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Should you Own Your Home Before You Have Kids?

by: Francisco J. Colayco

*First published in Good News Pilipinas on Sept. 23, 2013

You could be one of a growing number of Filipinos who believe that owning your own home is first and foremost. This is especially true when you get married or when you are starting a family. Family planning is now practiced by so many. Because of the more difficult economic conditions, having a career or a business may even come before having a family. Before that, of course for the great majority, education is the most important goal.

Or you could be a traditional Filipino who will want to start a family as early as possible. After all, having a child is a wonderful experience and most Filipinos still value the family as its most important wealth. During my time, when life was a lot simpler, we didn’t even think of family planning. Getting married at an earlier age was more normal than it is today. It seemed then that it was automatic to get married, have children and in the process of it all, save for your own home.

But this article is about whether it is true that you should own your own home first before having a baby. There is no rule here. You really need to make a personal family budget forecast. You need to understand that having children increases your expenses. Giving birth, feeding and sending them to school can be really a heavy drain on the budget. Therefore, if having your own home is a major goal and you cannot afford to make that investment at the same time as having children, you need to make a good choice.

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Protect Your Greatest Asset

Here’s an article from our Managing Director, Guita Gopalan, about getting financial protection for your greatest asset!

Protect your greatest asset – YOU. You are your greatest wealth generator.

Now just a reminder, a REALLY REALLY IMPORTANT REMINDER! All your hard work in investing can be washed away if your don’t have financial protection. Major emergencies and unforeseen situations befall everyone at least once in their life. And then you have the many minor emergencies. Sometimes we get so used to managing them that our life becomes a series of things to ‘damage control’ and our finances never take off towards the wealth goal.

Major emergencies – hospitalization, operation, calamity, job dismissal, loss of life, disability, etc. – often require a significant amount of money to be able to address adequately. If you don’t have financial protection and all you have are investments then you may find yourself in a position where your investments are doing badly and because of an emergency you’ll have to get your investments…You lose out on what you could have or should have earned. Or your investments could be doing really well but you’ll be trading in your intended financial goal to meet the emergency requirement. The good news is that both situations can be avoided simply by having enough financial protection.

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BEWARE OF THE LATEST SCAM

by: Art Ladaga

A few hours ago, a man named Peter Jay Abrico who pretended to be linked to a certain government institution, solicited money from them, promising to return their money TWO TIMES ITS WORTH a few days after. In some cases, Abrico also gave extra items like a television and a pajero! Investors became suspicious when most of them complained that they were not able to get their money back afterwards. Eventually, Abrico was captured in Makati.

Scams like this are very rampant. There are still those who fall prey to these false opportunities for a chance to “get rich quick.” Sadly, the only ones who get rich quick in these cases are the scammers. On the other hand, the victims are left deeply traumatized for giving away a huge amount of money. It will take a long time until they are able to get back up again.

At these times, the words of Mr. Francisco Colayco strongly reverberates: the quickest way to get rich is to GET RICH SLOW! If one does not accept this fact, then one will continue to fall prey to the hundreds of false “opportunities” around And the only way to distinguish an authentic wealth vehicle from a false one is summarized in two words: FINANCIAL LITERACY! Only with the right and timely information can you guard and grow your wealth properly, and not become a victim of financial scams.

BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST SCAMS! Click here for a guide on the suspected and confirmed scams in the country.

Source:http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/metro-manila/07/31/14/cops-lose-millions-double-your-money-scam

 

* Art Ladaga is the current Programs Development Officer of Colayco Foundation for Education

Pisobilities: Kapiso Mo, T-say Alonzo Episode 2 (Needs and Wants)

by: Francisco J. Colayco

People often complain that they do not have enough money to save because of numerous expenses. Most of the time, however, it all boils down to knowing if what you’re spending for is a need or a want. Is most of your money going to your needs? Or is it going to your wants? And given that fact, what are you doing about it?

Here’s an interesting episode from our mini-series, “Kapiso Mo: T-say Alonzo” regarding Needs vs Wants!

