Dan Dima-ala
Heeding Returns in Real Estate
Here's a question. Suppose an apartment generates Php20,000 in pure cash flow per month. Would you consider that a good investment? Well, it depends. Two vastly...
The Science vs. Art Debate in Choosing a Career
Most parents will be quick to dismiss the arts as a career for their children. They encourage them to be doctors, engineers, accountants, and...
More ETFs in the Philippines
Warren Buffett is a strong advocate of investing in a broad market index, and ETFs are typically the cheapest way of buying an index....
Financial Posture
In Gary Keller’s best-selling book, The Millionaire Real Estate Investor, financial posture talks about how small decisions mold our habits -- and our unconscious...
Compounding Magic
Albert Einstein and finance. They don’t seem to mix. Yet, he’s credited to have said, “Compound interest is the 8th wonder of the world....
Money Grows on Trees
For myself, it was a teacher on some random day in school. She was talking about school supplies or something. I don’t exactly remember....
Banking on Growth
Tell me. Is it just me, or do most Palaweños actually avoid opening bank accounts? Are the banks’ money requirements too restrictive? Is the...
Choosing Resurgence
At the risk of expressing the obvious, COVID has been bad. But what’s less apparent has been the positive effects it has had. The...