I got an email from PinoyInvestor and informed me about the US Federal Reserve’s meeting that will happen this September 17 (September 18 in the Philippines). The meeting is about the decision on whether to start raising interest rates in the U.S. According to PinoyInvestor, stock markets worldwide will surely react, but whether it will trigger a bearish or bullish momentum, … Read more
Remember the movie “The Avengers” when Captain America asks Tony Stark what is his plan of attack after Thor gets Loki out of the S.H.I.E.L.D.’s spaceship? Tony Stark says, “I have a plan of attack, ATTACK.” Sounds like he doesn’t really have a plan. In the stock market, many of us are like Tony Stark. … Read more
One of the smartest thing to do when the stock market is going down is to re-balance your portfolio in order to return the percentage weight of your investments on how they were allocated based on your risk profile. Now, why do we really need to re-balance our investments? If you’re familiar with the phrase, … Read more
I was browsing Facebook a while ago when I chanced upon Miss Salve Duplito’s fb page full of harsh comments from enraged One Lightning Corporation members. The issue is something about Miss Duplito’s report about the company that the OLC members claim as being biased and not trustworthy. I read a bunch of comments from … Read more
What happens when you fail to put into practice your budgeting plan? If that happens, then you lack the proper discipline. Take for example my case. I planned to put 4,000.00 pesos into my investment account today. But guess what, I only managed to put half of it today. Now, why did this happen? I … Read more
It’s been a busy day today. Lot’s of work in the office and a new project that I’m experimenting about. I’ve been experimenting on an Internet business these past two days and I feel that my mind is in the brink of an explosion because of so much ideas popping simultaneously in my mind. I … Read more
As per COL Financial’s data, the PSE drop to 6.7% as of today. The decline was mainly caused by China’s devaluation of the Yuan that may trigger a currency war thus affecting countries that rely on commodity exports. Now, should a beginner investor be worried about this? It depends. Being worried in stocks boils down … Read more
Do you know your risk tolerance when it comes to investing? Do you understand the importance of risks in building an income generating portfolio? Can you watch your investments turn bloody red but still be able to sit back, relax and still feel confident about your investments while losing a lot of value? If you … Read more
Why invest in the stock market? What are your reasons? Isn’t it a question worth needing an answer? Before investing, it is vital that you ask this question to yourself because having clear-cut reasons or a purpose is vital to your success. If you are not working towards a goal, investing will be hard and … Read more
Do you know that we can classify people into 2 distinct groups; The first group are the reward-driven people. The second group are the result-driven people. Let’s discuss about these two groups in detail. When we say reward-driven, we can say that these are the type of people who only move their asses when they … Read more