 

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Upside and Downsides of Credit Cards

It’s Monday again! Credit cards has its ups and downs. What are the bad practices related to credit cards? And how do you properly use them? Check out Ms. Guita Gopalan, Managing Director of the Colayco Foundation, as she answered these questions in the segment, “Wise Spending Wednesday” on Solar Daybreak:

Want to start taking charge of your financial life? Attend our Pisobilities: Wealth Within Your Reach seminar. For the schedules, click here!

Kagandahan ng Mutual Funds sa Pagpapalago ng Pera

ni: Francisco J. Colayco

Unang lumabas sa Bulgar noong ika-18 ng Hunyo, 2011

Tunghayan ang mga tanong ni P:

Gusto ko lang pong magtanong tungkol sa mutual funds. May isang kilalang American advisor na hindi inirerekomenda ang mutual funds sa mga seryosong investor. Pero mukhang alam na alam po ninyo ang ikinaganda ng mutual funds, kaya gusto ko pong itanong sa inyo ang mga sumusunod:

 

1.) Ano ang ikinaganda ng mutual funds kung ikukumpara sa ibang investments?

2.) Ano po ang opinyon ninyo sa American advisor na hindi nagrerekomenda ng mutual funds para sa mga seryosong investor? Sabi niya, para lang daw iyon sa mga investor na walang karanasan at kulang sa kaalaman.

3.) Sinasabing mas ligtas ang mutual funds kumpara sa mga stock investment. Pero ano naman po ang “catch” o kapalit ng pagiging ligtas nito?

 

Ang ating sagot:

Napakaraming pagpipilian na investments. Maganda ang marami sa mga ito. Pero ang mahalaga ay matukoy mo kung ano ang angkop para sa iyo. Hindi sapat ang maikling sagot para matugunan ang iyong tanong tungkol sa kagandahan ng mutual funds kumpara sa ibang investment options.

Ito ang pangunahing reklamo sa mutual funds ng American advisor na iyon: Hindi raw hamak na mas kikita pa ang mga marurunong na investor kung IPUNIN na lang nila ang 1-2% na management fee na kinokolekta ng mutual funds. Sa ekonomiya ng U.S., ang maliit na porsiyentong ito ay maaaring maging katumbas na ng 25-30% ng tubo ng equities market. Tandaan na mas matanda at sopistikado ang merkado sa U.S. Hindi  angkop para sa atin ang kanyang payo dahil karamihan sa ating mga indibidwal na investor ay walang sapat na kakayahan na makamit ang diversification upang bawasan ang panganib ng DIREKTANG pag-i-invest sa stock market.  Kung walang sapat na diversification, napakamapanganib ng pag-i-invest!

Isa pa, kaunting-kaunting investors na nagtatrabaho bilang empleyado o may aktibong propesyon ang may oras upang bantayan nang husto ang merkado. Kauting-kaunti lang ang may kakayahan na makakuha ng napapanahong research tungkol sa ekonomiya, ang capital markets, pati na rin ang long term trends. Napakaimportante sa investing ng tama at napapanahong impormasyon.

Marami na akong nasulat na libro at sinadya kong talakayin lamang ang mga basic na impormasyon tungkol sa investments. Ang aking adbokasiya ay turuan ang mga regular na Pilipinong income-earner kung paano humawak ng pera at magpalago ng yaman sa pinakasimpleng paraan na angkop sa kontekstong Pilipino. Para sa karaniwang income-earner na gustong palaguin ang kanyang maliit na ipon, ang pag-iinvest sa pooled fund  – na gaya ng mutual fund – lang talaga ang tanging paraan.

Ang mga sopistikadong investor ay puwedeng mas maalam pa sila kaysa sa akin o kaya ay may kakayahan silang piliin ang mga mas komplikadong investment. Pero isang bagay ang tiyak: Kailangan ng mga sopistikadong investor na makatanggap ng de-kalidad na research work upang masiguro at mapanatili ang kanilang tagumpay.

Lagi tayong bukas sa mga katanungan at sasagutin ko kayo sa abot ng aking makakaya.

Mutual fund at Unit Investment Trust Fund: MGA PUWEDENG PAGLAGAKAN NG MALIIT NA PUHUNAN

by: Francisco J. Colayco

*Unang lumabas sa Bulgar noong ika-6 ng Agosto, 2009

Sir, puwede ho ba na i-explain n’yo ang differences between uitf at mutual fund? Saka anu-ano bang companies under mutual fund ang maire-recommend n’yo na puwedeng pagpilian na subok na? At paano ang proseso nito gaya nang minimum amount na puwedeng i-place? Paano kami mag-a-apply at paano kikita ‘yung pera namin?

