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Opinions

Sovereign Wealth Funds and the Maharlika Fund

Creating a sovereign wealth fund can be a wise decision for a country if it is done properly and with a clear purpose in mind. A sovereign wealth fund is a state-owned investment fund that is typically established to manage a country’s surplus revenues or foreign exchange reserves. The fund can be used to invest in a variety of assets, including stocks, bonds, real estate, and infrastructure projects, with the aim of generating long-term returns and preserving wealth for future generations.

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eToro

Reasons why people are afraid to invest more when the stock market is going down

You may have heard a lot of people saying that you should invest when the market is down, and sell when the market is up. Or you may have heard the saying “be greedy when others are fearful, be fearful when others are greedy.”

Even when copying people in eToro (where you just essentially automatically copy what stocks the person is buying or selling), the same principle applies. You just need to copy when the person you are copying has a negative performance for the month. However not all people have the courage to actually copy more when the stock market is down. Here are some of the reasons we found out from copy traders:

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eToro

My eToro account is out of sync with the person I am copying, how to resync?

Let us say you are looking at the person you are copying in eToro. You noticed that he is invested 95% in stocks and has a 5% available cash. You compared it to your current copy situation and you see that you only copied 85% in stocks and you have 15% in cash. You realize that you suddenly have a lot of cash compared to the person you are copying.

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eToro Money Tips

Why Your Return In eToro Is Not The Same As The Person You Are Copying

Some of you may have been asking, why is it that your return is not the same as the person you are copying. In an ideal world whatever returns the person you are copying should be exactly the same as yours. This is because eToro copy trading does not charge any fund management fee to the person who is copying. Whatever charges apply to the person you are copying is the same even for the person who is copying. However, we live in an imperfect world and this is not always usually the case.

Generally there are three major reasons why you do not have the same return as the person you are copying:

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eToro Money Tips

When Is The Best Time to Copy or Add Funds in eToro?

Have you ever wondered when is the best time to copy or add funds to mjtfernandez? Here are some steps to identify when is the best time to add more funds to copy mjtfernandez:

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eToro

How to Speed Up Your Withdrawal Process in eToro

Here are some suggestion for those currently invested or planning to invest in eToro to speed up your withdrawal process or to prevent delays in withdrawals:

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Money Tips

Mutual Funds vs Copy Trading Funds: Which is Better?

Author: Mark Joseph T. Fernandez, CPA, AFA
Mark is the number 1 Popular Investor – Fund Manager in the Philippines. He is a public speaker having taught several learners in finance, investing and entrepreneurship concepts since 2014. He is also the founder-chairman of the FinancePH Group of Companies which currently is into 5 different types of business.

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Most people have been investing in mutual funds and UITFs. But did you know that there is something that is almost similar to mutual funds but with possibly much greater benefits?

Introducing COPY TRADING. Before you continue reading the article, please watch the video below to understand what copy trading is:

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Money Tips

Invited to Give My Thoughts on the Estate Tax Amnesty Extension

Today was quite a day. I am relieved that the Senate Hearing together with Chair Sen. Pia Cayetano, Sen. Frank Drilon, Sen. Aimee Marcos and Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian ended up well.

My three points during the hearing were as follows:

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Stocks

I invested in BMW Shares Today

I always loved the BMW brand. The quality of their products both externally and internally amazes me. I stumbled upon BMW shares and decided to purchase a few shares at 72.50 USD. Luckily after 12 hours I was able to earn 3.70% already.

My intention is to keep this stock in the long term as it gives reliable and stable dividends. For the past 5 years it has declared an average dividend of 4%.