Achieving Financial Freedom in Times of Financial Turbulence

Following the news nowadays can get quite depressing. It seems what qualifies as news worthy is news of the disaster variety. They come in different shapes and forms – job losses, corruption in high and low places, economic downturn, terrorist attacks, you name it. As the business climate seems to get more hostile, we tend [...]

Warren Buffett’s Quotes on Investing

I was gathering quotes for my upcoming book and stumbled on lots of lovely quotes on investing by Warren Buffet. One interesting thing about these quotes is that if you really think about it, they are common sense. The sad reality is that when we are trying to invest our money, the quest for high [...]

Investment Basics: Capital Gain Versus Cash Flow

The average investor invests for capital gain. This is the easiest thing to do. You do not have to analyze the investment, do due diligence and determine if the investment will generate a net positive cash flow. All you are depending on is market sentiment. You are banking on the price going up. If it [...]

When Debtors Win

The subject of debt elicits different reactions from different folks. The issue of debt has to be placed in the right context. There are two kinds of debt – good debt and bad debt. Good debt makes you rich. Bad debts make you poor. If you have a clear understanding of what good debts and [...]

Become an Enlightened Investor in 2011

Investing is not rocket science. Anybody can become an experienced investor if one is willing to pay the price. Whatever path you have chosen for yourself, someone has gone before you. There is more than sufficient body of knowledge in any area of business or investment you want to venture into. You want to have [...]

I started with Zero Capital

Most people I have come across that would love to start a business but are yet to start always have this excuse “I need capital”. I always try to make people see that what you need is an idea, courage determination and readiness to start. Where there is a will, there is always a way. [...]

How to Decide Which Business to Go Into

Many people have challenges deciding on what business to go into in the bid to generate multiple streams of income. Their main concern is what will make money. Since money is the major driver, there is often lack of effort in creativity, and the tendency is to copy what others are already doing which seems [...]

Nigerian Stock Market: Is it Time to Return?

Folks that vowed never to return to the Nigerian Stock market seem to be having a rethink. With money market rates heading for the bottom, and the Nigerian Stock market now returning to the top league globally in terms of returns (with a spectacular 33% gain January 2010 to date), folks want to know if [...]

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