A couple of weeks ago, I got the chance to meet Ms. Eireen Diokno-Bernardo, a Filipino eBay PowerSeller who has been selling items on eBay for the past ten years. In that span of time, she has not only become a multi-millionaire, but more importantly, was able to build an online home-based business that continues [...]

“What are you going to do in Leyte?” asked a friend. “I’m going to attend the Pintados Kasadyaan Festival in Tacloban,” I answered. “That’s nice. Don’t forget to see the San Juanico Bridge!” “Of course, that’s part of the plan,” I replied. And actually, that’s the only other part of the plan. Call me naive [...]

How do people become millionaires? I’ve written before that there are eight proven ways to become rich. And for today, I will give you the story of four Filipinos who have been successful at it using a combination of these paths to riches. The featured clip below is from a local television show called Rated [...]

Have you heard of PERA or the Personal Equity Retirement Account? It’s a bill signed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo last August 22, 2008 which aims to help Filipinos, specially OFWs, to save for retirement. This is actually very similar to the Roth IRA and 401(k) which Americans enjoy. Unfortunately, available information about the PERA Bill [...]

I was sorting through my letters last week when I noticed a Unit Investment Trust Fund product catalogue from BDO among them. I remember asking a BDO trust and investment officer for their UITF brochure a couple of months ago and I’m glad she was able to furnish me a copy of this through mail. [...]

The use of colors has always been an effective marketing strategy. A strategy which the front-runners of the Philippine Presidential race has effectively been doing for the past few months. Now, just wearing a particular shirt color can make people assume your candidate of choice. So strong is this affinity that I actually know people [...]

It’s summer once again and that means it’s time for another iBlog. The 6th Philippine Blogging Summit will be for the first time a two-day event this year. (iBlog3 was the first 2-day iBlog) iBlog6 is happening on April 16 & 17 at the Malcolm Theater, UP College of Law, UP Diliman, from 8:00 AM [...]

Buzz about a new network marketing business is going around lately and consequently, a handful of my readers are already asking me if this MLM business has potential or just another scam. That’s why I took some time to study the program and do a review. Below now is an explanation of how all these [...]

Last week, I was able to visit the DAHON Community in Nagcarlan, Laguna. This community is home to the DAHON Program or the Dangal At Hanapbuhay para sa Nayon, which is Binalot’s CSR Program. Yes, that’s Binalot Fiesta Foods, Inc – the popular fast food restaurant in the country that offers Filipino food wrapped in [...]

I’d like to take this opportunity to invite my readers and subscribers in Metro Manila to attend the MoneySense Live seminar, Where To Invest in 2010. This is the third interactive seminar organized by MoneySense Magazine which will happen on February 20, 2010 from 1:30-5:30 PM at the AIM Conference Center, Makati City. This investing [...]