Do you want to know how to get hold of companies that offer you mutual funds to invest with your money? In this article, you will see the alphabetical list of investment companies in the Philippines, their contact information, and the funds that they manage. If you are still learning about investing in them, you can also…
In investing in investment funds like mutual funds, you would want the cost of investing as low as possible. This is done by selecting a fund with the least cost. The higher the mutual fund fees, the lesser your potential earnings becomes. And one of the fees that you can actually avoid is the sales load. Sales load is charged by the fund…
Everyone who is about to invest always would want to know how much they could expect to earn in return for entrusting their money. Whether it’s investing in real estate, business or investment fund, it’s the question that is first and foremost in our minds. In this article, I’m going to discuss just exactly how…
Another year has ended, so it is time to check which of the mutual funds investment for 2019 have provided the highest return for their investors. For those who have invested and got rewarded as last year closes, congratulations! For those who haven’t started, 2020 is the year to begin your journey towards financial freedom. You may want…
As we bid the year goodbye, how had the mutual funds in the Philippines performed? Just like round-up of the top mutual funds in 2019, this article is a summary of the growth story of this investment. Mutual funds: the year 2020 in review Our lives were upended for the most part of the year. The pandemic reached…
So you want to invest in the stock market? You’d like to become part-owners of the Philippines’ largest companies, blue chip stocks, or any of the stocks listed on the Philippine Stocks Exchange? Maybe you’ve read the article on best performing stocks in the country, especially those that are giving out double-digit dividends yields. Yet we are still in the middle of…
Finding the perfect specialty in the changing Business Ideas of the Philippines might be the start for remarkable success. A strategic blueprint forms the cornerstone of entrepreneurs’ enterprises as they begin on their quest to create a mark in this diversified and lively business. This plan of action not only plots a road, but it…
There are many banks in the Philippines that offer savings accounts to customers. But do you know which ones are considered the best among the rest? After all, choosing a bank account to open and keep is crucial as you wouldn’t want to miss the opportunity to earn passive income. In this article, I am going to discuss…
One of the first things that beginners would look is a free resource online. This article is a list of blogs and websites that talk about how to invest in the stock market. It is arranged alphabetically. Top Stock Market Investment Blogs and Websites Philippines Curious about where you can read and learn more about the…
In the Philippines, businesses can register as a corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Corporations will start as privately-held; meaning, they do not have to submit periodic reports that are to be made public. Publicly-listed companies and their stocks on PSE And an option is for companies to go public. When they are publicly-listed, their…
I am going to attempt and point out the risks and returns in investing in various assets in general. Of course, while the list below is not complete and as comprehensive as I would like it to be, I will try to be fair and objective. When doing a comparison, it is important for me to choose…
We’re now on the last post of our Investing series. I would like to say that you can go ahead and buy shares from the Philippine Stocks Exchange. But checking which stocks to buy, at what amount to purchase and how to build your portfolio are beyond the scope of this post. I recommend, instead, that…
You are reading this short course because you might have heard about investing, but you don’t know where to start. Don’t worry. I was once like you. This is first part in a series of articles about the basics of investing. And it is my hope that after you completed the course, you will walk away confident…
In Part I, I talked about the need to start saving money and investing early. Because the value of money grows not only with earnings (compounding interest) but also with respect with time, we found out that there is cost in waiting. The longer that you delay saving and having it invested, the lower your chances…
Why do companies decide to join Philippine Stocks Exchange? What are the benefits of the company going public? And how can retail investors invest in companies whose shares are traded on the exchange for the very first time? This beginner’s guide to IPO investing is going to talk about initial public offering or IPO. What…
Do you know that Social Security System has a special savings program exclusive to Filipinos working abroad? It’s called SSS Flexi-Fund, and it’s an investment option for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who would want to invest in a transparent, high-yielding savings offered by SSS. This article is going to discuss the benefits, eligibility, and how you can actually start…
Have you heard of feeder funds? Is this the first time you’ve come across them? If you said yes, then you’re in luck. This article is going to discuss what they are, who offer them, their pros and cons, and how you can get started in investing in them. What is a PH feeder fund?…
Don’t you know that there’s a stock that holds stocks of other companies? It’s called FMETF or First Metro Philippine Equity Exchange Equity Traded Fund, and it’s the only exchange traded fund in the Philippines. This article discusses an actual ETF that you can start investing to earn passive income. If this is your first time learning about it, please consider reading…
Long term negotiable certificate of deposit or LTNCD is one of the lesser known products in the Philippines that Pinoy can invest. In fact, BPI, Metrobank and BDO recently announced that they’re offering LTNCD with 4%, 5.375% and 3.75% interest per year, respectively. Maybe because of its name, which is rather long and intimidating. But don’t…
Investing a managed fund is one way to earn passive income. As already discussed, there are different companies that offer them: mutual funds, unit investment trust fund (UITF), exchange traded fund, Personal Equity and Retirement Account, and variable universal life (VUL) policy by the insurance companies. And there are different categories that are differentiated by the type of assets that they own: index fund, equities fund, balanced fund, bond funds, and money market…
A managed fund, also called investment fund, is a pool of money from willing individual and institutional investors. It is for this reason that it is sometimes called pooled funds. It uses the money that it collected to buy and sell stocks, bonds, money market securities, and other investment assets on their behalf. Before I even talk further about managed funds, I think it is…
