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OFF THE WALL: The pill-popping Boomers and the wild swings in biotech stocks
By Rene Pastor People of a certain age are ‘suki’ of prescription medicine. We reach for the bottle to manage all sorts of ailment: a pill to wash the cholesterol out of your system, a pill to trim your sugar level, a pill to rein in your blood pressure. There’s also a pill to keep […]
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Conversations with thinkers, innovators in NYC, L.A. events
Social enterprise NextDayBetter will launch an event in New York on September 14th featuring innovators and thinkers who, organizers say, are creating a better future for the Philippines and beyond. Inspired by TED Talks, NextDayBetter ideas and actions are Philippine-flavored and rooted in design, entrepreneurship and innovation, according to founder Ryan Letada, also known as […]
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OFF THE WALL: What to do when your stocks are nuked by Syria
By Rene Pastor There are simply no pearls of wisdom to be had when the possibility of war with Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons sends almost every stock in your portfolio diving over the Niagara Falls. Threats of missile strikes against Syria and Russia coming to Syria’s defense conjure possible military confrontation […]
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OFF THE WALL: In romancing a stock, learn when to break up nicely
By Rene Pastor I remember the company like a truck that ran over me yesterday: PTA Holdings. This penny stock from a company involved in transportation was trading then and now below a cent. I had just taken over my IRA and was looking for a quick way to score a winner, very much like […]
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OFF THE WALL: The first-timer’s guide to stockpicking
By Rene Pastor Starting this week, The FilAm is running a regular column on the stock market to be written by Rene Pastor, a long-time business journalist and commodities analyst. Rene writes analyses for Southeast Asia Commodity Digest, an affiliate of Informa Economics based in Memphis, Tenn. Prior to SACD, he was a financial journalist […]
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Why is there a doctor in my shopping cart?
By Elton Lugay For many years, Dr. Gino Ang has had a cozy career as an anesthesiologist in Connecticut. Little did he know that in one of his medical missions to the Philippines, he would find his professional life taking a different turn and forking into the e-commerce business. In 2011, he started the grocery […]
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Calamansi juice goes mainstream, now sold in Wal-Mart, Cost Plus stores
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5joe7jl8QFg&feature=youtu.be It takes a village to raise a child or grow an idea. Nothing can be farther from the truth for Victor Elizaga, founder and CEO of Pacific Fruit and Beverage of California. It was the Filipino community’s support for his All-Natural Calamansi juice drinks that got them on the shelves of major retailers, including […]
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A happy customer is always a loyal customer
Scott McAdoo of Roseburg, Oregon, has been using the same calling card company since 2005. He calls cell phones in Philippines and is what one might call an occasional caller. Since he has quite a lot of options for international calling services, it’s sort of a wonder why he’s been loyal to just one company […]
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Enlisting overseas Filipinos in the fight against poverty
By Justin Garrido As a Filipino American, I moved back to the Philippines to pursue this venture with my former MBA classmate, who is Filipino Australian. Yes, I live in Manila now. I’m in the U.S. for a couple of months promoting our projects as well as building partnerships with like-minded groups with a heart […]