The 5-minute investment checklist
Now that you have an idea where you can invest P100,000, how do you decide then which is the right one for you? After you consider your investment objective and time frame, you can start evaluating your options. Here’s a …
Where to invest P100,000
Okay, let’s say you have a hundred grand to spare. You have no financial obligations like credit card debt or immediate financial needs like travel. Where do you invest P100,000? Here are some options. By Heinz Bulos Special savings deposits. …
5-point checklist for picking the right fund
Looking at mutual funds or unit investment trust funds? Here are five things you absolutely have to check before you invest By Heinz Bulos 1. Fund’s objective Each fund has its own investment objective, such as capital preservation or growth. …
Playing Catch Up
You’ve finally worked the numbers. And they fall short. What to do when a comfortable retirement seems beyond your reach? Here are five ways. By Heinz Bulos 1. Delay your retirement date If your savings have not caught up with your …
Who me, retire?
by Heinz Bulos It’s not surprising at all: Filipinos are not planning for their retirement. A global survey by HSBC called “The Future of Retirement” showed that over 80 percent of Filipinos surveyed have no sense of urgency when it …
Condo (buying and) living
Are you in the market for a condo? Here are a few things to consider before taking the leap. By Lynda C. Corpuz Buying a house and lot seems like the ideal scenario. But with prohibitive prices or distant locations, …
5 Ways to Save on Taxes
It’s tax time again. If you’re working for a single employer, the date wouldn’t matter much, since your taxes have already been withheld every payroll date. Otherwise, if you’re self-employed, working with different employers, or running your own business, it matters a …
Trading Methods
By Charles Drummond Never in my life have I seen anything like the plethora of methods which are coming on stream for the use in forecasting commodity prices. There are literally hundreds of techniques and approaches. This chapter will present …
Money by the Book
By J. Randell Tiongson, RFP My work as a personal finance coach, management consultant, writer, trainer, and whatever it is that I can get my hands on, requires me to do a lot of research. When I took the Strength’s …