Jay Tolentino

I'm an Independent Financial Coach to UAE expats and I'm also a host of a personal finance podcast that helps people use money as a tool to live a meaningful life.

Jay Adrian Tolentino AKA “Kuya Jay” is a Financial Literacy advocate and an Independent Financial Coach based in Dubai.

He hosts Pera & Purpose Podcast which aims to help people use money as a tool to live a meaningful life.

He holds certifications from the Chartered Insurance Institute UK (CII) - Award in Financial Planning and Award in Investment Planning, and from the Registered Financial Philippines - Associate Financial Planner (AFP) and Registered Financial Planner (RFP).

He worked as a Consultant in one of the top brokerage firms in the UAE and currently a Yaman Coach under the Personal Finance Advisers (PFA) in the Philippines.

He got featured in ABS CBN Balitang Global in April of 2019 for the Empowered Expats vlogs along with Seigmond Abad. In 2020, he was a Gawad Pinoy 2020 Awardee for Excellence Award in Insurance & Other Financial Services by the Filipino Social Club as part of the celebration of the 122nd Philippine Independence Day.

Also last August 2020, he was invited to speak in Congress to represented the sentiments of many OF’s regarding the mandatory 3% contribution being asked by PhilHealth.

Below are my certifications related to Finance:

• CII Award in Financial Planning(Credential ID: A7A6-258S-AWF4)
• CII Award in Investment Planning (Credential ID: A7A6-258S-AWPE)
• Registered Financial Planner (RFP)