Ang sagot ko:

May dalawang taon nang nakaraan nang ipinaliwanag ko ang Mutual Fund (MF) at Unit Investment Trust Fund (UITF) dito sa Bulgar.  Bumaba, umakyat, bumaba muli, akyat-baba at ngayon tumataas na naman ang halaga nang mga ito.

Ang MF at UITF ay mga kumpanyang nagbebenta ng kanilang mga parte or shares sa mga namumuhunan. Ang perang napagbentahan ng mga ito ay ipinambibili muli ng piling-piling mga seguridad, stocks at iba pang ari-arian ng mga fund manager o tagapamahala ng pondong may sapat na karanasan sa pamumuhunan. Binibigyan ng mga MF at UITF ang mga maliliit na namumuhunan ng pagkakataon na mailagak ang pera nila sa mga negosyong nagbibigay ng mas malaking tubo o ‘di kaya interes. Sa ganitong paraan, napadadali para sa mga kaunti lang ang kapital na mamuhunan sa mga merkadong pinansiyal, sa mas maraming uri ng negosyo imbes na sa iilan lang.

Halimbawa, kung P5,000 lang ang kapital at ikaw mismo ang mamimili sa stock market, malamang ay kakaunting parte o shares lang ng isang kumpanya ang mabibili mo. Pero kung sa MF o UITF ilalagak ang pera, maikakalat ito sa maraming kumpanyang pinamumuhunanan ng MF o UITF. Ito ay naisasagawa dahil ang iyong limang libong piso ay nakaangkas sa malaking pondo na bumubuo ng MF o UITF.

Ang ganitong magandang kombinasyon ng maraming pinamumuhunanan, na tinatawag na diversified portfolio, ay isang epektibong paraan para mabawasan ang panganib ng pagkalugi. Parang inilalagay ang mga itlog sa maraming basket imbes na sa iisa. ‘Yun nga lang, dapat ingatan ang pagpili ng MF o UITF na paglalagakan ng pera. Siguraduhing maayos ang pagpapalakad nito, dahil hindi pa rin garantisadong mababawi ang kapital sa ganitong klaseng pamumuhunan.

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Ano ang Inaasam ng Mga Gustong Yumaman?

by: Francisco J. Colayco

unang lumabas sa Bulgar noong Hunyo 1, 2013

TINUTURO natin na palaguin mo ang yaman mo para magkaroon ka ng sapat na pera upang tustusan ang pinili mong pamumuhay kahit hindi ka na nagtatrabaho. Hindi ko sinasabing huwag kang magtrabaho. Sa tingin ko, kailangang magtrabaho ang bawat isa hangga’t maaari basta hindi nakasasama sa sarili. Pero ito ang pangunahing mensahe: Kapag mayaman ka, may kakayahan kang mamili kung magtatrabaho ka o hindi. Tandaan rin ang kasabihan: “Ang pinakamayamang tao ay hindi iyong may pinakamaraming pag-aaari, bagkus, pinakamayaman ang taong pinakakaunti ang pangangailangan.”

 

Magdadala ba ng kalungkutan ang kawalan ng pera? OO ang malinaw na sagot. Kung wala kang sapat na pera para man lang sa mga basikong pangangailangan, malamang mag-aalala ka sa bawat minuto ng iyong buhay. Pero hindi ito nangangahulugang hindi ka maaaring maging masaya kung mahirap ka. Kailangan mo lang itapat ang iyong pamumuhay ayon sa iyong kakayahan. Gaano man kaliit ang iyong yaman, makakahanap ka ng kaligayahan sa pagbabahagi ng iyong oras at talento sa mga taong magpapahalaga sa mga iyon. Sa bandang huli, ang pagbabahagi ang sikreto ng kaligayahan.

 

Magdadala ba ng kaligyahan ang limpak-limpak na pera? HINDI ang malinaw na sagot. Tatalakayin natin ito sa ibang artikulo.

