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Why I’m not Buying International Stocks

12 May 2020

Why I’m not buying international stocks. TD Ameritrade (which was recently purchased by competitor Charles Schwab Corp.), is a discount online brokerage company founded in 1978 and based in Omaha, United States. It mostly caters to retail investors. A substantial part of TD Ameritrade is interestingly owned by Toronto-based TD Bank Group.

I browsed TD Ameritrade’s client agreement, which you must agree to before you can open an account and came up with the following observations … More Why I’m not Buying International Stocks

Net Worth Update 9 May 2020

9 May 2020

Sharing my Net Worth Update for 9 May 2020. First off, if you are ALIVE today, let’s consider that a blessing… If we make it all alive into 2021, then that’s a win all by itself. … More Net Worth Update 9 May 2020

Barlife: Years after passing the BAR

29 April 2020

As my lawyer friends post throwback photos of their oath-taking and signing of the rolls, I start to reminisce those early years of law practice after passing the bar. Better yet, I can quote myself verbatim: … More Barlife: Years after passing the BAR

Optimizing points of view

10 April 2020

It’s holy week but we can barely feel it.

Doctors and their fellow healthcare workers live in constant fear of being infected, and well, you know, DYING.

This is unfortunate but there are alternative ways of looking at our situation.

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My Fifth Million

31 March 2020

In the time of COVID-19 and in the midst of a pandemic, we have reached the five million mark.

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COVID-19 a Stress-Test on our Finances

30 March 2020

I feel that now is the opportune time to take off our training wheels and take our financial plans to action. We should all, therefore, consider this peculiar time in history as a stress-test on our finances.

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Financial risks during a pandemic

21 March 2020

And yet, here we are. After watching the news and documentaries about the things happening all over the world, I am fairly alarmed of the things that may happen in the event of a pandemic.

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Life in Cebu City quarantine

20 March 2020

It’s been about two weeks since a state of public health emergency was declared in the Philippines. Certain residents from all over the Philippines tested positive for COVID-19, most of them in Metro Manila which swiftly declared a community quarantine.* The government insists on semantics, but to me, it is fine either way.

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How is your relationship with money?

14 February 2020

Relationships are tough. They are even tougher when they are murky–are you dating, exclusive, just friends, or what?! Imagine having a murky relationship with your money. … More How is your relationship with money?

Ancient Cellphones and Laptops

10 February 2020

This year officially marks my phone’s fourth year in service. I am ecstatic that it’s still functional as there was a moment last year when I felt that it was about to die. … More Ancient Cellphones and Laptops

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