Estate Planning: Revocable or Irrevocable Trusts?
Trusts have been discussed as a potential solution for estate planning. They go beyond sheltering your assets from taxes – they can also help...
Are Index funds a sure thing for your portfolio?
Most people don’t have the time, much less the wherewithal, to oversee the day-to-day activities and performance of their portfolio. So, they rely on...
PBSA: Making money by going back to uni
Real estate is always a good option for your portfolio. But what sort of property to invest in? Over the last ten years, there...
Litigation funding: Profiting from Justice
For various reasons, people seek novel and non-traditional investments to add to their portfolio. Litigation funding, or litigation finance, is a small, but growing,...
What’s the fuss over inverted yield curves?
In mid-August 2019, news outlets were abuzz about the onset of an inverted yield curve, wailing about how this was a definitive sign of...
Will a recession impact your investments?
Whenever there are signs of an economic downturn, business news headlines often will start discussing the possible onset of a recession. The news turns...
Investing terms: Asset Allocation
Asset allocation is basically, well, how you allocate your assets. But what does that really mean, and why is it so important? There is...
Principal Protected Notes – Are they for real?
While there is never a sure winner in investing, there are products that may seem close to it. There is a unique group, principal...
When you get insurance, what’s the best way? Broker or Direct?
Insurance is an important investment, even if it doesn’t pay out directly. Getting insurance cover can give you piece of mind, whether it’s for...
Should you prefer preferred shares to common shares?
In a previous article, we discussed share classes and how you can get different rights for owning different classes of the same company’s shares....
Classy stocks: Multi-class ownership structures
Most people understand shares to represent a unit or, well, a share in the ownership of a company. To own shares in a company...
Initial Public Offerings: Worthy Investments?
There’s always excitement generated when a seemingly successful business venture announces it is going through an initial public offering, or IPO. Think of Facebook...
ICO regulations: What should you know?
Initial coin offerings, cryptocurrencies, digital tokens – they seem to be all the rage now. Beyond being the latest trend, there are regulatory issues...
Investing terms: Fees
While “fees” may seem like a straightforward term – a fee is pretty much the same wherever you go – fees when it comes...
Investing terms: Dividends
Allocating part of your investment portfolio to company shares is always something to consider. Determining how much and which companies to invest in can...
Investing terms: Bull and bear markets
As with many other complicated concepts, people often use simple terms to try to explain the complexities of finances and economics. A case in...
Asset-Backed Securities: SPVs
Fixed income investment instruments are attractive additions to any portfolio. Nevertheless, it is still important to understand the fundamentals behind them. For fixed income...
Asset-Backed Securities: Securitisation
Meyer International believes that fixed income instruments are a key part of any portfolio. But before any investment choice, it is vital to have...
Asset-Backed Securities: An Introduction
Most people traditionally look to stocks, bonds, real estate, and other “safe” investment solutions when developing their portfolios. But often, those people mistaken “safe”...
Estate Planning Mistakes to Avoid: Out-of-Date Wills
Most of us want to sort our wills out and then forget about it. Unfortunately, this is not a very good idea. Things change....
