Performance of Selected African Stock Markets In 2020
The year 2020 started out on a good note for most African stock markets, with opportunities and investment prospects catching the attention of both local and foreign investors. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, however, resulted in a reduction in market activities and various indexes turned red by close of year 2020. Selling pressures intensified […]
Inflation Review and Outlook for 2021: What Could this Mean for Fixed Income Investors?
Inflation has seen a steady decline after peaking at 11.4% in July, 2020 on account of sharp price increases during the lockdown period, fueled mainly by supply chain disruptions. Inflation has since moderated to the government’s target band of 8%±2%, settling at 9.8% in November, 2020. The downward trend in inflation has been attributed to […]
Exchange Rate Performance: Selected African Countries in 2020
It’s been a volatile stretch for the currency market in 2020 following the general slowdown in economic activities resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. In this article, Tesah Capital analyzed the performance of sixteen (16) currencies on the Africa continent. The Ivory Coast’s CFA against the Dollar averaged USD/XOF 574.45 throughout the year at a YTD appreciation rate […]
Consistent Dividend Paying Stocks on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE)
A number of listed companies on the GSE regularly pay out a portion of their profits to shareholders which is referred to as dividends. Paying dividends usually sends a message about a company’s future prospects and financial strength. Dividend payments may be in the form of cash, shares or property and are usually paid annually […]
Are you building without a foundation?
Introduction In this article, I discuss the importance of having an emergency fund as part of the investors approach to achieving financial independence. I have conducted several training on retirement planning for a number of organizations. I have also assisted many individuals in designing their investment portfolios. In my interaction with these investors, a key […]
COVID 19 – Managing your investments
There is no doubt that the novel coronavirus, COVID-19 has taken a toll on the world economy and the financial markets. The global pandemic has placed portfolios in unfavourable positions as markets take a nosedive. Though the markets have experienced similar crisis in the past; the 2002 tech bubble burst, the 2008 housing bubble burst […]
Consistent Dividend Paying Stocks on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE)
A number of listed companies on the GSE regularly pay out a portion of their profits to shareholders which is referred to as dividends. Paying dividends usually sends a message about a company’s future prospects and financial strength. Dividend payments may be in the form of cash, shares or property and are usually paid annually […]
