I've always thought of myself as a diligent record keeper, particularly investment records. It turns out that I have totally forgotten about one particular investment account, that is with the Home Development Mutual Fund or also known as the Pag-Ibig Fund. I remember that the contribution to this fund was a mandatory deduction when I was working in the Philippines. A rough estimate would mean that I probably have 10k pesos with them. It turns out that it's a pretty good place to invest as well. For starters, all contributions are guaranteed by the Government of the Philippines. They have also paid dividends of 4.13% and 4.17%, tax free, in the past two years. Their housing loan program looks interesting as well, perhaps for future real estate investments. I quickly registered with their online services. However, it is still in the process of being fully implemented, hence there isn't a way of checking my existing account balance with them. They have also started acceptin…
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