Why buy MPI

Why do I like MPI?

Metro Pacific Investments or MPI is Manny V. Pangilinan's conglomerate investing in infrastructures such as Tollways , MRT/ LRT, Hospitals (Makati Med) , Meralco  etc. When we talk about MVP , I consider him a Guru , a Pinoy version of Warren Buffet one of the richest man and the best investor in the world. When it comes to his contributions , we saw how he acted during the recent Tacloban typhoon Yolanda tragedy being one of the first to be there to help personally. I believe that the Almighty in heaven bless such act of genuine kindness multiple times over.

So much for the man I idolize , when it comes to his company MPI is one of the best . Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPI) recently increased its stake in Manila Electric Corporation (MER). In a filing, MPI purchased 56.34 million shares of MER owned by Beacon Electric Asset Holdings, Inc. for PHP 235.00 per share, same as JG Summit (JGS)’s purchase price, for an aggregate amount of PHP 13.25 billion.

According to Angping & Associate analysis : that the transaction is an accretive acquisition (gradually adding value to Earnings Per Share) for MPI as the purchase price presents a 13.8% discount to our Net Asset Value (NAV) estimate and  Target Price for MER of PHP 290.00 per share.  This type of information and more is only available to Premium subscribers of  PinoyInvestor. That's why for beginners  I advise to subscribe now for as low as P399  a month  , be guided on your investments while learning all the technicalities of stock investing and be sure of your growth  as an investor. They will tell you which company stock(s) to buy at what price , when to sell and at what price to sell  making sure that you'll be a winner in this game called stocks investing.

Do you believe in Sell in May?

Whether there's the truth in "Sell in May and go away", the long term investors are not bothered in any way of the short term downturn in the market . Instead they are happy because they can buy their favorite stocksat bargain prices when the market is down .  Are you for short term or for long term investing ? Tsupitero are short term investors and are here for day trading only and they're looking for fast returns on their money. While real investors are here for long term and are buying their favorite stocks monthly with their allotted savings .  Anyhow both should monitor their investments periodically base on their goals and here's one way to do this - Citisec online  Bullseye tips for the day . Treating your investment as a business will enable yours to grow at a fast pace compare to those who doesn't care about their investments.

COL Bullseye 5May2014


Here you can choose to buy among the green once you verified the trends using  fundamental and technical analysis tools like my favorite MACD  and RSI indicators.

Messy Markets

Messy Markets Post Fed

Morning Report: 08:45 London
• After a volatile reaction to yesterday’s Fed meeting and Yellen press conference, markets are messy this morning. Stocks are recovering from the morning lows and yesterday’s sell off while, the dollar index holds yesterday’s monster gains.
• Silver is so far this biggest mover as traders react to the prospect of a US rate hike coming sooner than previously expected. By contrast, gold is inching higher after yesterday’s heavy selling.
• The pound is performing well today though as traders digest the finer points and impact of yesterday’s budget. The GBP/USD saw some heavy selling yesterday, but this appears to have been largely driven by dollar strength.
• Generally the dollar pairs are mixed after heavy selling yesterday.

Coming up today:
• Coming up today we have US unemployment claims from 13.30, followed by existing home sales & the Philly Fed manufacturing index at 14.00.
• MPC members Weale speaks at 16.30, while the US bank stress tests are released at 20.00.

Trade Idea:
• Gold has been hit hard lately, but yesterday’s sell off seems to have pitched the precious metal into over sold territory.
A good way to play this is a HIGHER trade predicting that gold closes above $1350 in 7 days time for a potential return of 215%.


Note: This is presented as an idea to stimulate fixed odds financial betting ideas and is not financial advice.

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Fastest Way to Renew NBI Clearance

Have you ever tried to get an NBI certificate at your nearest Municipal Office ? I did once in Mandaluyong City , after waking up at 5 am and I arrive at the city hall I found myself at the third floor alleyway while the NBI office is at the Ground Floor. The waiting time and the very long queu made me finish one book , eat street food and skipped lunch before I get my claim stub at 1 pm . Only to find out that I can only claim my NBI clearance after 7 more working days because I have a criminal namesake. Although our fingerprints, middlename , parents and birthplace are different , I have to suffer the consequence of having the most common Surname in the Philippines- the land of Juan dela Cruz.

My recent experience was last 21-Sep-2015  renewing my NBI Clearance was the worst so far. After being asked to return to NBI Manila after 7 days as everybody who has the same first and last name of an offender and not necessarily a criminal . I together with hundreds of others who have similar names as offenders queued outside the Quality Control office of NBI Manila. Some of them came from satellite offices like Cavite, Alabang, Meycauyan. This is the first time this happened to me that we have to wait for almost 4 hours just to submit an oath to the lawyer to prove that I'm not the one who committed attempted murder in Plaridel, Bualacan in 1988. It doesn't help that you get your annual NBI every year , hopefully with the computerization of  our database this will be the last time they will ask me of the same question.

If you live in Manila or nearby areas ,this is the easiest method I discovered without the need to fall in very long line and wait for several hours as many do. This procedure takes only 10-20 minutes to finish at 2nd flr NBI Manila office at UN Avenue. Take note that those who have similar names as offenders need to go back after 5-10 working days to claim their NBI Certificate. In case you can't claim it yourself , your representative needs a Special Power of Attorney or Authorization Letter and his own ID. Here are the steps:

1. Get the code from NBI website at www.nbi.gov.ph/ clearance . Fill out the form with your personal information. Lastly ,select any bank where you intend to pay (paying in banks costs P25 - 50 more but save you from qeue at NBI office later, But you can skip this if  you're tight on budget just make sure to go to your designated NBI office as early as possible) . Print the filled bank Form or write the code on a piece of paper or take a photo of the code using your smartphone.
2. Go to your designated NBI office to pay for the Clearance P115.00 for Travel abroad or local employment (Only if you haven't paid in bank .Take note : No slippers and sandoz allowed)
3. Go to 2rd Flr "NBI UN Registration Counter" for photo and fingerprint capture.

Note: Before, only NBI Taft- U.N. Avenue has an eClearance Lane . Pls. share with us any updated info that you may have. As a reminder, NBI Certificate is valid for one year whether its for local employment or abroad. Today , you may also go to any NBI satellite offices and present a printout of the Online Registration Form or copy or photo of the code to get your NBI Certificate faster.