“Wealth is defined as the ability to generate profit, and that such profit is achieved by the duality of maximizing revenue and minimizing cost or loss.” – Mr. Aristides S. Merida, Jr. In the book – Dare to Journey: The Path to Meaningful Wealth What is Profit? Profit is defined by Investopedia as: A financial…
About: Pinky De Leon-Intal, MD, RFC
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Latest Medical Board Passers of August 2015 Results and What to do next after Passing?
I can almost remember when I took my medical board exams some few years ago. The palpitations, the sleepless nights, the cramming and the feeling hopeful. My least favourite part in the exams? The waiting for the results to come out. For me, the waiting took forever. But the best part of it? The passing…
Dissecting Pag-IBIG Fund: What is there to Love?
If you’re an employee, you’ll see a number of deductions on your pay check every month. One of those goes to Pag-IBIG, the home development mutual fund. This is the 2nd part of the series, learning our basic Filipino finance. The first part was, “Dissecting Social Security System (SSS) It Pays to Know Your Rights…
Hurdles of Financial Freedom (Mga Balakid sa Iyong Pag-Yaman!)
Financial Freedom means not having to work anymore in order to live, because your money will be working harder than you do. It will pay your bills, your food and even your play. The earlier you get there, the sooner you can retire. Almost everyone wants to be financially free, but very few get there…
Buy Term Invest The Difference (BTID), is that for me? Myth vs Reality
Maybe some of you have heard of “Buy Term Invest the Difference” from your financial savvy friends or from some financial blogs you follow. This post will not be like the comparison between term and whole life, or pros and cons between the two. This post is about knowing if BTID is for you. So…
Dissecting Social Security System (SSS) It Pays to Know Your Rights and Benefits
Every month, a portion of an employee’s salary is taken out for SSS. Many people feel the deduction, but don’t really know what it’s for. So today, we’ll look at the benefits of SSS and how we can avail of them. I am a doctor, and being a medical doctor, I am trained to analyze…
Who wants to be a Filipino Doctor? FAQs on How to Apply and Be Accepted in a Medical School
Now that you get a picture of what you’re in for from the previous post, “Who wants to be a Filipino Doctor?” Let’s discuss what you need to do to get in. In general, you will undergo two phases, first, the initial screening whereby you should submit all the needed documents. If you pass the…
Who wants to be a Filipino Doctor? FAQs on Top 20 Philippine Medical Schools’ Tuition Fees
Do you have what it takes? Did you always have that dream of being in a white gown, with stethoscope draped on your neck while you attend to some patient in your clinic? Or have you tried imagining yourself in an emergency room in action, armed with your skills in surgery, and knowledge in the…
