The Jamaica Stock Exchange & You

It's The Jamaica Stock Exchange & You Podcast, and I am your host Heneka Watkis-Porter. From banking under the mattress, to banking on Lynk, surely we have come a far way when it comes to handling our money.

Today, …

It's The Jamaica Stock Exchange & You Podcast, and I am your host, Heneka Watkis-Porter. Some financial moves require huge down payments at a time. Investing isn't necessarily one of those. You don't require to …

It's The Jamaica Stock Exchange & You Podcast, and I am your host Heneka Watkis-Porter. More and more people are becoming comfortable with …

It's The Jamaica Stock Exchange & You Podcast, and I am your host, Heneka Watkis-Porter. One on One Educational Services is the Caribbean's most …

It's The Jamaica Stock Exchange & You Podcast, and I am your host Heneka Watkis-Porter. If you are an investor, whether new or seasoned, then you know what was and still on your lips and everyone else's...it's all …

It's The Jamaica Stock Exchange & You Podcast, and I am your host Heneka Watkis-Porter. We live in a global village; that has several benefits. The potential to create wealth is one of them. Earlier in 2022, the JSE …

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It's The Jamaica Stock Exchange & You Podcast, and I am your host, Heneka Watkis-Porter. The Jamaica Stock Exchange and You is brought to you by NCB Capital Markets.

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Let’s talk about the truth! We are living in an unpredictable financial climate. But the good news is, when you …

It's The Jamaica Stock Exchange & You Podcast, and I am your host, Heneka Watkis-Porter. The Jamaica Stock Exchange and You is brought to you by NCB Capital Markets.

Deciding to secure your financial well-being is …

It's The Jamaica Stock Exchange & You Podcast, and I am your host, Heneka Watkis-Porter.

Over the years, there has been heightened interest in the social sector. This area delves way down, examining ways to change …

It's The Jamaica Stock Exchange & You Podcast, and I am your host, Heneka Watkis-Porter.

This episode of The Jamaica Stock Exchange and You is brought to you by NCB Capital Markets.  Inflation is a general increase …

The Jamaica Stock Exchange and You is brought to you by CUMAX Wealth Management, "making more possible."

Now more than ever, leaders must act swiftly and decisively in taking actions that will give them a winning edge …

You've often heard it said, you work hard for your money so it should work hard for you, essentially, optimizing your portfolio. But how do you do …

You don't have to look far to see that IPOs are increasing. Without question, we can say that it will take more than a layperson to navigate the ins …

According to cgma.org, “Enterprise risk management (ERM) is the process of identifying and methodically addressing the potential events that represent risks to achieving strategic objectives or opportunities to gain …

At some point in the life of an individual, organization or government, they will need to borrow money to fund their projects. Lending agencies will want to ensure that they are creditworthy, which their credit ratings …

Regardless of where you are in your life and business, at some point, you will need to raise capital. In the past, your go-to options perhaps were getting a bank loan or speaking to your rich great, great uncle or …

The West has tried to alter our psyche, to make us believe that Africa is uncivilized and should not be desired. The truth has been discovered. For …

The rental of safety deposit boxes at banks and locks on filing cabinets at the office are clear indications that much premium has always been placed on data privacy. And it is not just businesses that need to be …

Passing on any kind of asset from families down to their children or grandchildren, whether in the form of cash, investment funds, stocks and bonds, properties or even entire companies, that's generational wealth. …

Operating in 16 different territories, Massy is an Investment Management/Holding Company with 5 lines of business, each competing in different …

From Handsome Tree in Demerara, Guyana, to Spur Tree, Jamaica hails a tenacious Jamaican who has had to show his passport and driver's license to convince skeptics of his nationality. He's had several stints in the …

You've gone ahead and yielded to the advice from a Financial Advisor or even from your friends to purchase stocks because they say it is the right thing to do. The thing is, you are a newbie who is unsure as to what …

The Bambu fund is among the first firms in the Latin American Caribbean (LAC) region authorized to issue a security token in an initial public …

At one time or another, you may have had a credit union account because you were employed by an organization that facilitated salary deduction which …

Up until recent decades when behavioral economics has led to renewed attention to emotion and subjectivity, subjective approaches such as hope, peace and love were not seen as good fits when having dialogue about the …

According to psychiatrictimes.com.  "A new Lancet Commission report on mental health said that mental disorders are on the rise in every country in the world and will cost the global economy $16 trillion by …

