Test of my conviction

I had to look twice or thrice when i checked my stock portfolio at COL today. I'm seeing MOSTLY RED in my account! Wait, what? Even my prime blue chips are in the red? I was so used to  just seeing 1 or 2 of my basura stocks plunging. But in the last few days my entire portfolio is in that deep, pathetic bloody color. Is the dreaded market correction finally here?

Of course don't trust me on that. I am a newbie stock market investor, just got in last September! That's why i get so jittery whenever I log in to my COL account these days. Hhmmm i need to relax and think this through. I have to look at the bigger picture.

A bank account for your little one

Finally, after months of meaning to do so, i was able to open a deposit account for my son. The husband and i have long been planning to open a deposit account for him. We plan to park his aguinaldo (Christmas cash gifts) here. Well, until the amount is big enough, we'll store it here then transfer to a higher yielding investment. Para dito namin sya ituturo kapag hinanap nya ung mga kinita nyang aguinaldo. hehehe 
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