Today we will be sharing with you one of the most valuable tools in any investor’s toolkit. When you hear toolkit, most would expect it to be something fancy but actually it instead is something very basic, in fact it is about understanding corporate financial statements. So must have you guess it right this time, the three tools we are talking about is the balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows. Knowing how to judge a company’s financials will save you time, effort and most importantly, help you avoid investing in companies that are secretly doomed to underperform ..read more

Banks are vital to long-term economic growth as they provide products and services catering to borrowers and lenders alike.  They benefit no matter which business sector or consumer generates the greatest need for capital at any given time. In this article, we will be looking at the 3 biggest banks in the Philippines and comparing them using different financial performance metrics to help dissect each bank’s underlying financial health. The 3 biggest banks in terms of total assets as of 30 June 2016 are: BDO Unibank, Inc. (BDO) Philippines’ largest banks with total assets of Php2.16 Tn A fu ..read more