Personal Finance

Personal finance, investment and money matters.

Will your Money Last as Long as You Do?

Will your Money Last as Long as you Do? For how long do you expect to live? It’s anybody’s guess. But seriously, lifespans are steadily increasing and building a nest egg for your retirement is only one aspect of retirement planning; the other important aspect, is ensuring that those savings you have been accumulating over […]

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Love And Money

Love and Money Whether you are in a serious relationship, engaged, married, or remarried, money is one topic that will keep coming up. Do you ever talk about it? At that point in a relationship when it is clear that things are getting serious, and that your decisions or plans are beginning to affect your

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Whistle Blowing & Windfalls

Whistle Blowing & Windfalls Earlier this year, the Federal Government announced a Whistle Blowing policy, which offers a maximum of five percent financial reward to any whistle blower whose information leads to recovery ‎of looted funds obtained through fraudulent means. The programme is designed to encourage anyone with information about a violation of financial regulations,

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“I Don’t Earn Enough To Save!”

31-year-old Laitan Johnson has dreams and aspirations but says, “I Don’t Earn Enough to Save.” He wants to achieve his goals, such as renting an apartment, buying a car, and getting married next year; it seems almost impossible with his income of N125,000 a month. When money is so tight, saving tends to be the

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Post-Recession: “Too Early to Cheer”

According to the recent GDP report released by The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the economy recorded a positive growth after five consecutive quarters of contractions since Q1 2016, signifying that Nigeria is technically out of recession. As the economy begins to emerge from recession,so too should consumer confidence in the market, which will lead

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Should You Lend Money To Friends?

Shakespeare’s Polonius offers the sage advice to his son Laertes in Hamlet; “Neither a borrower nor a lender be, for loan oft loses both itself and friend”. Consider this scenario: A friend calls you and needs to see you urgently. It can’t be discussed on the telephone; she must visit you personally. You oblige and

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