Ever wondered how Filipinos view retirement planning? After many years in the financial services industry, I have a pretty good idea how people view it. I’m sure Filipinos understand the importance of retirement planning but I was pretty sure that a lot of our brothers and sisters are not pro-active in this important area of their … Continue reading Preparing for retirement, Pinoy style (Part 1)
The Dow Jones closed at 10,092.19 last night (10.19.2008). This is definitely big news. The stock market has seen a big recovery in the last year from a low of about 6500 about half a year ago to above 10,000 last night. In just 12 months, you’ve seen the Dow go from about 9000 to … Continue reading Up and down, stock market anyone?
This appears in my column at the Business Mirror Not too long ago, people from everywhere would say that the Philippine peso was so weak and had so little value. I remember that many Pinoys would convert their money to US dollars because the peso loses values so fast, it seemed to be the prudent … Continue reading Building a strong foundation