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Can Filipinos Overseas Apply for BDO’s Easy Investment Plan?

After having received more than 50 inquiries from OFW’s and Pinoys abroad about the possibility of opening an UITF account with BDO, I decided to settle things with the bank’s Trust and Investments Group once and for all.

I sent an email through their Contact Us page yesterday and I am so glad to receive a response from them in less than a day’s time.

Is it really possible or not for BDO clients who are based or working overseas to apply for the Easy Investment Plan? Here’s the detailed and helpful response from the BDO Trust and Investment Group’s Product Training Officer: Continue reading Can Filipinos Overseas Apply for BDO’s Easy Investment Plan?

Nang Magising si Juan – A New Edutainment TV Show!

We have been very blessed with a number of organized learning events and seminars plus a handful of invitations from respectable institutions this second quarter of the year. One of the events that we were invited to attend is the launching of the new Filipino education-entertainment TV show Nang Magising Si Juan to be aired on GMANewsTV.

The objectives of the TV show are to:

Engage – Educate – Inspire Filipinos to be wealthy
Relay the message “Money is easy to handle.”
Make accessible practical advice from financial experts

Tackling common money issues every Filipino can relate to, this edutainment show not only teaches practical and doable financial management, but also promotes positive values and to correct wrong mindsets in and beyond the topic of money. Continue reading Nang Magising si Juan – A New Edutainment TV Show!

The Cashflow Game Series (Dubai) is Back!

After a successful Cashflow Game event in November 2013, our OFW UsapangPiso Dubai group is bringing back the Rat Race game to our OFW’s on May 9, 2014 at the same venue but with much fun and more giveaways!

Cashflow is an educational tool in board game format designed by Robert Kiyosaki (author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad), which aims to teach the players concepts of investing by having their money work for them in a risk free setting (play money) while simultaneously increasing their financial literacy and stressing the imperative nature of accountability. The board game is based in a financial and economic simulation environment. Continue reading The Cashflow Game Series (Dubai) is Back!