Publication 5. 2017 Hopefully, you have started to deduct the 10% “pay-yourself-first contribution” I suggested in the previous article and you are pretty convinced about investing rather than only saving, even with the additional risk. Ok. Yes. So? Now what? How do you move forward? To answer your questions, we need to make sure everyone…
Publication 6. 2017 “Facebook is the only place where it’s acceptable to talk to a wall.” Anonymous What does Facebook and the stock market have in common? Do they have any similarities? Is this a trick question like when my spouse asks “Do you think I am fat?” Well, no. It is not a trick…
Publication 7. 2017 “The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.” J. Nehru Does Curaçao have a stock exchange or securities exchange? Where is it located? Who governs it? If I decide to buy something, how do I know my money is secure on the exchange? How do I know what…
Publication 8. 2017 “Everyone has the brainpower to follow the stock market. If you made it through fifth-grade math, you can do it.” Peter Lynch Trading on the stock market is much easier than you might think. Perhaps in the past, it may have been difficult or only for the affluent but with the advent…
Publication 9. 2017 “Investing should be more like watching paint dry or watching grass grow. If you want excitement, take $800 and go to Las Vegas.” Paul Samuelson This is the second part continuation of a three-part series. Part 1 which discussed tips to select an advisor and opening a brokerage account is available in…
Publication 10. 2017 “One of the very nice things about investing in the stock market is that you learn about all different aspects of the economy. It’s your window into a very large world.” Ron Chernow This is the third part continuation of a three-part series. Parts 1 and Part 2 discussed the first two…
Publication 11. 2017 “The only way to permanently change the temperature in the room is to reset the thermostat. In the same way, the only way to change your level of financial success ‘permanently’ is to reset your financial thermostat.” T. Harv Eker Fact: Curaçao’s local exchange (Dutch Caribbean Securities Exchange or DCSX) is called…
Publication 11. 2018 “Investing should be more like watching paint dry or watching grass grow. If you want excitement, take $800 and go to Las Vegas.” Paul Samuelson A Financial Intermediary?! Perhaps you have heard of it before, but do you understand what it really means? You might have an idea but then maybe you…
Publication 12. 2018 How soon is too soon for your child to start to learn about money or to learn about the responsibility of saving it? How old do you think your grandchild should be before you start to speak with him or her about putting money aside for savings? Does your child have a…
Publication 13. 2018 “It’s not how much money you make, but how much money you keep, how hard it works for you, and how many generations you keep it for.” Robert Kiyosaki What are the different ways that I can make money on my investment? How can I make a profit? Are there different ways…