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Hosted by Karlo Biglang-awa

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Our mission is to help people become good stewards of resources by sharing tips on how to manage, grow and preserve our income for a better future. Your Future Starts Now!

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February 23, 2025Episode 5211 min

Being Faithful in Small things

Sometimes, we get so caught up in chasing big dreams that we overlook the value of small beginnings. But if there’s one thing I’ve learned in my career journey, it’s that the small things—the seemingly minor roles, tasks, and opportunities—build the foundation for greater responsibilities.I didn’t start in my current role in the investment sector. My journey began with Internal Auditing in a real estate company. It wasn’t glamorous, but it taught me the importance of details, accuracy, and how the smallest discrepancies can affect the bigger picture. More importantly, it gave me a front-row seat to how businesses operate behind the scenes.

March 22, 20248 min

Season 2 | Episode 53 - Investing Like Warren Buffet

Let's talk about timelesd principles about investing and learn from the best investor of all time.

September 17, 2023Episode 527 min

Season 2 I Episode 52 - The role of technology in Financial Services

In this episode, we talked about the different aspects of financial services that is now changing because of technology.

August 15, 2022Episode 5110 min

Episode 51 I How can long term investing help us in our Financial Goals?

A long-term investment strategy is one that entails holding investments for more than a full year. This strategy includes holding assets like bonds, stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), mutual funds, and more. Individuals who take a long-term approach require discipline and patience, That's because investors must be able to take on a certain amount of risk while they wait for higher rewards down the road.

April 18, 2022Episode 18 min

Episode 50 I Investing Strategies in a Bear Market

A bear market is a period of negative returns in the stock market where stock prices fall 20% or more. Because of this scenario, investors may apply different strategies that can be beneficial for them. It can be a combination of investor’s risk tolerance, investment horizon and overall goals.

February 16, 2022Episode 497 min

Episode 49 I Managing Finances for Young Couples

In this episode we shared tips on how you can work as a team in managing, growing and preserving your finances as a couple.

January 20, 2022Episode 487 min

Episode 48 I How to have a healthy financial perspective this 2022?

Every year, we are setting life goals and maybe you are like me, we are also setting our financial goals. It’s a good time to start tracking our income and expenses so we can have wise decisions moving forward. Given that we are experiencing a pandemic, we need to align our financial behaviour with the environment and for us to achieve our goals. Regular assessment is important in financial planning. Managing our finances requires an honest look at our habits, biases, expectation and actual cash inflow. Sharing some steps to improve our financial health this 2022.

December 8, 2021Episode 4649 min

Episode 47 I Building your Passive Income while working in your Corporate Job with Kiane Ricasa

In this episode, our guest shared his journey in investing while working in his corporate job. Kiane Ricasa is a graduate of University of Santo Tomas with a degree in BS Accountancy. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Certified Risk Analyst (CRA) and a Certified Six Sigma Yellow Belt (CSSYB) professional with various work experiences in audit, hotels and real estate companies here in the Philippines. He is also a real estate investor, a stock market trader (both local and global) and a cryptocurrency trader while working full time in his current job at the Aboitiz Group as Head of Accounting.

November 30, 2021Episode 4619 min

Episode 46 I Tips in buying a brand new or second hand car

In this episode, Mr. Stanley Chi, host of Philkotse and of OnePH discussed the basic principles that we need to know in buying a car. It is very important to know your budget and purpose of car acquisition to avoid further problems in your finances. Message me in my social media channels if you have any questions, just follow Karlo Biglang-awa in FB, IG, YT and Linkedin. Email:thenowfinance@gmail.com

October 30, 2021Episode 4535 min

Episode 45 I Non Fungible Tokens with Arlan Vicencio

In this episode, Arlan Vicencio, ASEAN CPA, Tamadroid Global Brand Ambassador, and Financial literacy advocate discussed the fundamentals of NFTs or Nun Fungible Tokens. Flow of discussion: 1. What is NFT?  2. Why should we invest in NFTs 3. Who should invest in this kind of platform? 4. What is your investing journey? Where did you start? 5. What are the parameters for investors who want to invest in NFTs 6. What are your investing lessons along your journey? If you have questions, follow us in our social media channels: Karlo Biglang-awa, FB, YT and Linkedin Email:karlobiglangawa28@gmail.com podlink.co/q9t