Peso Smart PH: Investing in the Philippines

In this episode: The inflation rate in the Philippines from September 2024 was discussed, how it dictates the next actions of the BSP, and how this affects the PSEi. 💲Peso Smart PH is a channel that aims to educate Filipinos on how to handle their money better, invest in the stock market, take advantage of compound interest and discuss all things personal finance. I'm an avid fan of Warren Buffet...

In this episode: We discuss alternative online brokers for eToro and their potential risk of being banned by the SEC, options to invest in UITFs locally that tracks international funds (and their high fees), along with the SEC's advisory about multiple investment scams that we need to avoid. 💲Peso Smart PH is a channel that aims to educate Filipinos on how to handle their money better, invest in...

In this episode: We discuss the notice sent by eToro to account holders in the Philippines that they will be exiting the Philippine Market. 💲Peso Smart PH is a channel that aims to educate Filipinos on how to handle their money better, invest in the stock market, take advantage of compound interest and discuss all things personal finance. I'm an avid fan of Warren Buffet, Mark Cuban, Gary Vaynerc...

💲Peso Smart PH is a channel that aims to educate Filipinos on how to handle their money better, invest in the stock market, take advantage of compound interest and discuss all things personal finance. I'm an avid fan of Warren Buffet, Mark Cuban, Gary Vaynerchuk, Robert Kiyosaki, Og Mandino and Tony Robbins. I want to share this journey with you to broaden my understanding and knowledge in th...

Headline Inflation Report from the PSA: - The Philippines’ headline inflation or overall inflation slowed down further to 2.8 percent in January 2024. This is the lowest inflation rate since the 2.3 percent inflation rate recorded in October 2020. Inflation rate was recorded at 3.9 percent in December 2023, while it was 8.7 percent in January 2023. - The downtrend in the overall inflation in Janua...

RON is the native coin of Ronin, an EVM blockchain specifically forged for gaming and developed by Sky Mavis. It was initially designed for running the Axie Infinity (AXIE) game. Ronin optimizes for near-instant transactions and negligible fees that enable millions of in-game transactions to occur seamlessly, making it the leading choice for Web3 games. 💲Peso Smart PH is a channel that aims to ed...

Market capitalization (Investopedia): refers to the total dollar/peso market value of a company's outstanding shares of stock. The investment community uses this figure to determine a company's size instead of sales or total asset figures. In an acquisition, the market cap is used to determine whether a takeover candidate represents a good value or not to the acquirer. 💲Peso Smart PH is a...

Company Description of SGP (PSE Edge): - Synergy Grid & Development Phils., Inc. (SGP) was originally incorporated on June 1, 1970 as Mankayan Minerals Development Company, Inc. On February 22, 1994, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the Company's change in corporate name to UEM Development Phils., lnc., and the change in primary purpose from engaging in mining activiti...

In today's episode, we'll discuss how to place buy and sell orders using BPI Trade. It's UI is clean and easy to use. You can familiarize yourself with it in a couple minutes. Although it might not be the best online broker for day traders but it can be a good choice for long term holders and investors. 💲Peso Smart PH is a channel that aims to educate Filipinos on how to handle their...

It has been a while since I posted the dividend paying stocks from the PSE. Today, we'll start compiling it again. Just a reminder, you need to buy or hold the stock ONE DAY before the ex-date to get paid for the dividends that particular period. 💲Peso Smart PH is a channel that aims to educate Filipinos on how to handle their money better, invest in the stock market, take advantage of compou...

Earning ₱100k per month in the Philippines places you in the upper middle class or upper class income earner. The question is, would it be possible to earn that much purely from stock dividend income? We'll answer that in this episode. 💲Peso Smart PH is a channel that aims to educate Filipinos on how to handle their money better, invest in the stock market, take advantage of compound interest...

First Metro Philippine Equity Exchange Traded Fund, Inc. (FMETF) is an exchange traded fund that tracks the PSEi (Philippine Stock Exchange Index). The fund has been underperforming in the last 5 years as the PSEi is underperforming international markets as well during that period. It also has a high management fee or expense ratio (compared to VOO and VT) at 0.50% per annum. VOO is an exchange tr...

