PSE EDGE Mobile Application now available!

A few months ago, The Philippine Stock Exchange launched their newest page the PSE EDGE (The Philippine Stock Exchange Electronic Disclosure Generation Technology). The PSE EDGE purpose is that all listed company disclosures and announcements will listed in this page and no longer be updated in the PSE Main website. 

Facing on Disasters: Incorporating Financial Planning and Emergency Preparedness

On the second half of 2013, we have seen and experience tumultuous numbers of natural disasters, man-made catastrophe typhoons, armed conflicts brought about by political and ideological indifferences, and earthquakes. These incidents have inculcated in the minds of many how to these disaster may it be man-made or caused Mother Nature have devastated and cause disruption on our lives and our daily routines. In one statement made by an disaster and risk management expert on TV that the "Typhoon Yolanda will be benchmark for disaster preparedness in the years to come" if there will any more Category 5 storms coming in the archipelago.  

The tragedy of these events made a deep impact to the consciousness and minds of Filipinos. Seeing the extent of damage is overwhelming for our local and national government in which it is already overburdened and limited resources are stretched to the limit. With aid coming the private sector and international relief pouring in as well to help mitigate the needs of these affected folks.

An affair to Remember at the Money Summit & Wealth Expo, July 2 & 3, 2010 at the RCBC Plaza

A week ago, I was given the opportunity to attend this event for FREE courtesy of Registered Financial Planners - Institute which was a one true investing your time and mind in terms of gaining knowledge from diverse speakers from entreprenuership, business development, leadership and principles, asset creation and wealth management, salesmanship / marketing training and a lot of more.

It was the best two days of my life in learning new things on expanding my horizon in the near future especially venturing to new businesses giving me the inspiration to pursue those dream without procrastinating it but ready to plan and make it happen in the nearest possible time. The Money Summit and Wealth Expo featured a lot of personalities from different businesses and industries who gave a 40 minute talk to all the participants at the end of lecture they will be asked with lots of questions. Plus it also featured Personal financial education and literacy through short lectures of different people involved in real estate, stock market and global investment funds available in the market.

 

MONEY SUMMIT AND WEALTH EXPO was one true God sent event for me as it refreshed my ideas and awakened again my senses by keeping me motivated again as I embark into the business world in near future. All the shared to all the participants are life-changing and inspiring in keeping up the flame on the torch of entrepreneurial life with the aspirations of most folks in become successful in their lives.

would like to thank Mr. Henry Ong of RFP-Philippines and Heinz Bulos of Money Sense Magazine and Learning Curve, Inc. for this wonderful event.

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A 2 year old boy addicted to nicotine | Madness

I was alarmed in seeing this video even if it was kind of amusing and cute but somehow it hit me that this is very wrong. A two year old boy such as this has weak immune system and his father was very wrong about this on teaching his wrong habits. Ardi Rizal smokes 40 sticks a day and cannot stop puffing, if he does then he will surely get tantrums that are not very normal for kids his age like getting sick, bang his head or what.

I have seen some similar cases of these happening around our community. Back in college, I used to live within the vicinity of the U-Belt area, I chanced upon this four year old girl who was smoking a cigarette for her mother's need. The store owner was alarmed and the whole community within that block frowned upon her mother who was despised by many for lacking the sense of responsibilities being a parent on her child by asking her child to light up the cigarettes even if their home was stone throw away. This also goes to people living in the slum wherein their children are already smoking in tender early ages.

It will have a lasting consequences if this child will not stop and keep the habit. A child's health is fragile even this gets worst and will deteriorate into problems in adulthood such as cardiovascular diseases which comprise of 27% in the mortality of Filipinos according to the study conducted by World Health Organization in 2002 (see downloadable file).

Well, we cannot totally ban cigarettes here in the Philippines but we increase more sin taxes and levies on these products which gravely affects 6,000,000.00 farmers and workers of major tobacco companies in the country. The Department of Health campaign of putting graphic posters of diseases on the backs of cigarette pack purchased should be useful as a wake up call to the population to reduce then later stop smoking and kick the habit.

About this man comment on the Indonesian boy's smoking problem. I totally agree with him. I will never let my son take up a cigarette in his entire life. If he does, he will definitely get a butt kicking from his future dad.

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Filipinos are now learning to save and invest for their future.

In the past, an average Juan Dela Cruz has no knowledge or low IQ on personal financial planning. This has become alarming rate in the increase of most Filipinos without the knowledge who are in debt and do not know how to manage and their meager income and maximize and relearn the spending habits. 

Even the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) made statements a few years ago that only 1% of Filipinos know how to trade or use the stock market as another alternative investments in which the PSE has been working hard in promoting  and intensifying its drive of educating  the public through their PSE roadshow presentations  that are happening within our archipelago.

It has come to this point that most of the OFW families are now slowly learning about personal finances with the advent of available resources in financial planning  in cooperatives, internet, personal finance coach  and others which are discussing and lecturing from cash, debt, risk and wealth management thanks to the efforts of the government entities and non-government organizations in helping our fellow Filipinos educate them and hoping that the existing program will continue to flourish and expand in the near future.

See other articles and blog post.

OFW families now saving more for the future The Philippine Star News Business 
PSE to hold stocks roadshow in Cebu, Davao

Long Term Financial Term Literacy for School Children and Teenagers
What are your financial goals in life?

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