FILAM FINANCE

Ah, March madness, when you thought you have everything figured out, you still end up losing the pool. For the 8th consecutive years, the NCAA championships ended with me not winning the pool. I chose North Carolina, Louisville and UCLA to win it all on my three entries but unfortunately, all of them lose.
Eventhough my selected […]

It is this time of the year where it is considered as the most unproductive week in United States. Why? Because of the ongoing March Madness - the NCAA Division I Mens Basketball Tournament. A lot of workers are busy analyzing the teams and filling out their brackets. And as soon as the game starts, […]

Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao, the pride of the Philippines, has beaten Juan Manuel Marquez in 12 rounds by decision. I was watching the fight last night at my friend’s house and we were really cheering hard for Pacquiao to win. Pacman has been fighting with agression and has been called the “Mexican Assassin” for beating seven […]

Mitch Kupchak and the rest of the Lakers front office deserve all the negative remarks and criticism for trading Shaq in 2004 and not drafting a lot of good players before 2005.
Now, they deserve most of the accolades for all the recent acquisitions from draft picks and trades. Drafting players like Andrew Bynum, Ronnie […]

It is Super Bowl, the unofficial national holiday in the United States, again next week. I do not like both teams that are playing but the fact that it is Super Bowl, I just have to watch it because of this:
- I would be playing in the office pool that would probably have a pay-out […]

Tonight marks the opening night for most NBA (National Basketball Association) teams. The Los Angeles Lakers are playing the Houston Rockets at Staple Center. You might be wondering, what is an NBA got to do with a financial blog. Well, as you know, sports is a huge money making industry in the United States. With […]

When you are in a major city like Los Angeles, and you like all the major sports, how do you budget your entertainment expenses? As much as I want to watch my favorite sports team live, I just couldn’t go to any of them without putting a big dent in my budget. I love watching […]

It’s all about business! I’m sure that if you’re a Los Angeles Lakers fan, you’ll probably monitoring the drama that is going on right now. Jerry Buss talking to the media about the possibility of trading Kobe Bryant. A few years ago, the Lakers mentioned that they will never trade Kobe. But with the current […]

I don’t gamble as much as my friends do. And if I do, I would normally just join pools such as the March Madness, Super Bowl or a boxing fight but I don’t really bet big. I like playing the pool because the odds are better than playing the lottery and there is a sure winner […]