IT’S A JOURNEY Meeting your Life Goals Financial Advisor, Charles Ibim, had just had a sobering conversation with Adamu, his 65-year-old entrepreneur client. Adamu was recently diagnosed with stage-on…
September Market Update
Equity: For most of Q3.30 the NGSE index traded on a mixed sentiment due to fragile risk appetite among investors. However, we highlight that the index closed the month of September on a positive note…
SMART INVESTING: THEMATIC ETFs
Instant Diversification Index-based investing Nigerian stocks are signalling better returns than less-risky local debt markets, where rates are at the lowest in a decade. The NSE ASI for instance has …
Market Update: August 2020
Equity: The Nigerian Equity market closed the month of August on a positive note. The ASI expanded by 2.51% on a month on month basis, whilst on a year -on-year basis, the losses eased to -5.6%. On a…
Market Update (July 2020)
Equity: For equities, we anticipate that a mix of disappointing economic numbers, weakening foreign exchange position and lukewarm earnings performance will weigh on investor sentiments. As such, we w…
Financial Market Update June 2020
Equity: The equity market traded on a bearish note following renewed fears of a second wave of the COVID-19 virus and the pessimistic outlook for the economy. Month to date performance on the Nigerian…
COVID-19: Impact on the Financial Market
The events of the past quarter compounded by the global CoronaVirus (COVID-19) crisis and its massive impact on financial markets in the short to medium term brings a feeling of déjà vu. To reduce the…
CONSIDERING FOREIGN CURRENCY AS AN INVESTMENT
The Coronavirus pandemic has had an adverse effect on major economies worldwide. As countries have closed their borders and restricted non-essential travel, this development has led to an impactful de…
AFRICA: PRIVATE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
An eye on Africa investing: The CEO of Twitter and Square announced plans to move to Africa for up to six months in 2020 FUNDAMENTAL, NOT FRINGE Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey, and a slew of other major tec…
Multi-Currency Portfolio Investing
A Portfolio with Global Intelligence The last 10 years have delivered varied returns for investors in stocks, bonds and other assets, largely dependent on the unfolding of economic and policy events. …
