Nov 7: Money Matters for Kids

Money Matters for Kids: Earn it, Save it, Spend it, Share It! Traveling Exhibit and Workbook Launch * Nov. 7, 10 AM
It is never too early to teach our children to be financially literate.  When we start young, we can be wise savers, careful spenders and smart consumers!  Through a sponsorship grant [...]

Calling All Bloggers: Sign up for a FREE Personal and Practical Finance by Randell Tiongson, RFP

Blogging and Personal Finance.  These are subjects which don’t normally go hand-in-hand. =)

 
Randell Tiongson, Director of the Registered Financial Planners Institute of the Philippines will conduct a free seminar for bloggers on personal and practical finance. Randell will be talking about the various financial instruments that you can invest on so that you can break out [...]

Another freebie from Oprah.com: Jean Chatzky’s The Difference

I got so excited to hear the news from http://www.phbestdeals.com/:  Jean Chatzky will offer her new book, The Difference, as a free download for 24 hours exclusively on Oprah.com. The book will be available for download from 11 a.m. ET Friday until 10:59 a.m. ET Saturday. Learn the top five things you can do to [...]

Free Ebook: Suze Orman’s 2009 Action Plan

I bet you are scared. Angry, too. And confused.

 These are the opening lines to Suze Orman’s 2009 Action Plan:  Keeping Your Money Safe and Sound, echoing the feelings in most households around the world.    In it,  she shares advice that we can all start using today to better manage our money and start living our best [...]

Real Estate IRA: Is it for you?

With the current bear market,  the typical individual retirement funds (IRA) consisting largely of mutual funds, stocks and bonds, have taken quite a beating.   I wonder what happened to those who went to the other extreme and converted to a “self-directed IRA”.  I remember in the late ’90s that more and more people were advocating these [...]

Midweek Reading & Freebies

 Here are some great articles from here and around the world.

FOR FAMILIES
 

Anatomy of a Marriage (BusinessWorld)
10 Secrets To Help Your Children Handle This Financial Crisis (iVillage).  Key takeaway:  Reduce stress as a family.  “Whatever happens,  we’re together.  When all is said and done that really is what matters most.”
The Next Meltdown: Credit-Card Debt (BusinessWeek)
The New [...]

Warren Buffet Talks Business

Warren Buffett,  often called “The Oracle of Omaha”.  His letters to Berkshire Hathaway sharesholders have become the stuff of legends – compiled into business books and taught at business schools around the country.  If you want to become a better investor, and understand the market as a whole, do get the updated version of The Essays of [...]

More on the financial crisis

For the past few weeks, news from Wall Street have opened the evening news,  raising fears of recession and, dare we say it,  depression.  Heck,  Freddie and Fannie have even been been mentioned during an SNL skit.  Bernanke and Paulson have become familiar faces,  as welcome to see as George W.   But do you really [...]

Today’s economy and YOUR money – what you should know

The recent (near) meltdown in the world’s financial markets have stirred up feelings of uncertainty and quite a great deal of panic.  It is difficult to connect what is happening at the macro level where the gods play to the micro level where we ants scurry.  What is important is to distill the noise down to [...]

Coffee Talk Series: Be Financially Empowered

The current turmoil in the financial markets has more and more people thinking about their financial future. Suddenly, what seemed safe ground seems to be quick sand. The “sure” thing is now uncertain. Compound this with problems such as paying our regular bills and you realize the increasing importance to making (and keeping) a budget sufficient to satisfy future needs.

On Sept 20, attend a wealth management forum with Financial Columnist Karen Galarpe hosted by Mom Exchange and Alveo Verdana Homes.