the Philippines is on its way to be the 16th largest economy on Jan 27, 2012In 40 years that is, according to HSBC's "The World in 2050" report. When I wrote in 2009 my reasons for keeping invested in the country, I was never as optimistic as this report. Who would have thought that the Philippines would be attending the G20...
investing with the water dragon on Jan 25, 2012Well, there's really nothing that will change with my investment decisions now that we've entered a new lunar year, and you should not either. Its funny how some people associate the arrival of a new animal sign with predictions of where or how we sh...
cash maybe king but it doesn't reign forever on Jan 19, 2012I was going through my coin and banknote collection the other day and realized something: Cash maybe king but it doesn't reign forever. Proof of that was the collection itself. It had 2-peso, 5-peso and 10-peso banknotes. So at some point in the past...
ASEAN trading link on Jan 11, 2012The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is promoting more cross-border collaboration by promoting the ASEAN Exchanges, made up of seven stock exchanges from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam(2). I am particu...
Philippine stocks at record high, time to stay away on Jan 10, 2012If you adhere to an investment allocation principle, then its time to evaluate your portfolio. Because stock prices have gone up, you maybe overexposed to stocks. Let's say you follow an allocation of 40% stocks, 40% cash and 20% bonds. Two years ago...
Chinabank's investment products on Jan 9, 2012Chinabank offers several investment products to its clients, aside from the usual deposit and loans. For peso-denominated investments, they have treasury bills, retail treasury bonds, fixed-rate treasury notes and prime corporate (peso) bonds. For do...
I owe, I owe, so off to work I go... on Jan 8, 2012Sounds like the song of the modern city worker. Mortgage, car loans, credit card bills, the list is long but the message is clear: we need to manage our debt. Managing your debt is an important part of investing. In fact, do not even bother to invest...
This is the best investment ever created on Jan 6, 2012Let us examine this investment: it is 100% safe, risk free, offers infinite returns and you don't even need money, only your time, to invest. What is it? It's investing in yourself. It is investing in your knowledge, your skills, your personal develo...
