Wealth Management

Saving and investing involves a variety of risks, like default risk, inflation risk, market volatility risk and interest-rate risk.

“A minute to learn… a lifetime to master.” Othello – The classic board game Ready to invest? Set! And … wait! One more thing –  It is important to understand what your investment choices are and how different types of investments put your money to work, but it is equally important to understand yourself as an investor….

Ever wondered how different fund management companies manage to offer attractive returns? In this article, we delve into the world of fund management and give you insights on how fund managers invest your monies to give you an above-average rate of return. First, a brief introduction – A fund manager is an institution that manages…

Choosing a fund manager involves plenty of contradictions. On one hand, each fund boasts how well it has done in the previous year, or three years past…But underneath the glossy advert, the regulator insists on a disclaimer: “past returns are not a predictor of future performance” … For most of us, our investment selection process boils down…

During the month of October, the following fund managers stood out posting the top 5 money market fund rates as at 31st October 2019. 1. Cytonn Money Market Fund Cytonn closed the month with an average daily yield of 10.33% and an effective annual yield of 10.87%. Interestingly, CMMF retained the top position, posting the…

In our previous article, we dwelled on a very common question on saving, and explained Why your money loses value when you save it in cash. . We also made a recommendation for money market funds as one of the alternatives to saving your money, citing the opportunity to get attractive returns that are way above…