Personal Finance
Paluwagan: Advantages and Disadvantages
It is but your typical ‘noninterest’ save-and-borrow system – a paluwagan! Yes, I just signed up for another reassuring semester-long paluwagan with nine other faculty [Read more…]
Articles by Marc Kenneth Marquez
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Business and Investments
How to Open an Online Stock Trading Account in the Philippines
Online stock trading platforms, just like digital and mobile banking, are offshoots of the internet and mobile technologies. We see more and more Filipinos trading [Read more…]
Business and Investments
9 Reasons You Shouldn’t Be Afraid of the Stock Market
“Whoa! You’re investing in stocks? Aren’t you afraid of the stock market?” — that’s a common reaction among friends and colleagues who do not understand [Read more…]
Personal Finance
BDO — and a Quadrilogy of Winning Game Plans for a Healthier Financial Life
It’s Wednesday morning, and I stole an hour break from my online classes to drop off the three parcels carted overnight on my e-commerce shop [Read more…]
Personal Finance
Petsa de Peligro: Causes and Survival Tips
Petsa de peligro na! Well, it has become a common expression among many young Filipino working professionals. But, what does it mean? In simplest terms, [Read more…]
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Business and Investments
How to Invest in Stocks [5-Step Guide for Filipino Beginners]
Investing in stocks is not as scary as what most Filipinos think. When I first learned about online stock investment sometime in summer 2016, I [Read more…]
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Insurance and Protection
How to Choose the Right Life Insurance for You [Guide for Filipinos]
Death is inevitable, but many Filipinos simply shrug this reality off and leave everything to fate and as devout Christians, to faith. Bahala na — [Read more…]
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Personal Finance
10 Largest Banks in the Philippines [Assets, Branches, ATMs]
You might be chewing over which best bank to open a deposit or checking account with and possibly, doing a little research about the largest [Read more…]
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Personal Finance
How to Get Personal Loans in the Philippines [Guide for Filipino Borrowers]
You’re probably thinking right now about — getting a personal loan — but still undecided because of the various, otherwise shortlisted, options, and you’re just [Read more…]
