The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the market flow and inflict volatility to the market. Among the agents behind this turbulence are the presence of the Delta coronavirus variant and global inflation.   

In this episode, Host and Research Analyst, Royce Aguilar is joined by Sun Life's Chief Investment Officer, Mike Enriquez, and SLAMCI's Manager of Bank and Alternative Distributions, Angelle Cruz - to talk more about opportunities despite the pandemic and how can local and foreign investors actively and passively manage their investments given the market situation in the Philippines.

Listen in to this episode of our podcast series. #YourFutureFirst

Wrapping up the month of June, the PSEi rallied by more than 4% thanks to better economic data and the government’s higher-paced vaccine rollout. Moreover, we discussed how higher interest rates affect the performance of the equities markets. Lastly, we dug into two new Trader’s Playbook reports featuring Converge ICT and MacroAsia Corporation.

To know more of what investors, companies, and consumers should expect in the Stock Market, economic sectors to watch out for in the following month, along with our Trader's Playbook picks, listen to this new episode from host and Research Analyst, Royce Aguilar in this podcast series.

Host and Research Analyst, Royce Aguilar is joined by Ser Percival Peña-Reyes, Ph.D., Associate Director at the Ateneo Center for Economic Research and Development, an professor and researcher with an extensive background in Economics. 

The two discuss economic highlights - restoring confidence amidst the pandemic, investors' concerns over the rising inflation, and the growth of the digital economy as the government continues to push through with community quarantines across the country. 

In this episode, we also touched on the country's debt profile and which sectors are on the verge of a strong rebound in the next months or quarter. Learn more in this episode of our podcast series. #YourFutureFirst

In what seemed to be another month of a downtrend, the market managed to rebound on high volume in the last trading days of May.

In this episode, we took the opportunity to talk about what happened in the market in the month of May and what we should watch out for in June as we reach the first half of the year. We'll also talk about our long-term picks and our two additional buy picks for our listeners. And of course, we have more Trader's Playbook picks that you would like to highlight so tune in!

Learn more in this month's wrap-up episode of podcast series. #YourFutureFirst

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In the recent trends, we've seen how retail participation has flourished, particularly in the Philippine Stock Exchange. As of January 2021, over 50% of value turnover were trades made by local investors. Going to this topic, along with the rapidly changing markets we've seen, many high-returning blockchain cryptocurrency-related assets have increased in value.

That blockchain technology is what backs the decentralized system that enables the existence of cryptocurrency (among other things). Now, what is blockchain?

In this episode, Royce Aguilar is joined by Miguel Cuneta— to talk about that grey area which is blockchain, its benefits and drawbacks, and the adoption of its technology in the global and local scenes.

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DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast are of their own opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.

In our monthly wrap-up episode, we talked about what happened in April 2021, digging deeper into the situation of the market, covering both the fundamental and technical analyses perspective. We also added some noteworthy topics to discuss, such as the details for Filinvest REIT (FILRT) and AC Energy Corp.'s follow-on offering (FOO). Join Royce Aguilar, host and Equity Research Analyst, as he wraps up the month of April along with our long-term picks and our Trader's Playbook picks in this episode of our podcast series. #YourFutureFirst 

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DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast are of their own opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.

Retail participation expanded when the pandemic started and it continues to do so as this pandemic has created an army of cash-rich individual investors, aggressively chasing yields in the Philippine stock market.

In this episode, we're talking about those who are taking it to the next level. Several people have started their own fund management team, which is why we invited a guest to talk about portfolio management.

With a decade of experience in stock trading, not only in the Philippines but also in the US, Aaron Say is the most credible resource person to discuss about portfolio management, its different types, and the key elements. He is a Chartered Market Technician and is First Metro Sec’s market consultant. Listen in as we discuss all you need to know about portfolio management in this episode of our podcast series. 

#YourFutureFirst

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DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast are of their own opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.

In the month of March, the PSEi went down 5.2%. This was expected as the COVID-19 cases continue to rise as high as over 10,000 new cases as of March 29. Lockdowns and mobility restrictions weighed heavily on investor's sentiment which made the market go lower. Though this might be disheartening for most, despite the announcement of further restrictions last 29 Mar 2020, the market actually went up by nearly 1% because Pres. Rodrigo Duterte signed the CREATE bill into law.

Join Royce Aguilar, host and Equity Research Analyst, as he discusses how the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises Act (CREATE) pushed the market forward, alongside the team's long-term picks and Trader's Playbook calls in this episode of FirstMetroSec's podcast series. Webinar originally aired on March 30. Watch it full here: https://youtu.be/7UQ5OoDRdso

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the need to protect our physical health as well as our financial well-being. There's a lot to be done and a lot we can do to protect our dreams and prepare ourselves to live the life we deserve. So in this episode, Royce Aguilar is joined by Floi Wycoco, Founder and President of The Global Filipino Investors. 

The two discuss the importance of financial literacy, the behavior of Filipino in saving and investments, general financial advice for young millennials, what do to next after financial adversities, and knowing the kind of investment that works best for you. 

Learn more about the pivotal role of financial education in this week's episode of our podcast series. #YourFutureFirst

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DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast are of their own opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.

This February, the PSEi went up by 2.8% within the first and a half week of the month which resulted to a market rally. As early as February 1, we already saw better than expected data — one of which includes the manufacturing side where the Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) has hit a 25-month high, which signals the progress and the confidence in the economic rebound.

Join Royce Aguilar, host and Equity Research Analyst, as he goes over what dragged on the latter part of February and his technical analyses on this monthly wrap-up. He also answers some questions regarding the stock market in this episode of FirstMetroSec's podcast series. Webinar originally aired on February 28. Watch it full here: https://youtu.be/kkSHViwGRCE

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DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast are of their own opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.