Archive for March, 2009

What is the best Portfolio diversification strategy

This is the fourth blog post that I have written in response to several questions asked by an accountancy student from the University of the Philippines Visayas (Cebu Campus) regarding the Philippine stock market. As I have said before, I have responded via a blog post because the answers I am giving are quite lengthy [...]

2008 Philippine Bar exam results finally out

At last, bar candidates can breathe a sigh of relief as the 2008 Philippine Bar exam results is finally out. The Philippine bar exams is said to be the hardest and the longest exam in the country. Candidates are subjected to a grueling 32 hours, 4 Sundays of all essay type questions. The exam is [...]

The ironic life of SEC Commissioner Jesus Martinez

SEC Commissioner Jesus Martinez has been in the hot seat recently in the ongoing Philippine Senate inquiry on the state of the pre-need industry in the Philippines, in particular the latest pre-need fiasco which is of course deals with the infamous Celso Delos Angeles and his cash strapped Legacy group of companies.

Jurists Bar Review Center ad in youtube

Finally, I have managed to make an ad for Jurists Bar Review Center and uploaded it in youtube. I lost the pictures I managed to take in last year’s Jurists Bar Review Cebu, so I had difficulty in creating a flashy ad without pictures.

Free lecture on bar review methods

I’ve recently learned that my very good friend and mentor, Professor Abelardo Domondon is giving a free lecture on Bar exam review methods.  The following are the details of the free lectures.

Guerilla Blogger in Philippine Senate inquiry

Guerilla Blogger was grilled in a Philippine senate inquiry for implementing subversive and contrarian methods in blogging including the illegal use of guerilla blogging strategy and tactics.

Determining the best rate of return for investments

I have answered several questions from a student from the University of the Philippines-Cebu regarding investing in the Philippine stock market. So far my answers are contained in the post entitled “Questions and answers on the Philippine stock exchange” and “The best asset allocation strategy to follow.”

The best asset allocation strategy to follow

My previous posts entitled “Questions and answers on the Philippine stock exchange” were followed up by another set of questions sent by the same person. The questions propounded also requires a lengthy answer and hence I am responding with three different blog posts on her recent questions.

Donnie Nietes vs. Erik Ramirez youtube video

I didn’t get to blog about the “Donnie Nietes vs. Erik Ramirez youtube video” before the fight. I learned about this just recently. Anyway, the news is still fresh perhaps I can still get some traffic for this.

Why the Amazon Kindle 2 sucks

I wrote about how Amazon’s Kindle will ““kindle” the fire of revolution in electronic cigarette reading” in the post entitled “The future of reading . . .The Amazon Kindle.” Last December 2008 in the post entitled “My Christmas wish list for December 2008” I wrote that I wanted to have an Amazon Kindle. Good thing, [...]

Questions and answers on the Philippine stock exchange

I received a question in my post entitled “Applying value investing in the Philippine stock market” and I wrote such a long response to the comment that I decided to turn it into a blog post. The question is as follows:

My unfortunate flat tire changing experience

Of all the weird topics I want to share, you might be scratching your head and wondering why I am talking about a flat tire. Well, it was a beautiful Sunday afternoon and I was blogging, trying to make some money online when my wife interrupted me by telling me she wanted her flat tire [...]