Last April, I conducted my very first Investing for Beginners Workshop and I’m proud to announce that I’m doing it again this June. I’d like to thank those who asked and requested that I do a rerun of the seminar. So I’m keeping my promise and once more, offering this one-of-a-kind workshop for everyone. I [...]

This is the story of Earl Crawley, a 69-year-old Baltimore parking lot attendant. He’s been working there for around 44 years. He’s dyslexic and is earning only a little over the minimum wage for employees in Maryland, United States. And yet, he owns a fully-paid house and a net worth of $500,000 (that’s roughly Php [...]

Have you heard of the Investor’s Dilemma? It’s an interesting concept which tells how most investors lose money. Read on and I’ll tell you all about it; then check if you’re committing these grave investing mistakes. The Investor’s Dilemma is a story. It narrates the typical process that an inexperienced investor go through, and the [...]

Last year, I’ve been blessed with a lot of opportunities to share my knowledge and experience through speaking events. One of the most memorable was the one I did at the Money Summit and Wealth Expo where I talked about Investing 101. However, I realized that talking to people about investing will usually go only [...]

Last week, I conducted a personal finance webinar with mostly OFW’s as my audience. The whole talk, including the question and answer portion, lasted for about an hour and a half. If you wish to watch the recording, you can view it HERE, you just have to register your name and email address. On a [...]

What are mutual funds and how do they work? Let me explain through a simple story. Imagine there are five friends: Allan the doctor, Bong the engineer, Charlie the commercial model, Dante the restaurant chef and Eric the investment banker. Allan, Bong, Charlie and Dante all want to invest in the stock market, but they’re [...]

People who have been asking me how to invest in the stock market has more than tripled over the past couple of months compared to the same period last year. I couldn’t blame them, because news on the current bull market is everywhere – from social networks to traditional media. And I’m pretty sure that [...]

Here’s a great video I found which gives an overview of how mutual funds work and the benefits of investing in it. It’s a public awareness message created by UBL Fund Managers, and first uploaded through their Youtube channel, Smart Savings TV. So if you’ve always wondered what a mutual fund is, and why it’s [...]

Many people don’t know that investing is different from trading. Investing is long-term, which means you buy, hold and sell after several years or even decades. Trading is short-term, which means you buy and then sell only after a few days, weeks or months. In forex, some traders buy and sell only after a few [...]

“The Philippine stock market reached a new high just today,” I told a friend whom I know began investing in the stock market last year. “Yeah, I heard,” he answered. “So how are your investments doing?” I asked. “Very good actually,” he replied. “So why don’t you sound too happy about it?” I inquired, sensing [...]