 

Maaari kang mangarap na magkaroon ng maraming pera dahil kapag nangangarap tayo, pinapaniwalaan natin ang gusto nating paniwalaan. Maraming mga taong gustong yumaman ang nangangarap ng mga magagandang bagay na dulot ng maraming pera. Ito ang ilang mga pangarap na walang katotohanan:

 

Magdadala ang pera ng mga kaibigan. Sa katunayan, mas mahirap makahanap ng tunay na kaibigan kapag napakarami mong pera. Minamahal ka ng mga tunay mong kaibigan dahil sa iyong pagkatao at hindi dahil sa benepisyo na makukuha nila mula sa iyong kayamanan. Mahirap kilatisin ang mga taong makakasalamuha mo kung tapat ba ang hangarin nila sa iyo. Maliban na lamang siguro sa mga malapit mong kaibigan na naging kaibigan mo bago ka pa man yumaman, o iyong mga kaibigan mo na kasing yaman mo.  Sa kasamaang palad, ang ilan sa mga yumayaman ay nakakalimot sa kanilang mga tunay na kaibigan. Nagiging mas malapit sila sa mga taong mahilig sumipsip para makakuha ng pakinabang at pabor.

 

Magdadala ang pera ng tunay na pag-ibig. Sa katunayan, mas mahirap para sa isang mayamang tao na alamin kung tunay ang isang pag-ibig. Karaniwang mababaw at walang tiwala sa sarili ang mga taong naghahanap ng mayamang katuwang sa buhay. Ang katangian na dapat makita sa katuwang sa buhay ay katalinuhan, tiwala sa sarili, at masayahing disposisyon na kayang magpagaan ng buhay. Kung nasa iyo ang mga katangiang iyon, at mayaman ka pa, napakahusay na kombinasyn! Pero kung hindi, ano ang gagawin mo?

 

Bigyang edukasyon ang sarili sa lahat ng aspekto ng buhay. Patuloy na palaguin ang iyong ipon para magkaroon ng sapat na pera upang makapagretiro ka habang napapanatili ang pamumuhay na makakapagpasaya sa iyo. Naniniwala akong ang balanseng halaga ng yaman ang pinakamainam. Tiyakin na may mahusay kang personal na pinansiyal na plano na nakalkula mo at napag-isipan nang maigi. Bumisita sa Financial Tools na matatagpuan sa www.franciscocolayco.com.

 

“Nang Magising si Juan” Episode 8 Sneak Peek

Like many Filipinos, Ariel does not think much about his financial future.  In fact, he has no knowledge at all about investments.  Unfortunately, he wanted to impress his childhood Vanessa, who aside from being so attractive had become quite accomplished and knows so much about investments.  Ariel is not able to keep up with their conversation and even falls asleep as Vanessa tried to teach her.  Ariel wants to learn more about investments but still, his pride and pretense continues to hinder him from learning.  He still has to realize how much more he can learn if only he puts his mind into it.  His wish will happen especially since he is being more involved in what I am doing.

 

In Episode 8 on July 6 at 8am of  “Nang Magising si Juan”, we will see Ariel converting his garage into a dancing place for senior citizens.  Unfortunately, one of the senior citizens collapses.  As everyone were discussing the medical treatment she has to got through, she confessed that she did not have any savings or insurance to pay for the medical expenses.

Catch “Nang Magising si Juan” this Sunday, 8:00 am, at GMA News TV!

Nang Magising si Juan would like to thank its sponsors: Bulgar, Bounty Fresh Chicken Chooks-to-Go, Mang Inasal, Landbank of the Philippines, and many more!

Ariel Villasanta at “Medyo Late Night Show w/ Jojo A”

by: Francisco J. Colayco

I was very happy for Ariel when he was featured in the Medyo Late Night Show with Jojo A. last May 26. Aside from talking about his life after living away from the limelight, he talked about his new show with me called Nang Magising si Juan. Check this out!

 

Make sure to catch Nang Magising si Juan every Sunday, 8:00 am, at GMA News TV!

Nang Magising si Juan would like to thank its sponsors: Bulgar, Landbank of the Philippines, Bounty Fresh Chicken Chooks to Go, Mang Inasal, and many more. We would not be able to reach out to more Filipinos if it weren’t for you!