Tag: Angat Pilipinas Coalition for Financial Literacy

I Trade With My Loose Change

If you are an active trader and you happen to read my post on how my stock portfolio looks like, you would say that I’m a very boring investor.

My 3-guard combo stock market strategy is made up of three parts where the biggest part is dedicated to long-term investing. This is where I buy shares from two of my favorite companies: Ayala Land (ALI) and the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE).

Guess why I chose them for my long-term investing. Cost-averaging for these two companies is like feeding green leafy vegetables for my portfolio’s longevity. 😛

The second biggest part is intended for my medium-term investing which uses the strategic averaging method. For the past few months, I have First Philippine Holdings (FPH), Meralco (MER), and Metro Pacific (MPI) that I buy below prices and continue to buy until target prices are hit. And then sell them all. But I may consider one of them to be part of my long-term investing soon. Continue reading I Trade With My Loose Change

Angat Pilipinas and the Financial Literacy Act for Students (HB 490)

Towards the end of the year 2012, our non-profit organization Angat Pilipinas Coalition for Financial Literacy widened its scope from focusing on OFW’s and artists to include the students and youth in its mission to provide financial education to all Filipinos.

Just as we were struggling to look for volunteers and partner organizations to collaborate on projects that will send the message to the government and the Department of Education about our advocacy, a good news came out from the office of a lawmaker named Juan Edgardo Angara from the lone district of Aurora.

The congressman has authored the House Bill 490 or to be known as the Financial Literacy Act which will “encourage the development of financial literacy programs in educational institutions and the private sector.”

This will therefore address my previous concern that financial literacy is not in the 10-point agenda of the Department of Education (DepEd). Continue reading Angat Pilipinas and the Financial Literacy Act for Students (HB 490)

Angat Pilipinas Coalition for Financial Literacy – Call for Submissions

Angat Pilipinas Coalition for Financial Literacy is seeking projects and encouraging volunteer personal finance writers who have unpublished articles and essays to submit to us.

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Articles embracing any aspect of personal finance are welcome, including financial literacy for tots and teens, personal finance subjects in school, insurance literacy for high school/college students, basic stock market investing, raising financially-smart children, budgeting, allowances, savings accounts, mutual funds, financing college, responsible borrowing, banking services, etc.

We are also accepting logo drafts and tagline suggestions for the coalition.

Book reviews of personal finance works are also solicited.

Notices of conferences, webinars, seminars, calls for papers, and similar advocacy announcements will be accepted.

For submission guidelines and other information, please contact Ann Angala-Shy at admin@pinoymundobiz.org or call +63 917 576 9198. Continue reading Angat Pilipinas Coalition for Financial Literacy – Call for Submissions