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In case your boss decides to fire you, will you be rattling on how to find another source of income? Or have you prepared for it just in case?
Are you working hard for your money? Or is your money working HARDER for you?
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Ariel, in Nang Magising si Juan last July 27, continues to believe that his real talent is in show business. He looks for ways and means to support his feeling and he joins the Chooks-to-go caravan. This is actually a good move on his part to understand his real passion. This is what we should all do to really discover if what we believe to be our capability is really true.
In joining the caravan, Ariel got himself into the groove of all the fun that Chooks-to-go caravan had to offer. He went to the extent of being personally involved in the activities, which was again very good to enlighten him. He was convinced that it was really his calling to be in the limelight and he made up his mind that he would be a good endorser of Chooks to go.
He thought he should resign from his job with Feeling Close with FJCshow and maybe even his job with PLDT. He went to me first to resign and tell me about his plans. I was surprised and kept asking him if he already had a signed contract. He was evasive and didn’t really confirm, but he was so sure he wanted to resign, so I accepted.
When Ariel went back to Chooks-to-go, he was shocked to learn that they already had a poster of their endorser. He didn’t even know!
Tomorrow, Aug 3 at 8am on GMA News TV, join Ariel again when he is seriously unable to pay his bills. On Nang Magising Si Juan, learn more about possible solutions especially regarding the mobile salary option of Land Bank.
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Ariel, in Nang Magising si Juan last July 20, was feeling insecure about his not accomplishing much in his financial life. Together with his friend, Long Mejia, he tried to think up of businesses but because of other commitments, Long Mejia leaves Ariel on his own. Ariel decided to sell chickens because he loves to eat chicken and his best brand is Bounty Fresh Chicken, Chooks-to-Go. He bought frozen chicken from Bounty Chicken and started selling them house-to-house and store-to store. However, his selling was unplanned. He even ate some of the chicken that he was supposed to sell. He realized that he didn’t like that particular business because it was not a business that he really liked He realized that he could not go on without asking for advice.
He approached Armand Bengco, Executive Director of Colayco Foundation to help him. Armand explained to Ariel the basic concepts of setting up a business.
After hearing the suggestions, Ariel asks Armand Bengco if he would like to be a partner in his business by putting in money. Of course, Armand knows better. You should not agree to being a partner and especially not putting in money into a business that your partner has obviously no expertise in.
On Sunday, July 27, join Ariel again on Nang Magising Si Juan as he continues to try to set up a business. Ariel continues to believe that his talent is in show business.Ariel joins Chooks-To-Go’s Kwela Van road show to impress the brand’s marketing head and consider him as their newest endorser.
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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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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:
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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.
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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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.
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!
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!