Many people are under the impression that they need a lump sum of cash to begin saving and investing for the long term. The process, however, can begin with just a few thousand dollars. If you have the discipline, you can achieve your goal over the long run. Here are

Sagicor Financial Corporation shareholders have given approval for the proposed acquisition of  the entity by Canadian firm Alignvest Acquisition Corporation. A report in Trinidad's Express newspaper says the shareholders gave the nod at a Scheme of  Arrangement meeting on June 4. Of  the shareholders casting their votes in person or

Sterling Asset Management, through its vice-president for fixed and foreign exchange Eugene Stanley, strongly believes that local investors are taking more risks to try and get higher returns — especially after the world-leading performance of the Jamaica Stock Exchange. Speaking at a recent investor's forum put on by the company,

COURTNEY Allen, chief economist at the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), is strongly purporting that inflation is to be viewed as the “heartbeat of the economy”. Allen gave his views at the first of two BOJ seminars presented under the theme 'Demystifying Inflation' at the bank's auditorium on Thursday (June 6).

Chairman of the Economic Growth Council, Michael Lee-Chin is calling on all investors at home and abroad to take advantage of the opportunities that exist in the Jamaican economy for investment. He says Jamaica has set itself on a path for growth and that the conditions are ripe for investment.

Jamaica is to resume the exportation of mangoes to the United States with the first shipment set for Thursday. Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries will host a brief ceremony to mark the occasion and to observe the shipment process at the Export Complex at the Sangster International Airport in St James.

Many times we watch the business news or read the finance section of the newspaper and see that an Initial Public Offering (IPO) is due on the market, but how many of us actually know what an IPO is?In layman's terms, it is a company's offer to the public to

MEXICO CITY, Mexico — General view of the Mexican stock exchange in Mexico City on June 6, 2019. -The Mexican peso has plummeted against the dollar since US President Donald Trump announced his plan to avert tariffs a week ago (Photo: AFP) WHAT is private equity? This is ownership of

MONTEGO BAY, St James — A recently completed study by The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has revealed that there is a $40 billion demand for agricultural supplies in the tourism sector. The revelation was made by Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett, who added that the study also

HEY guys. This week I continue the series on de-mystifying some of the terms around investing and making it less scary (and less boring). Our topic today is “dividends”. Just like “stocks” last week, this is another term that everybody and them cousin “know”, but not everybody actually knows. I