Yesterday, I met with a best friend who told me that now he has decided to learn more about the stock market and to invest in stocks that he is retired. One of the strategies he decided to pursue is to invest in high dividend...
Read MoreHow many times do I hear an investor, especially beginners, rationalize why they did not consider buying a high priced stock. Their rationale: “they are expensive”. They judge the attractiveness of a stock as an investment by...
Read MoreAs we all know, the outlook on the Philippine economy has been looking bright lately, culminating in upgrades of the Philippine sovereign debt to investment grade and the Philippine stock market remaining hot. This has created...
Read MoreIndeed Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are finally here. Several weeks ago, the SEC announced the approval of market making provisions of the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) rules on ETFs, making possible the start of ETF trading...
Read MoreNot a surprise. My posting yesterday to start nibbling and buy more when the market goes down, was met with intense skepticism by many. One even suggested my advice is like “catching a falling knife”, referring to a...
Read MoreOn June 19th, I suggested, hold do not buy yet. Since then the market went down further by more than 500 points. Based on the action yesterday, however, where the PSE index walloped 211 points or 3.41%, my suggestion now is,...
Read MoreIn my most recent posting, I explained why in my opinion the PSE index is correcting. The real question however is, what now? It is now June 19, should one buy, hold or sell? My straight answer is hold, it might be too late to...
Read MoreNow that we have experienced a severe stock market correction to date, what now? Is it time to buy? When buying, what stocks? One approach that some use is to buy the stocks that have corrected the most from their most recent...
Read MoreFor those of you that might have taken a physics course, you probably know Newton’s Laws of Motion. The first law says “an object in motion continues in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by...
Read MoreOnce a supposed “expert” in the Philippine stock market wrote an article describing the importance of self-discipline when investing or trading in the market. I then asked him personal examples of self-disciple and how he has...
Read MoreOn Monday, April 1, 2013 the PSE index was slightly down by 7.88 points or down .12% at 6840. This follows a huge 182 point move last Wednesday, when the Fitch upgrade to investment grade was announced. Although the April 1...
Read MoreAmidst the volatility exhibited by the PSEi last week is an announcement that few probably took notice but for someone with 40 years of options and futures trading experience in the US, this announcement is huge! It would have...
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