Category: Investing

How Does the Filipino Youth Fare in Asian Financial Literacy?

Our local advocacy group Angat Pilipinas Coalition for Financial Literacy is a dynamic financial literacy mission mainly focused on educating the youth on proper money management, financial planning, and investments.

In the past year, we were able to visit some schools in and around Metro Manila not only to teach the students but to teachers, parents and other school employees as well. We believe that if the elders in school know how to spend and save money, the students will find them as great examples and will do the same as well.

But with the Financial Literacy Act or the House Bill 490 still pending implementation in Philippine schools, we have to know if efforts such as our APCFL’s are giving good results at least in terms of improvement in the youth’s attitude towards money. Continue reading How Does the Filipino Youth Fare in Asian Financial Literacy?

What Happens To Your Digital Assets When You Die?

This may sound new but the truth is the digital world is ridiculously part of everyday lives of many Filipinos. And because it is part of almost every Filipino’s lives, digital assets are accumulated by them over time.

In our growing advocacy for financial literacy, not only do we teach how to build up wealth and valuable physical properties and how to take good care of them. We also would like to teach about taking care of one’s assets that are built up online.

If you are a blogger or an online seller, most probably you have accounts in online “money banks” and payment systems such as PayPal, Google Wallet, Stripe, Adyen, etc.  You consider your money in these accounts as your digital asset.  Continue reading What Happens To Your Digital Assets When You Die?

Why Emergency Cash Is Not Enough During Calamities

The provinces affected by the storm Yolanda has not yet fully recovered. But another howling hurricane battered the same places and destroyed even more, including Metro Manila. And the saddest thing to know is that a lot of Filipinos are not prepared for these natural calamities and a lot are clueless on what to do in the aftermath of these disasters.

For those who are building up their emergency funds, you should know that your contingencies should not only mean “cash” but also other important intangibles and physical preparation. Your emergency funds may not always be enough to make your loved ones feel safer.

In order to prepare you for the worst, here are some realizations and very important steps to take in order to protect your families, keep them safer and prepared before any natural calamity comes. Continue reading Why Emergency Cash Is Not Enough During Calamities