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Jun 05, 2023
Investing can be a powerful tool for wealth creation and financial security, but it requires careful consideration and informed decision-making. One crucial aspect of successful investing is understanding asset classes. Asset classes serve as the building blocks of investment portfolios, providing diversification, risk management, and potential returns. In this article, we will explore why knowing about asset classes is essential for investors looking to maximize their investment potential.
Asset classes are broad categories of investments that share similar characteristics and behave in a similar manner within the financial markets. The...
May 29, 2023
If you own a bond - you are lending money to the issuer. You are mostly concerned about the company’s ability to repay your principal and make your interest payments on time. Your perspective as a bondholder is very different to that of a stockholder. Today we highlight the differences.
Some Stockholders like to see robust dividend payments and share buybacks. This puts more money in the pocket of shareholders. In contrast, higher dividend payouts and stock buybacks are generally less attractive to bondholders, because it means less profits are retained in the company and the buffer between free cash flow and debt repayments becomes lower...
May 22, 2023
Bonds and Real Estate are two unique investment options allowing you to diversify your portfolio while proving to be a relatively safer investment than stocks, cryptocurrency, and some other assets. Both bonds and real estate are steady investment options with relatively low volatility allowing you to invest worry-free while benefitting from potential capital appreciation and predictable income.
Bonds Investment and Benefits
A bond is a debt investment wherein you (the bondholder) gives a loan to the bond issuer in return for a promise to receive your principal along with interest over a specified time. Bonds can be issued by the...
As we approach the end of the first quarter of 2023 uncertain market conditions continue to prevail. Right on the heels of the failure of Silicon Valley Bank we saw where Credit Suisse was acquired by UBS. Investors will have to continue to navigate choppy waters and analyze their...
Apr 03, 2023
The only cure for a crisis of confidence and anxiety is an improved understanding of the events that are occurring. We do not need to have a firm grasp of the complexities of every accounting rule on a bank’s balance sheet to make prudent decisions. This article tries to provide readers...
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The past 2 weeks in the global financial markets have been “eventful”, to say the least. In the United States, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell indicated that interest rates were likely to go higher than previously anticipated, with higher-than-expected incremental rate...
Mar 20, 2023
Among the few things which are certain nowadays is that uncertainty will persist in global financial markets. Hence, after a brutal year in 2022 for investing, 2023 started out encouragingly for investors as continued signs of cooling inflation fuelled expectations of a further slowdown in...
Mar 13, 2023
Capital Markets plays a key role in the development of an economy. To demonstrate the impact of capital markets on economic growth we will explore the concept of the circular flow of income, what is financial capital, how companies access financial capital, the uses of financial capital...
Mar 06, 2023
Are you someone who reads all the reviews on Amazon and thoroughly researches a product before adding it to your cart and checking out? Do you research the financial institution where you are depositing or investing your money with the same thoroughness? Recent incidents in the Jamaican...
Feb 20, 2023
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