The average human life span is 617,580 hours which doesn’t seem much. Time is fleeting, as they say. One day, your time will run out. You can neither keep it nor save it for later use. Despite being valuable and limited, we take time for granted. About four months ago, I wrote on how a […]
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Read moreONE of the debates that arose during the “Bitcoin bubble” of December 2017-January 2018 was whether or not the inevitable crash would spread to other financial markets. The prevailing argument was that it wouldn’t. Cryptocurrency investors would suffer, some of them heavily, but since the market cap of cryptocurrency at its peak was still a […]
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Read moreThe last aspect in bottom-up investing is the evaluation of its management — an integral subject of interest in fundamental analysis. This is an aspect ignored in technical analysis because “market action discounts everything.” All known information related to a stock is already reflected in its price action. New information like changes in the management’s […]
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Read moreOf all the considerations behind the use of bottom-up investing is the argument that it will lead you to companies that perform well regardless of developmental shifts in the economy and macroeconomic landscape. It will help you find companies even in industries hard-pressed by bad economic times but with healthy fundamentals that continually provide profit […]
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Read moreFINANCE Secretary Carlos “Sonny” Dominguez 3rd might not be able to stop the entry of the long-awaited third telecommunications provider for the Philippines even he certainly seems intent on not letting it happen without a struggle. Having been thwarted in an attempt to price any prospective entrants out of the market by proposing an auction-based […]
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Read moreLast March, the Department of Finance (DoF) issued Revenue Regulations (RR) No. 12-2018, the consolidated regulations governing the imposition and payment of estate and donor’s taxes, implementing the provisions of Republic Act (RA) 10963, or the “Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion” Train Law. The donor’s tax for each calendar year is now at a […]
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Read moreJust observe any major road or transport terminal in Metro Manila during rush hour and you’ll find many people waiting, often for hours, just to get a ride not knowing when they can find a place on a bus or jeepney. It’s a cruel reality for most commuters. Any government that cares for its citizens […]
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Read moreIn today’s hyper-connected world, the value of creating long-term business partnerships has risen to an all-time high. Strong, sustainable client relationships lie at the core of every successful business, particularly for small B2B companies. If you’re managing a B2B SME, not only will cultivating client relationships enable you to attract and keep loyal customers, it […]
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Read moreThe Senate finally approved on third reading Senate Bill 1280 (SB 1280) which, once passed into law, introduces major amendments to our existing Corporation Code (Batas Pambansa Blg. 68) passed 38 years ago in 1980. It’s thus worth noting the significant amendments the Bill seeks to introduce. Overall, the amendments seek to improve corporate governance, […]
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Read moreABS-CBN Corp. (ABS-CBN) is different from ABS-CBN Holdings Corp. (ABSP). As the name suggests, the latter holds Philippine Depository Receipts (PDR), which, when bought by either Filipinos or foreigners, are convertible into common shares issued by the former. The difference, though, in the acquisition of PDRs by foreigners, is that its PDRs should first be […]
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