Invest in Philippine Stock Market

Philippines
September 23, 2012 11:31pm CST
good day everyone. I am thinking of investing in stock market but don't know how to start. Could you give me some advice/tips mylotters? Thanks!
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7 responses
@rberon1985 (5359)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
Investing in any business or anything that involves money is no joke. you really have to think not only once or twice, but many times.because if you failed you will loose a lot of money, so let's be wise. with our country's current situation, we should be skeptical in joining a business. our economy is not stable. it is up and down right now. i will be suggesting a business to you. it's a great business. i have added you as my friend.
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
I agree that investing money into something is a no joke. I was thinking of investing my money in stocks from my bank account. After reading your comment about the condition of our country, I am quite skeptical now. I already accepted your request.
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• Philippines
24 Sep 12
I want to share to you the great opportunity that i have right now. at first, I am skeptical to be part of this company. investing such amount is not so good especially nowadays. but i took the risk, if I won't, my money will just be stuck up in the bank. as of now I am earning 8,000 pesos weekly that is on top of my earning from my employment. I am excited to share this to you.
• Philippines
25 Sep 12
What business is that rberon?
@rhodzptc (1317)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
Some one have offered me that ones, I have a friend who works in stock exchange and he offer if me and our other colleague wants to put our money in stock market investment the only this is that the amount of money involved is very huge. In stock market you need to buy shares, those shares are from some big company meaning you will invest your money to fund a companies project. To make it short for it would be possible you need to know someone who offers you to buy a share in stock market
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
So my friend, do you know how much is the minimum investment in stock market? And do you know how it is being done? I am interested because i plan to invest some of my money when i finally retire .
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
I am planning to put my money in mutual bonds in Security Bank. Do you think this is a good investment?
@rsa101 (37968)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
I would advice you to educate yourself about it first. I think there are many seminars about this one and you should attend them first before you dive into it. I suggest you search for in FB the name of Aya Laraya - he is a seasoned investor himself and he conducts seminar for a fee of course. He discusses a lot about different investment schemes available here in the Philippines and also discusses the strengths and risks of it all. I think you are in the right track of mind to make your money work for your rather that you work for the money.
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
Thank you for your suggestion. I will find his facebook account. Actually, I really don't have a solid knowledge about stock market. I was looking for someone who is willing to guide me in investing in stocks. Thank you for sharing this information rsa101. Happy mylotting!
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@yanzalong (18983)
• Indonesia
24 Sep 12
I wish I could. I have no experience in stock market business. But I am sure other mylotters will give you some pointers on how to start the business.
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
I also don't have experience in stock market but I really wanted to know how the business goes. I know mylot is a good place to tackle this topic. I hope we could get some information here. Happy mylotting!
@vandana7 (98870)
• India
24 Sep 12
I dont know how it is in your country. But if you are looking at investing in stock markets, there are two ways of playing there. One thing is doing day trading, another is going in as short, medium, or long term investor. Day trading is usually speculation. It is an art to make money here. Study the previous data movements of the companies. Compare with other companies in the same group. Therefore if you are looking at cement industry. You need to study the charts of past and two or more companies. Preferably their ratios of variation. There is always some catch up possible. Another aspect is news driven. Generally though news driven things are something only a good broker can advise because he might know some shareholder who has some information about the company. If the directors have sent a notice to you of increase in their remuneration, chances are that the company is doing good so you might do well to buy into that share at dips and sell it when you recover your brokerages plus marginal profits. If the company is increasing its authorized share capital, then again such money making opportunity exists in day trading. Instead of trading in one share there can be selected group of companies that are being traded each day. The risks in these are lower but you would need to follow the news and other aspects of all participating companies. Ideally listen to the advise of experts for such things. You can enter when stock market dips say 25 to 30 percent from the present level. Then wait for it to bounce back in short or medium term. Market usually do dip. You need to have patience. Another thing is something called settlement day. The markets usually dip on or one day before settlement day. If you need to buy any stocks, you should look at this day. And sell at reasonable rate during the week or before the next settlement day. There are derivatives like options and futures. These are again speculations. However, risks with options are lower because you get to predefine the loss you are willing to accept. A similar thing you can also do during day trading. There are simply too many things with stock markets. You should have a time horizon of 20 years or more. Dont believe those overnight money makers. They might have been very lucky. Usually, it takes almost 20 years or more to get reasonable retirement nest egg from these markets, which can then be liquidated and deposited in accounts. In fact, everytime stock prices rise to a great extent, you can choose to liquidate and fill up government bonds. And returns from these bonds can find their way into markets for as long as you are working. It takes time and patience. Getting advise from expert helps. Going the ETF or mutual fund way also helps. DONT PANIC EVER. And DONT BUY OR SELL ON HUNCHES OR SOMEBODY'S ADVISE. More skillls are needed to play in these markets than merely the kind of luck we find in pack of cards or dice games.
• Philippines
25 Sep 12
Hmmm.. seems like investing in stocks is really complicated and not easy way of earning more money. I am thinking now of not investing. I am quite disappointed now because of what you've said. Thank you for sharing this information. I think you really know what and how stock market goes. Happy mylotting!
@rog0322 (2829)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
24 Sep 12
Hi, Investing in stocks is just like betting, only on more predictable terms. You will never know if the shares go up or down but history should show the trending of a particular company, whether their value has gone up or down or has remained the same through the years. If one has the extra money to throw away, then the stock market is one good way to do it.
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
Thank you for sharing this rog0322. This is a great help in my decision-making. They say that investing in stock market is very risky. Happy mylotting!
@ztuberi (395)
• Philippines
27 Sep 12
Hi Champoy186, be a member of life plans. You invest in stock martket and will get life insurance at the same time. There are different plans depending on your needs. And while investing, you can also withdraw your interest. There are plans that after 10years you can already withdraw all your interest.