Emerging markets first became popular among investors in the early 2000s. Despite some economists and investors developing reservations about these markets since then, they remain relatively popular. Over the last 20 years, various new tools and funds for investing in … Read More
Having a strong investment strategy is fundamental to the realisation of your financial goals as an investor. This means adopting a plan that minimises your exposure to risks while leveraging returns. This is essentially what portfolio diversification seeks to achieve. … Read More
Eco-investing, often also referred to as green investing, is the investing in projects or businesses that are committed to discovering and producing alternative energy sources, conserving the world’s natural resources, or implementing clean water and air projects. Eco-investing falls under … Read More
The inception of the automation era has opened doors to unimaginable stretches of human possibility. Today, automation has transformed financial investment into a profitable concept by leveraging returns at a comfortable level of risk. Traditionally, investors relied on vast investment … Read More
When comparing one investment strategy with another one, the issue of risk is always hovering on the horizon. But how exactly can risk be measured? How can we quantify it to help us make better investment decisions? Most importantly, how … Read More
As a beginner, coming to terms with the dynamics that define the stock market can be quite overwhelming. For most investors, the risk of losing a proportion of their portfolio value is terrifying. However, with an understanding of the mechanics … Read More
Publicly-traded companies are known for holding a greater value than similar private entities. With public ownership, a company and its shareholders can enjoy a wide range of significant benefits, including the prospect of accessing capital to finance future expansion and … Read More
2020 was a devastating year to many. Medically, we experienced the COVID-19 global pandemic. Still, it was also the year that we saw a record number Initial Public Offerings (IPO) with more than 400 companies listing in the U.S. stock … Read More
The use of Special-Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) as a vehicle for raising funds in the public markets can be traced back to the 1990s. During this time, they were initially used by smaller companies. This allowed such businesses who could … Read More
Options trading enables traders to essentially place a timed bet on whether or not the price of the underlying asset, be it shares in a company, a commodity or other asset, will rise or fall in value. Since the 21st … Read More