In the words of Bob Marley, "One good thing about music, when it hits you feel no pain." We know that music has several benefits including improving mood, decreasing pain and anxiety, and facilitating opportunities for …

Countries, companies and constituents all aspire to achieve development. Oftentimes, this comes at the expense of putting our future generations at risk. The question is, does development really occur if what we do …

When dealing with finance, a listing is simply a company's shares being on the list of stocks that are formally traded on a stock exchange. In other words, it is an official admission of a company's securities to a …

In a 2018 bloomberg.com article, it states, "It doesn’t take much investment to make a tiny market boom, and the total value of the 37 stocks in the main Jamaica index is less than $11 billion, smaller than the …

Have you been finding value in the information we've been sharing? Great, there is much more in store for you. Last week we looked at "Rationalizing …

As the world sits by wondering if we are all having a bad dream and hoping to wake from it post haste, we are forced to face the consequences of a pandemic which doesn't seem to have an end in sight. One of the main …

Many of us get intimidated by the mere thought of investing because we don't think that we know enough to even begin. Then there are the terms and jargons that we hear banded about that we have no clue what exactly …

It's Season 3 of “The Jamaica Stock  Exchange & You Podcast,” and I am your host, I'm Heneka Watkis-Porter. Time can go by so quickly because it seems like just yesterday that we launched this podcast and here is …

This is the final episode in Season 2 of the Jamaica Stock Exchange & You podcast. As we continue to demystify the capital market for you, this week's episode delves some more into the business of owning stocks. We …

We are back with another educational and informative episode for you. This week, it is all about the Registrar Services Unit of the Jamaica Stock Exchange. To educate us is Kadyll McNaught-Hermitt, Manager Registrar and …

This week is all about selecting stocks to add to your investment portfolio.

To help us do that, Ferris Jackson, Portfolio Manager, Barita …

We know you are going to really love this week's episode which will be breaking down many of those investment terms that you perhaps would have heard …

This week our guest is Suzette Pryce, Manager of the Retail Repo Division. Her responsibilities include management of the trusts between Securities Dealers and Retail Repo Clients, processing and settlement of Retail …

We interview Suzette McNaught - JTrader Online Trading Portal, IT Manager

In this episode, we cover How Does the JTrader Online Trading Portal works?

Returning this week is Samuel Parkes, Principal of the JSE eCampus. Last week we spoke about the eCampus, its aims, objectives, courses offered and more. If you missed it, I invite you to go back and listen after you've …

We interviewed Samuel Parkes, Principal, Jamaica Stock Exchange eCampus.

In this episode, we cover Why Your Investment Plan Should Include the JSE …

We are excited to come to you with a new season of the Jamaica Stock Exchange and You podcast, where we will continue to take a deep dive into capital market related topics, all while we demystify the capital market …

We interview Livingstone Morrison, Deputy Chairman, Jamaica Stock Exchange.

In this episode, we cover the Importance of Regulation in Stimulating …

We interview Julian Mair, Chairman, Jamaica Stock Exchange.

In this episode, we cover Plans to Grow Regional Capital Market Development. Some of what …

We interview Tanya Allgrove, AGM/SME Business, Corporate, Commercial & Consumer Banking Division, NCB.
In this episode, we cover Borrowing From a Bank for Your Business. Some of what we looked at were:

What are the …

We interview Ambassador Aloun Assamba, COK Sodality Cooperative Credit Union’s Brand Ambassador

In this episode, we cover The Credit Union's Role in …

We interview Lisa Bell, Managing Director, EXIM Bank Jamaica

In this episode, we cover Government Assistance through EXIM. Some of what we looked at …

We interviewed Steven Gooden, President, Jamaica Securities Dealers Association & CEO, NCB Capital Markets In this episode, we cover The Role of …

Did you know you could borrow against your stock portfolio? Learn how from Andrea Kelly, General Manager, Jamaica Central Securities Depository …

What are the requirements to list on the Jamaica Stock Exchange? This episode delves into the topic with Managing Director of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, Mrs Marlene Street-Forrest.
Listed on the JSE Main Market are …

The Jamaica Stock Exchange is pleased to announce that “The Jamaica Stock Exchange & You Podcast” will launch on Monday, 25th January 2021. In season 1, we explore topics under our Annual Regional Investments and …

Hello and welcome to The  Jamaica Stock  Exchange & You, a podcast of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, hosted by Heneka Watkis-Porter. In the first season, we will explore topics under the Jamaica Stock Exchange our …