ABOUT ME

Hi there! I'm Jonathan Ventula Mendoza, a licensed financial wealth planner of FWD Philippines based in Metro Manila.

I help parents like you lay the financial foundation that keeps your family's future standing strong through life's financial disasters.

My story

Back in 2016, when I received my first salary as a junior software engineer, I was excited to start investing.

But before I did, I decided to spend one month tracking where my money was actually going.

What I discovered surprised me.

My basic needs alone were consuming more than 70% of my take-home pay.

There wasn't much left to save—let alone invest.

That's when I realized something important:

The problem wasn't that I needed better investments.

The problem was that I hadn't yet built a strong financial foundation.

And no amount of investing could solve that.

So I began building my financial foundation that same year.

Whenever I had extra funds available, I invested them in software engineering books and online courses to increase my income and strengthen my long-term earning potential.

After several years of diligently following this 5-step framework, I finally reached the point where I could begin investing for long-term wealth accumulation.

In April 2025, I joined FWD Philippines and became a licensed Financial Wealth Planner so I could help Filipino parents build the same strong financial foundation for their own families.

Today, my mission is simple:

To help parents create a financial foundation strong enough to support their dreams, protect the people they love, and withstand life's unexpected challenges.