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What is wrong with technocrats?
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What is wrong with technocrats?

President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s designation of known technocrats to manage the Philippine economy raises the issue of whether continuing to rely on this particular group of experts can actually do good for the Filipino people and the country.    The rise of technocratic management of the world’s economies over the last 70 years has spawned studies...

Building a history of good credit
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Building a history of good credit

A World Bank publication in 2017 showed that close to three-fourths of Filipinos borrowed cash from informal sources. Informal sources aren’t easy to police and often get away with charging exorbitant interest and intimidating borrowers when they can’t pay up. This may be why Filipinos get really uncomfortable when talking about borrowing money. I had...

Don’t save for retirement, build long-term wealth
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Don’t save for retirement, build long-term wealth

By Jenn Simons As a hypersocial adult who’s been stuck at home on a reduced income with the possibility of a medical emergency looming, the last few months have felt like practice for retirement life. It really made me think about my retirement savings plan (or lack thereof). If I’m honest, the term “saving for...