MY MONEY STORY Laughter Is Her Bread And Butter Funny girl bares her more serious side By Marissa Sanchez as told to Maan D’Asis Pamaran Music is really my first love. I started singing professionally at the age of 11 at the old Bodega City. There I met a lot of entertainers and performers along [...]

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SAVVY INVESTOR>MONEY MARKET FUNDS Money Market Funds in the Market If you want to be little more conservative with your investments, try money market funds By Heinz Bulos Money market funds are relatively conservative and low-risk vehicles invested in highly marketable and “near-cash” instruments like short term government securities, money market securities, and other highly [...]

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EASY MONEY>MONEY MATH Buy or Borrow? Nelson is thinking of building a new house worth P5 million for his growing family. He and his wife Clara have accumulated savings of around P4 million. Given their aggressive investment style, they have generated an average rate of return of 15% for the last 10 years. Although there’s [...]

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INCOME EARNER Top 10 Global Franchises Under $50k If you want to own the master franchise of a global brand but don’t have a multi-million bank account, consider these low-cost but top-ranked franchises By Amabella Jimenez McDonald’s, check. Starbucks, check. Subway, check. Ace Hardware, check. Kumon, check. Getting a master franchise of a global brand [...]

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SMART SPENDER>BUYER’S GUIDE The Buyer’s Guide to Netbooks They’re the hottest segment in laptops, and for good reason – they’re lightweight, good enough for simple tasks, and cheap By Carlos Gonzales Netbooks – those pint-size and lightweight mini-laptops – are selling like hotcakes. Tech research firm IDC says 11 million units were sold in 2008, [...]

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