Investing – Page 69 – Rock To Riches

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?

The “Should I Buy This?” Decision Map

The main culprit to delaying achievement of your financial goals is your spending habits. Based on our independent survey of married OFW’s whose salaries range from equivalent to P50,000 to P150,000 believe they don’t have enough most of the time. This shows that even if someone earns a lot (relatively speaking) they can still feel insecurity with regards to their financial status.

Meanwhile, we also surveyed some Filipinos based in the Philippines (married also) who earn P50,000 or less and believe that they have more than enough from what they earn.

Being wealthy or achieving to be one does not depend on how much you earn but is determined by how much you keep—and how you manage and grow what you keep. Continue reading The “Should I Buy This?” Decision Map

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!