us are still "kids" in terms of handling our finances. It is not only important but a responsibility for parents to teach their kids the correct financial mindset.

I would like to share the infographic developed for The Money Game®

What is Your Retirement Plan?

There are only two "destinations" that a person will have: Dying too soon or Living too long. Filipinos are so caught up with living at the moment that most neglect to prepare for these.

On Living Too Long
What is your retirement plan?

My Quest to be Wealthy

I am the eldest in the family. I only have one sibling, a sister who is more than a decade younger than me. My Mama is a housewife. My Papa is a businessman but because he’s already in his mid 70s he does not earn as much as before. It has been years that we are no longer relying on his income. So basically I am the breadwinner of the family.