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1. Interview with the Masked Broker!
- Have online brokers been a game changer?
- What’s the benefit of a broker to a client?
- What happens if there’s a shortage of IPO shares?
- And much more

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November 12, 2025 at 11:15 PM
MB Presents: Trina Cerdenia

Extended Halloween in the PSE: Spooky Stories Collection
- Big names don’t always make good long-term bets
- Beware the trap of artificial hype
- Cut losses early, avoid bigger regrets

SPONSOR: FILINVEST REIT CORP.(www.filinvestreit.com)

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November 10, 2025 at 11:07 PM
1. Coming Up: The week ahead
- PH: Watching MYNLD price discovery
- PH: End of MWIDE FOO
- PH: Start of COAL tender offer
2. $MYNLD IPOs below offer price
3. $RCR declares big Q3 dividend

SPONSOR: FILINVEST REIT CORP. (www.filinvestreit.com)

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November 9, 2025 at 11:02 PM
1. Coming Up: The week ahead
- PH: Inflation, GDP, and Maynilad IPO in focus.
- INT'L: Quiet global calendar
2. $AREIT to inject P20-B in mall assets
3. $EVER suspended for quasi-reorganization

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November 2, 2025 at 11:08 PM
MB Friends: Trina Cerdenia

Christmas Shopping with Dividends
- Maynilad mopped up all the spare liquidity
- PSE back under 6,000, mood officially gloomy
- Peso’s playing the Grinch again

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October 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
1. $BLOOM sells Korean casino subsidiary
2. $ABG backdoor delayed by valuation wait
3. $APL to diversify in the “digital sector”

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October 28, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Inside the Boardroom

1. The Masked Banker: IPOs and the IPO process
- Motivated companies make the best IPOs
- Who fronts the roadshow matters
- IPO red flags
- Pricing is both science and gut feel
- The truth behind the IPO “discount”
...

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October 27, 2025 at 11:04 PM
1. Coming Up: The week ahead...
- PH: Maynilad IPO in motion; 8990 exits midweek.
- INT'L: Fed rate decision
2. $MYNLD exercises full “upsize” option
3. $BSC partners with ACMobility on EV charging station plan
4. $COAL has “NO INTENTION TO DELIST”
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October 26, 2025 at 11:13 PM
1. BSP cuts rates by 25 basis points
2. $TOP making moves to fund further expansion
3. $WEB halted after Greggy sells ownership stake to Edgar Brian Ng

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October 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
MB Presents: Trina Cerdenia

The Calculated Gambling Aspect of Stocks Trading
- Stocks fall, but smart traders don’t sink.
- Buy on weakness, sell on strength
- Thrill with a safety net

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October 9, 2025 at 12:52 AM
1. Maynilad IPO gets PSE approval
- Final pricing day set for October 20
- Cornerstone investors got cheaper shares
- Discount expected but how deep?
2. $HOUSE suspended after tender offer completion

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October 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
No MB today; change of plans resulted in not enough time to write! Back tomorrow.
October 6, 2025 at 11:02 PM
1. Coming Up: The week ahead
- PH: September inflation, BSP rate decision
- Int'l: US government shutdown
2. $PLUS insiders continue stock option plan selling
3. ACMobility ditching Honda for hot new brand (BYD)

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October 5, 2025 at 11:01 PM
1. Maynilad drops IPO price by 25% due to weak demand?
2. $ABG buys stake in sister company Concrete Stone at “discounted” price
3. $DDMPR declares largest dividend since Q3/23

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October 2, 2025 at 11:05 PM
MB Presents: Trina Cerdenia

Why Stocks Trading Makes Me Happy
- Finding Winners in a Losing Market
- "The Profitable Chismis": Turning News Into Strategy
- Why Retail Investors Can Still Outrun the PSE’s Weakness

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October 1, 2025 at 11:27 PM
1. MGen considering REIT in addition to backdoor listing
2. Pure Energy group to backdoor COAL?
3. $MREIT still interested in MEG mall assets

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September 30, 2025 at 11:05 PM
MB Presents: Jet Mojica

SCC: Dividends Run on Cash, Not Earnings
- Cash from operations drives SCC dividend
- Measuring dividend "safety"
- Risks facing SCC's October declaration
- Two potential paths
- Jet's stance: buy, sell, or hold?

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September 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
1. COMING UP: The week ahead
- PH: HOUSE tender offer ends
- INT'L: No key dates on watch
2. Metro Pacific Investments has delayed the Maynilad Water IPO until November
3. $CSB sells ₱737M stake

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September 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
1. $PLUS applies for gaming licenses in South Africa
2. $OGP’s chairman suddenly resigned
3. $MEG to start P2-B buyback fund

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September 25, 2025 at 11:04 PM
MB Presents: Trina Cerdenia

Active Trading vs. Passive Income Investing
- Snowballing dividends into financial freedom
- Why slow and steady still wins in investing
- Blending Tortoise and Hare strategies for balance

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September 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
1. $RLC sells block of RCR
2. $DELM suspension lifted
3. $ALTER acquires two large wind projects
4. $MWIDE increases maximum dividend

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September 23, 2025 at 11:18 PM
MB Presents: Rat Race Running

How to Build a Strong Financial Foundation
- Managing cash flow
- Building an Emergency Fund
- Getting health insurance
- ... and finally, investing!

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September 22, 2025 at 11:08 PM
1. COMING UP: The week ahead
- PH: PREIT Q2 div payment
- INT'L: Precious silence
2. $PLUS "open" to buying casino
3. $WEB denies knowledge of backdoor play

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September 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM
1. $DELM auditors refuse to sign off on financials
2. US Federal Reserve cuts rates by 25 basis points
3. $MEG sells P2.24-B block of MREIT at 4.5% discount to market

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September 18, 2025 at 11:02 PM
MB PRESENTS: Trina Cerdenia

Can You Really Quit Your Job Through the Stock Market?
- Using dividends to generate recurring income
- Calculating your "Financial Freedom" number
- Capital comes from outside the PSE
- Teaming up to make it easier

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September 17, 2025 at 11:06 PM