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Stocks, over time, outperforms all other asset class!

Does Investing in the Stock Market Work? YES!  

The reason behind why companies continue to grow is because GDP continues to grow, driven by consumption and the growing population.

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COL Financial Released the composition of their model portfolio last July 10, 2013.  The Model portfolio contains the list of recommended stocks from the firm.  In the latest release, they removed MPI (Metro Pacific Investments, MER  (Meralco), and MWC (Manila Water Company, Inc.) due to "heightened regulatory risks."  If you followed their advice, and removed MER from your portfolio right away, you would have been spared the recent drop in the shares price due to SMC's (San Miguel Corporation) sale of MER shares at a discount.

Here's the latest COL Model Portfolio:

COL Financial Model Portfolio

Among these, MBT and BDO probably has the best potential for future gains.  TEL is currently rising probably in anticipation of dividends in August.

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The Philippines is Now Investment Grade

March 27, 2013

• The Philippines got its first ever investment grade debt rating from global credit rating firm Fitch.
• Fitch upgraded the Philippines sovereign credit rating to BBB- from BB+
• An investment grade rating tells investors it is safe to do business in the country and encourages them to put huge capital in the country.

Early this week Citiseconline (COL) held a market outlook briefing entitled "Get a Grip on Market Insanity."  Juanis Barredo, Chief Technical Analyst of COL, presented "Riding the Bucking Bull," COL's Technical Market Outlook for the 1st half of 2012.  Here are the highlights of that presentation.