I would like to invite my readers to attend two great events this coming July 2010. First, as I’ve already written before, is the Money Summit & Wealth Expo 2010, […]
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Mutual Funds vs Unit Investment Trust Funds, What’s The Difference?
One of the questions I get asked very often is what’s the difference between a mutual fund and a unit investment trust fund or UITF? I understand the confusion of […]
Continue readingPERA Facts: Personal Equity and Retirement Account Philippines
Have you heard of PERA Law or the Personal Equity Retirement Account? It’s a bill signed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on August 22, 2008, which aims to help Filipinos, especially […]
Continue readingHow Do You Know If It’s A Good Time To Invest?
Several years ago, just a few weeks after the national election, a friend said that it would be a good time to invest because the country has a new president […]
Continue readingBDO: Unit Investment Trust Fund Product Catalogue
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 […]
Continue readingAn Investing Guide for People Who Are Afraid to Invest
Everyone would agree that investing is something that financially smart people do. However, not everyone who has the money does it. Why? There are many reasons but the most common […]
Continue readingYour Five Financial Stages and Investment Goals
At what age should you start investing? The answer is as early as possible. Doing so not only maximizes your investment earnings but more importantly, brings you closer to the […]
Continue readingMoneySense Live Seminar: Where To Invest in 2010
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 […]
Continue readingExplaining The Stock Market To A 12-Year-Old Part 2
This is Part 2 of the conversation I had with a 12-year-old about the stock market. You can read Part 1 here. “So why would you buy a share of […]
Continue readingExplaining The Stock Market To A 12-Year-Old Part 1
I was reading the newspaper the other day, particularly the stock market section when the 12-year-old son of a friend asked me what the table of numbers on the page […]
Continue readingHow To Invest For The Future: Random Thoughts on Investing
Last weekend, I attended a seminar about investing. And it was a four hour engagement that gave practical tips and advice on why, where, and how to invest for your […]
Continue readingReader Mail #8b: On Business, Investing and Personal Finance
Welcome to the eight edition of Reader Mail. This is the time where I answer some of the interesting questions I receive from my readers. Today, we have business questions, […]
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