Category: Investing

Why is The Church Not Teaching Its Flock to Invest in Stocks?

Tirades against the Church, the Catholic Church to be precise, are nothing new. Whether they are about political or societal issues, entities from both sides of the fence will never stop questioning the actions of the Church. In effect, people will either mock or love the Church even more.

Even in the area of finance and investing, the Church has always been questioned and challenged. One of the issues being discussed over and over again by groups of investors and finance advocates is the billions worth of investments by the Catholic Church (although these are investments by a few dioceses only and not the whole Philippine Catholic Church) in the stock market. Continue reading Why is The Church Not Teaching Its Flock to Invest in Stocks?

Dad, I Wish You Had A Life Insurance

I lived in Batangas for the most part of my life since he time my father chose to retire as a government legal officer early back in the 80s. I believe it was after the EDSA revolution and I was just around 9 years old.

The first year in that sleepy town and that beautiful province was relatively easy and comfortable than when we were in Manila. We built our own house out of bamboo poles, a few kilos of cement, and patches of plywood behind our ancestor’s old house. But the land where our small house stood was not my father’s. It was my uncle’s.

My parents ran a small restaurant called “Chow Nook” in that small hometown of Alitagtag, several years before Chowking was invented. The food was great, the prices were cheap, but our profits were small.

In short, we always run out of cash whenever my brother and I got sick. ‘Good thing’ we were living just around our relatives. Continue reading Dad, I Wish You Had A Life Insurance

What Are The Ways To Earn Through Foreclosed Properties?

There are three ways to becoming wealthy: through business, through paper assets, and through real estate. In this post, we will tackle about one of many ways to earn big bucks in the real estate investing arena: investing in foreclosures.

How do you make money from investing in foreclosures? There are various ways one can earn money through investing in foreclosures. Our friend Jay Castillo of ForeclosurePhilippines.Com has listed down all the possible ways based on what he learned in the past few years.

Here are the nine ways to earn your way to millions in foreclosed property investing: Continue reading What Are The Ways To Earn Through Foreclosed Properties?