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Thinking of Gold?
My earlier blog (Should you start buying US Dollars?) may has spurred a lot of discussion on alternatives to the US Dollars and one of them is Gold. Gold has been a financial instrument for the longest time, even predating … Continue reading
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Diversification according to Investopedia and the Bible
You will often hear the word “diversification” when you discuss about investmetns. Diversification is important, in fact it is still considered one of the most effective risk managment tool, minimizing investment losses. What does Investopedia say about diversification? (a favorite … Continue reading
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Burgernomics
Ever heard the term ‘Burgernomics’? Believe it or not, there’s actually such a term and it’s widely used by economists/investors. The publication The Economist actually publishes an index that makes reference to the Big Mac PPP. Err, the Big Mac … Continue reading
Why the stock market is up, IMHO (part 2)
..con’t. (Part 2) Let’s simplify this. Because of the fears of losing money brought about by the crisis, the preference for safer havens increased the demands for fixed income securities. Price of said investments has an inverse relationship with yield … Continue reading
Why the stock market is up, IMHO (part 1)
I went with my friend Chinkee Tan as he gave a talk for Avida sales people in the historic old Makati Stock Exchange Tower. The trip made me think about what’s going on the market right now. So what’s happening? … Continue reading
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Financial Ignorance
“There is no slavery but ignorance.” – Dennis Waitley I gave a radio interview earlier for Tony Cuevas and we had a long chat on some personal finance issues. Our discussions focused on two issues us Pinoys have with regard … Continue reading
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Saving in Time of Crisis, part 2
Here’s the part 2 of Edmund Lao’s blog on Saving in Time of Crisis… Randell T ——————————- 3. Invest in your health. Health is wealth. By maintaining good health, One can eliminate spending huge amount for medicine and hospitalization. Imagine … Continue reading
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Saving in Time of Crisis… part 1
Here’s a guest post by Edmund Lao. He recently finished the Registered Financial Planner Program and he is on his way in establishing himself as an RFP. — Randell T. ———————————————————— Saving in Time of Crisis, part 1 By Edmund … Continue reading
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Investing with the best returns
Here’s an article I wrote for my column at the Business Mirror last year. I thought of re-posting it here, the message is timeless. — randell ——————– Investing with the best returns J. Randell Tiongson, RFP® Ever wondered what investments … Continue reading
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How’s inflation today? Pretty good, part 1
Philippine inflation is better that what the market expected and is withing the forecast of the BSP. It looks like the BSP guys are doing something good. In fact, June inflation registered at it’s lowest in 22 years with the … Continue reading
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