Posted on 29 June 2011
Putting Your Money in Time Deposits By Carlos Gonzales Time deposits have been a favorite financial product of many Filipinos. Apart from real estate, putting one’s long-term savings in time deposits is very typical for most people. So what makes them so attractive? And are they still a good investment, given alternatives like mutual funds, [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 28 June 2011
10 Tips on Saving Money on Car Insurance By Arlyn W. Cheng, LUTCF,CIS Buying car insurance coverage is not as simple as selecting a commodity from a shelf. Studies have shown that people don’t shop around for insurance in the same way they shop for a new car. Whereas everybody is always excited to go [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 28 June 2011
There are three basic asset classes for investing: cash, bonds and stocks. In the Philippines, retail investors are predominantly into cash... Continue Reading
Posted on 18 August 2010
EASY MONEY>CLICK Financial Calculators There are literally hundreds of personal finance blogs worldwide. For this list, we borrowed from the “Top 100+ Personal Finance Blogs” list of Wisebread.com, which ranked more than 200 blogs based on traffic – a pretty good measure of popularity. We got the top seven and here’s what we think. 1. [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 26 July 2010
EASY MONEY>BOOKSHELF Emotionomics: Leveraging Emotions for Business Success By Dan Hill The big idea: What people really think or feel about something, whether it’s an advertising message or a manager’s announcement, is often different from what they say. Facial coding, which is the interpretation of expressions in our faces, is the better way of understanding [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 24 July 2010
EASY MONEY> 5 TIPS Simplify Your Financial Life Five credit cards, three savings accounts, four time deposits, two checking accounts, three mutual funds, six insurance policies – how can you possible keep track of them all? Unfortunately, many of us fall into the trap of “the more, the messier.” How do you keep your financial [...] Continue Reading