Malaria, Ebola, tribalism, war, hunger and devastating poverty have all been used to characterize the Dark Continent as Africa is known. Western countries have continuously poured money to Africa driven by motives of charity to those of profit in an effort to combat these ills. On the other hand, Africa has made a lot of […]
6 Surprising Investing Mistakes
The ominous new study revealing that U.S. millennials are severely struggling with financial literacy begs a few critical questions—and not just regarding younger generations, but also older Americans with respect to personal finance proficiencies. These include “What exactly do younger generations need to focus on to take better control of their personal finances?”; “What are […]
Full Circle Financial Group Hong Kong – the value of taking a long term approach to investment
1888PressRelease – Mark Tanner Full Circle Financial Group Hong Kong talks about he value of taking a long term approach to investment. Bad timing is one of the big risks of investing in stock markets but there is a simple way to diminish this danger – provided you give your investment sufficient time to do […]
Pablo Bauquier : « INVESTING IN CONFLICT AND POST-CONFLICT ZONES: THEORY AND PRACTICE »
Efficiency and ethics. Advanced Master’s thesis in International Risk Management (HEC Paris). « The private sector and security are linked in many ways, most obviously thriving markets and human security go hand in hand ». Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations. Two decades ago, the collapse of the Soviet Bloc promised more stability […]
Investing and the Past
by Phin Upham Why is this economic slowdown happening? The growth path of the US excluding real estate has been slowing down since 1980 in real GDP terms. This is despite the illusory gains in asset valuations which partly resulted from reduced volatility (thus reduced discount rates),the bubbles which gave people hope for productivity gains, and the leverage […]
Silicon Valley Angel on Investing and Developing a Vibrant NYC Startup Community
On a recent visit to NYC, David Lee, an angel investor at SV Angel in Silicon Valley, spoke with NYC-based InSITE (http://insiteny.org) about investing and developing a startup ecosystem in New York. The conversation touched on four key themes: 1. When investing, cast a wider net. SV Angel follows a portfolio approach, placing many small […]
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