Want to know which stocks to buy?

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

Why invest in the stock market?

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

Reward-driven vs. result-driven people

reward-driven vs. result-driven people

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

How do you pay yourself first?

pay yourself first

What does it mean to pay yourself first? Savings is a prerequisite of investing. To save money, you have to “pay yourself first.” For high income people, saving isn’t a problem. But for the middle and poor class, saving can be a daunting task. How would you invest money when you can’t even save money? … Read more

Gambling in the stock market

The news about the Hawkeye-1 well sends the share price of Trans-Asia-Petroleum (TAPET) down to 2.77 pesos per share as of this writing. That’s almost a 75% drop since the news broke out. I looked at the company’s valuations and I saw negative EPS and Net Income for the past 4 years. With those figures, the … Read more