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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
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 Cost […]
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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 […]
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It’s not always about the price. Or, at least, it shouldn’t be
Under-promise and over-deliver. That should be the only slogan any business lives by, right? We all wish for it to be true and we expect to be swept off our feet in order for cash to start flying out of our hands. After all, that’s the way we become loyal to any brand. We’re asking […]
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Michael Nierva seeks to ‘rejuvenate’ Phil-Am chamber’s membership, relevance
By Cristina DC Pastor Staten Island’s Michael Nierva was recently named VP of the Philippine American Chamber of Commerce (PACC). Mike is a managing director in J.P. Morgan’s Prime Brokerage unit. He is one of many Filipinos employed in the financial services sector, choosing to steer clear of the traditional sector jobs for Filipino Americans, […]
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Prepaid card provider dedicates a whole month to the Filipino community
Nobel, a leading online retailer of prepaid calling cards, has declared Filipino Month between May 24th and June 24th, 2013. In an attempt to thank all the Filipinos who have chosen Nobelcom as their international calling provider, the company has launched a one-month campaign right before the celebration of Manila Day, on June 24th. “The […]