PSB's stock has been trading sideways since 2021. The company consistently posts a net income quarter after quarter and year after year. It's also a dividend paying stock. This is one of the stocks that you may want to consider buying if you're acquiring dividend paying stocks on your portfolio. 💲Peso Smart PH is a channel that aims to educate Filipinos on how to handle their money be...

Today's episode is a change of pace from the usual investing, stocks, mindset, self-improvement and philosophy content that we post on this channel. Let's talk about Tywin Lannister, my favorite character from George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire universe. 💲Peso Smart PH is a channel that aims to educate Filipinos on how to handle their money better, invest in the stock market,...

Bitcoin is currently down 19% from its local top of almost $49k 2 weeks ago. The dump is probably caused by traders closing their positions after the Bitcoin ETF approval hype cooled down. We are still around 5% away from touching the bull market support band and if BTC's price action goes that way, it might be a good time to deploy some capital. DCA is still the best strategy for most long te...

Your temperance or temperament is an important factor to consider as an investor. You need to have a good temperament in order to become successful with investing. And it's a good thing that Stoicism, a branch of philosophy, is readily available to be studied and used as a tool to help you in your investing journey. I'd highly recommend reading Meditations by Marcus Aurelius if you're...

I'm not much of a book reader for majority of my life (I'm 28 btw). However, this changed when I committed to the habit of reading back in 2022. From 1 book read in 2021, to 10 books in 2022, and eventually 34 books last year. This is the power of habit and compounding. 💲Peso Smart PH is a channel that aims to educate Filipinos on how to handle their money better, invest in the stock mark...

Trading and investing in the crypto market can be intimidating and frustrating at times. However, there are simple tools you may use and simple strategies you may practice to navigate the cryptoverse. I hope this video helps you out! 💲Peso Smart PH is a channel that aims to educate Filipinos on how to handle their money better, invest in the stock market, take advantage of compound interest and d...

💲Peso Smart PH is a channel that aims to educate Filipinos on how to handle their money better, invest in the stock market, take advantage of compound interest and discuss all things personal finance. I'm an avid fan of Warren Buffet, Mark Cuban, Gary Vaynerchuk, Robert Kiyosaki, Og Mandino and Tony Robbins. I want to share this journey with you to broaden my understanding and knowledge in th...

💲Peso Smart PH is a channel that aims to educate Filipinos on how to handle their money better, invest in the stock market, take advantage of compound interest and discuss all things personal finance. I'm an avid fan of Warren Buffet, Mark Cuban, Gary Vaynerchuk, Robert Kiyosaki, Og Mandino and Tony Robbins. I want to share this journey with you to broaden my understanding and knowledge in th...

The PSEi is on its fourth year of negative returns since 2020. While the S&P 500 is up 19%, the NASDAQ up by 46% and the Dow is up by 8.96%, the PSEi is currently down by 5%. It's not a good sight for Filipino investors, especially the ones who exclusively invest in PH stocks. And it seems like foreign capital inflow won't help the PH market anytime soon, given the bullish sentiment in...

The PH SEC is currently working with the NTC to block the website and app of Binance, a centralized crypto exchange. It also warned the public not to invest in Binance as the exchange is not authorized to trade securities in the country. 💲Peso Smart PH is a channel that aims to educate Filipinos on how to handle their money better, invest in the stock market, take advantage of compound interest a...

In today's episode, we talk about the different ways you do to improve your negotiation skills. Various topics like human psychology, tactical empathy, calibrated questions, leverage and much more will be discussed. You may get a copy of Never Split the Difference from National Bookstore here: https://invl.io/clkeh97 💲Peso Smart PH is a channel that aims to educate Filipinos on how to handle...

💲Peso Smart PH is a channel that aims to educate Filipinos on how to handle their money better, invest in the stock market, take advantage of compound interest and discuss all things personal finance. I'm an avid fan of Warren Buffet, Mark Cuban, Gary Vaynerchuk, Robert Kiyosaki, Og Mandino and Tony Robbins. I want to share this journey with you to broaden my understanding and knowledge in th...

Charlie Munger was a legendary investor. His wisdom in life, personal finance, happiness, and investing are invaluable. He lived his long life doing what he loves and what he does best. He's an inspiration to many and a role-model to aspiring investors around the world. May he rest in peace. Thank you, Charlie! 💲Peso Smart PH is a channel that aims to educate Filipinos on how to handle their...