
SPANISH CONQUISTADORS This group comes from dynastic families, many tracing their roots to the Basque region of Spain. The most famous are the Zobels, the closest thing we have to royalty, tracing their roots to Germany and Spain (they are direct descendants of the Duchess of Alba in Madrid). Jaime Zobel de Ayala, 73, (rank [...]
After building one of the country’s foremost conglomerates, this business leader and one of Asia’s top altruists is setting his sights on affordable education and housing for the poor By Tina Arceo-Dumlao Most chief executive officers in the Philippines consider making money the end all and be all of their existence. But there are those [...]
The Century Properties founder persevered and hit the big time By Tina Arceo-Dumlao Jose E.B. Antonio, chairman of the Century Properties group, the largest privately held real estate development company in the Philippines, is not one to let failures stop him from achieving his goals. Antonio says that he had invested in a number of [...]
The chairman and chief executive of Plantersbank built one of the most successful banks in the country and a lasting legacy By Lynda C. Corpuz He considers himself fortunate not to have experienced a major disappointment or setback in his career, but Ambassador Jesus P. Tambunting admits though he has made a lot of mistakes. [...]
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