The Philippine stock is the first and the longest operating stock market (since 1927) in Southeast Asia. Despite its being the first and being the longest operating stock exchange sadly it is one of the smallest in terms of trading volume, known as having the shortest trading hours of any stock exchange in Asia and is among the stock exchange having the least involvement among its citizens. It is said that more foreigners are actively investing in the Philippine stock market than the Filipinos themselves. A pathetic less than 1 % of the entire Philippine population is investing in the Philippine stock market. As one newspaper comments, the growth of the Philippine stock market reflects the poor economic growth of the country. Nevertheless despite its slow or even near stagnant growth, opportunities abound in the Philippine stock market. Just like any stock market, investing in the Philippine stock market can be quite profitable. Because of its current situation, the Philippine … [Read more...]
Investing in the Philippine stock market – Beating the bear
I’ve always dreamed of someday deriving my entire income from investing in the Philippine stock market, and until this day I have always pursued that dream. I am not only dreaming about it, I am doing something about it. I am actively investing in the Philippine stock market and continuing to read books and attend seminars on how I can be more effective in investing in the Philippine stock market. I’ve always preferred investing in the Philippine stock market over any other forms of investments. My parents told me that Real Estate is the way to go when it comes to investment since my grandparents has been very successful in this. I am a license real estate broker, but I am not very enthusiastic with real estate. I could cite several reasons why I don’t want real estate as my main investment vehicle of investment but I prefer to make it a topic in another post. I could give you a reason right now, I firmly believe (Based also on several studies) that investing in the Philippine stock … [Read more...]