Preferred stocks are quite different from your average common stocks and offer some special benefits that you won’t get to see in common stocks. (more…)
The recession, the fancy word that economists use when they want to tell us that our country is in economic hardship. It has gone into the vocabulary of all household in Nigeria so that when a …
You felt the impact of the recession, didn’t you? Everybody did. The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics says the recession is over, that the country is now back to economic growth. At least, that is what the statistics …
That is the goal, right? To finally have enough money to live your life the way you want. A life where you don’t have to worry about deadlines, or your bossy boss or an annoying colleague. A …
Have you ever wondered where all the money made before the recession go? Before the recession, things were much easier and better. You could do a small job and get paid handsomely. You could afford to eat …
I know what you are thinking. Simple ways to achieve financial freedom? There is nothing simple when it comes to money right? Nothing is simple with money, yes, I understand that. What I mean is that you make it …
Bond is a fixed income instrument that can help you diversify your portfolio. The bond market is big and diverse and here we will try to make sense of some of the terms that will …
A bond is a loan that the bond purchaser, or bondholder, makes to the bond issuer. Government (Federal, States and Local government) and corporations issue bonds when they need capital. If you buy a government bond, you …
Sometimes it is a mystery to some people and even to me that the best advice to give to someone who mismanages his or her money is to tell the person to start saving. Mismanagement of …
If there is any one account that if you open, it will guarantee a future, free of the hassles of making money, what account will it be? I remembered the euphoria of opening my first bank …
The recent Federal Government savings bonds present an opportunity for retail investors (i.e you and me) to participate more in the bond (debt) market. If you have invested, or you are considering to invest in future …
Since late 2015 after the prices of oil crashed, Nigeria has been in recession. The recession has proved stubborn to all the policies of the government. As a result, it has been a tale of suffering …
