The health of the economy is directly proportional to your investments. If the economy is doing good, then chances are your investments will also earn good. However, if the economy is experiencing a downturn, then definitely, your investments too are affected. Since the US has the largest economy in the world, most people watch its economy as it may have a domino effect to smaller economies most especially for countries whose main clients for their export products is the US market. According

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One of the most liberal idea of famous Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki is that SAVERS are LOSERS! Yes, you’ve heard it right, Kiyosaki said that savers are losers! You may think that this is in contrast with the notion of personal finance as it talks about saving money but no it isn’t. Just like in Sports like the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics, an athlete must first prepare to achieve his end goal. He then sees the end of the line before he even starts. In preparing for

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The Philippines is going to elect another leader this coming May. Who deserves to be the leader among those contenders? Who has the qualities of an effective leader? There are a lot of people that say leaders are born. Some say that leaders are made. Whatever your opinion on this, leaders should be ‘effective’ in their leadership and should be responsible to their constituents. Let’s discuss some of the qualities of an effective leader and apply these qualities to the

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Robert Kiyosaki says that “money isn’t real, it is just an idea.” I do believe in what Kiyosaki claims. Money is just an idea. If you have an idea, you can create money! It’s as simple as that! Therefore, I definitely agree that knowledge is power! Ideas can be turn into fortunes and that is why we have intellectual property rights to protect established brands, trademarks and ideas. Money comes from different ideas and concepts. We are now living in the information

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One of the first eye openers for me is the Robert Kiyosaki’s Cashflow Quadrant. So far, it is the single and most powerful idea that I absorbed from Kiyosaki as it helped me improved my education on financial literacy. There is no doubt that each one of us has interests in improving our financial situation. Before you can begin your journey to financial freedom, you need to figure out exactly where you are because if you don’t know where you are, you can’t know where

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In one of my earlier posts, I invited my regular readers to be a part of the Rich Dad Asia Live 2009 Event here in the Philippines. Yesterday, November 30, 2009, I attended the said event. It was held at Diamond Hotel. I was there at around 9:45am and late for breakfast. I liked the introduction of dreams as goals and targets for us to empower ourselves. Laurus Enterprises, the official organizer of Rich Dad Asia Event here in the Philippines hired a group of visually impaired singers to

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We all know that stock investing is one of the riskiest forms of investments. Stocks can go up and down depending on several factors. In one of my earlier posts, I discussed several stock trading tips to all my readers investing in the stock market. It is important to do your homework before engaging yourself in the stock market. Once you’ve done your homework and consulted with a financial planner or broker, it’s time to take the plunge. To make informed decisions, you need to review

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Earlier, I made a post based on the things that I’ve learned from Kiyosaki’s teachings on the three basic business entities: Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, and Corporation. Kiyosaki says that most people earn money, pay taxes through withholding, and spend what little is left over. The rich do it differently. They earn money, spend it, and then pay taxes. The government gets less that way, and it’s legal. Employees of corporations: Earn       →     pay

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In one of my previous posts, I mentioned about the difference between good debt vs. bad debt. In summary, good debt provides money into our pockets while bad debt drains money out of our pockets. In the long run, good debt becomes asset while bad debt becomes liability. What will you do if you have an unsurmountable amount of bad debt? One of the easiest way to accumulate bad debt is through an undisciplined use of your credit cards. You keep on swiping and swiping that card without you

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Passion is where your heart is. It is where your interests and skills thrive. When you have a passion for things, you tend to do better at those. Finding your passion is the key to success in all your endeavors.   If we compare Rich Dad vs. Poor Dad, Poor Dad’s slogans are the words of fear; Rich Dad’s slogans are the words of passion. While fear reflects disappointment and passivity, passion reflects confidence and energy. What builds wealth isn’t fear, but passion. Sometimes it is

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In one of my previous posts, I tackled about overcoming fear. Today, it’s time to tackle on how to overcome laziness. Busy people are often the laziest. Busyness is a form of avoidance. If you stay busy you can avoid some of the things you don’t want to face—like exercising, or taking care of your wealth. What’s the cure for laziness?  Kiyosaki says a little greed. Isn’t greed bad? Too much of it, yes. An excess of anything is bad. The fact is, however, that all of us

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Without doubt, each of us don’t want to invest because we are afraid of losing our hard earned money. The fear of losing money is the main reason a huge percentage of the public struggles financially. But fear isn’t the real problem. It’s how people handle fear that matters. Kiyosaki tells people that the primary difference between rich people and poor people is how they handle the fear of losing money. Some people, when hit with a financial loss, give up. Others transform the

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Debt has always been considered as a liability. Yes, in most cases, debt is a liability because it is money owed to someone else. One classic example of a liability is a credit card debt. When you use a credit card, you’re taking a loan from the bank or company that issued the card. With that loan come interest payments. You generally do not pay interest for the first credit card cycle (usually a month), but any amount not completely paid off after that first cycle is subject to interest.

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The primary reason most people have money problems is that in school they were never taught cash flow management. Without this training, they wind up working harder and harder in the belief that making more money will solve their problems. Unfortunately, more money often just sends people deeper into debt. More money won’t solve problems if cash flow management is the problem. As CEO of the business of your life, you’ve created a personal financial statement and analyzed it. The next step

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