Happy Easter Sunday Everyone!

"This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it."  Psalm 118:24 The heart of Easter Sunday is giving to others --to go a little further than we would normally do. Whether we are Christians or not,...

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PH gets first-ever investment grade rating

PH gets first-ever investment grade rating By Daxim L. LucasPhilippine Daily Inquirer 3:05 pm | Wednesday, March 27th, 2013  141 558 402 AFP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines–The Philippines has achieved...

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Financial Planning Pinoy Style!

I want to share another interesting article I read  from Mr. Randell Tiongson. By the way Mr.Tiongson is a RFP, an advocate of Life & Personal Finance. Hope you find his article not only worth reading but may it also help...

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A letter worth sharing

This feel worth sharing, It's a letter of an American to Filipinos, it caught my attention and I hope you find it worth reading too. Here it goes: Love letter to Filipinos by David Harwell, PhD I am writing to thank Filipinos...

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The Beauty of Compound Interest

"Compound interest is the 8th Wonder of the World" - Albert Einstein Albert Einstein called compound interest the greatest mathematical discovery of all time. The wonder of compounding transforms your working money into state-of-the...

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Financial Planning Seminar

Yesterday, I was invited to give a talk to the graduating students of my dear alma mater in Industrial Engineering Department. It's nice to be back in Adamson University after 11 years. I felt the warm and welcoming atmosphere from...

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Understanding Mutual Funds

Mutual Fund is an open-end fund operated by an investment company which raises money from shareholders and invests in a group of assets, in accordance with stated set of objectives. The assets are then entrusted to a full time professional fund manager who develops and maintains a diversified portfolio of security investments. People who buy shares of a mutual fund are its owner or shareholders. For most mutual...

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Bullseye! Ignite Your Business Animo!

 The De La Salle Alumni Association in partnership with Go Negosyo, Philippine Franchise Association (PFA), and Association of the Filipino Franchisers (AFFI) launches it's first-ever entrepreneurship expo entitled ..."Bullseye!...

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Join the RFP Financial Fitness Forum

May 4, 2013 (10:00 am - 9:00 pm) / SM Megatrade Hall, Mandaluyong City, Philippines Get Informed and Get in Shape Financial Fitness Forum is a one-day personal finance event that answers everything you need to achieve your...

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Invest As Early As You Can

One of the main reasons why we need to start investing as early as we can is to fight INFLATION. Inflation is the rise in prices commodities. Yearly, we do have inflation rate. Inflation decreases the purchasing power of our money. The tricky bit to remember is that with rising prices, we get corresponding decrease in purchasing power. In 1989, jeepney fare in Metro Manila was only P1.00 .Today minimum jeepney transport fare...

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Variable Unit Linked Insurance (VUL)

A Variable Unit Linked Insurance is a non-traditional life insurance plan with benefits directly linked to the performance of the units of investment fund/s you choose. It is also called variable universal life, unit linked product, equity product or investment linked product. To give you a better understanding, please watch this video: What funds to choose from? There are three investment fund to choose from, the Bond,...

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