A career in financial advisory services appears to be a hot move these days. I used to be a bit unenthusiastic about this because of how lopsided income distribution is in this country. Read: there’s too many poor people for every Lance Gokongwei or Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala.

I even asked a couple of bank staff who have to comply with HSBC’s quota for wealth management services, if it’s hard to find people who have at least P3.6 million ($80,000) to play with. “You would be surprised,” they said, looking at each other quite conspiratorially, I thought. Hmm.

In various interviews, industry leaders are saying while the Philippines still has to play a catch-up game with China, Taiwan or South Korea, banks are definitely growing their wealth management services in the Philippines.

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That’s easy. Get your Harry Potter books autographed by J.K. Rowling and sell them on e-bay. I’m not kidding! Check out this link.

J.K. Rowling, your kung-fu is supreme among all writers. The Harry Potter series has turned more kids into readers than any other book series, in a world where libraries have turned into museums.

Photo Caption: After purchasing the book shortly after it became available at midnight, Jennifer and Jessica of Manassas Virginia made their way to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC to read it. AFP Photo.

Now, how do we turn them into readers of books like Great Expectations. Hmmm.

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