While checking at my portfolio, the PSEi is down by 1.76% as of market closing. Now, how should a newbie investor handle such market downturn? What does a newbie investor should do? To answer that question, it all boils down on what kind of investing strategy do you employ. Are you a long-term investor or … Read more
Hi, If you’re on of my readers, you may have noticed that my site went down for two days. The reason is that my domain, www.investingengineerph.com, was deleted by WordPress and went into redemption mode. After thinking as to how and why this happened, it become clear that it was all my fault really. Here’s … Read more
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