Introduction The month of March is often celebrated as women’s month. As it marks women’s day and Mother’s Day most significantly. Amidst these celebrations, it is necessary to raise awareness of the marginalization of women in the world today; particularly,…

What do Financial Risk and Reward Mean? Financial risk is the possibility of losing money on an investment or business venture. Risk and reward go side-by-side with investing. Financial risk and reward is the prospective ratio in which an investor…

The first thing to remember when wrangling with liabilities is that there isn’t a guaranteed best way to get out of debt. How fast you can get out of debt depends on the size of your liabilities, their interest rates,…

While you no longer have to physically be at your bank to make payments or shop at your favourite online stores, what risks do you reckon this digital comfort holds for your online security?  With the increasing ease technology brings…

When you think retirement as a Nigerian, what comes to mind? Do you see a designated date where you just stop working and your pension immediately starts to roll in? Do you see it as a time where you finally…

Compound interest (or compounding interest) is interest calculated on the initial principal (Initial Investment) plus interest accrued in previous period. To think of it simply, a compound interest is interest on interest. When an investment is made and it generates interest, even more…

Greetings from Mainstreet Cap HQ. This is the concluding post on the 4-part series, “Investing in Nigeria”. We have taken you on a journey exploring the meanings of each article and how these investment vehicles help turn a profit. Today,…