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I first entered the Philippine stock market when I opened an online stock trading account with COL Financial Inc. sometime May of 2011. My siblings opened theirs a year or two before me. My sister mentioned several times of the need to save. I didn't heed this immediately as I was convinced there was no need for it. Back then, I was consumed with the idea that I'm going to leave this Earth young, and so I wasn't compelled to prepare for my old age. Contrary to what many believe, entering the stock market doesn't require that much funding.

I bumped into a childhood friend yesterday at SM City. After a quick his and hellos, the talk veered towards COL Financial and stock market investing. I'm one with few delights in life, and knowing friends becoming interested in personal finance, specifically on wanting to dip their hands in the stock market is sure to bring happiness in me (much more delight if they express wanting to know Jesus of the Bible, hehe) . Anyway, I was just delighted to learn that some couple friends of hers are encouraging her and her husband to open a stock trading account with COL [Thank you very much her LG friends :)] . She and her husband, in fact, have submitted their application but are yet to successfully open a trading account pending submission of a missing requirement. Naturally, I found myself volunteering to help her should she have questions later on. Haha, even though I'm on my 6th year with COL , I still must confess not knowing much about the technical aspect of stock trading. I...