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Stock market report: November 2009

INDEX  3,000 in November. The index finally got over the hump, breaking the 3,000 index level last November 11. Bitten by the Gold bugs. Rising gold prices was a also a positive catalyst as it reached $1,174/ ozt in November, … Continue reading

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Dreams & Deadlines, Part 1

Sometime ago, I had lunch with a mentor of mine, Rex Mendoza (of the giant real-estate conglomerate Ayala Land). Rex was one of my mentors in financial planning; there are many things I learned from him that pretty much influenced … Continue reading

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Why Is It I’m Always Broke?

Why Is It I’m Always Broke? November 27th, 2009 ? 9:20 pm @ Raffy Pekson II 0 It’s been weeks since I attended Randell Tiongson’s “No Nonsense Seminar on Financial Planning,” more often referred to as a personal finance seminar. I met … Continue reading

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On investment risk

Do you really understand the risk you are taking with your money? With regard to investment risk, it can be: Low High Speculative Before parting with your hard-earned money, take time to understand the risk you are taking. Money is … Continue reading

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Who Can Afford Education Nowadays? (part 2)

… con’t. So what’s the problem with the pressures of education? Well, if we put nearly all our resources in it, we tend to neglect other things that are important, such as retirement. Let me use myself as an example. … Continue reading

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Who Can Afford Education Nowadays? (part 1)

People say that it is quite a challenge to send our kids to school nowadays and I agree 100%! Just how difficult is it? About 14 years ago, our eldest daughter Billie entered preschool. I can still remember her anxiety. … Continue reading

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Get quick rich schemes, etc.

A wonderful piece written by Carlo Ople… CLICK HERE

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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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Recession anyone? (part 1)

We often hear the word ‘recession’ lately which prompted me to blog about it. Why is it that people fear recession too much? Is recession as bad as how we perceive it to be? Let’s define recession. Recession may be … Continue reading

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Let’s be like the Ants

Jim Rohn wrote a very good article about the Ant Philosophy. When you study the ants, they really are amazing creatures largely because of their characteristics and their characteristics are very applicable to personal finance. When you look at how … Continue reading

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