Ego, Author at MoneyRise

Stocks by Ego November 23, 2020

Performance update — Oct. 2020

Last month, there was no middle ground. Winners really won and losers really lost. Despite the volatility created by the market’s reaction to the US presidential elections, Rise stocks portfolio outperformed S&P 500 in October, with our performance for the month coming in…

Finance by Ego November 20, 2020

When should I start investing?

It is easier for people to save than invest because savings have virtually no risk and are usually short-term unlike investing which carries some risk and should be long-term. Also, with savings, you just put money away but investing means putting money in something…

Stocks by Ego November 12, 2020

Celebrating 365 days of Rise 🎉

Today marks Rise’s first birthday. From a founding team of 3 to a team of 20 and counting people, Rise has grown significantly and continues to do so. We started Rise as a simple way of providing people living in Nigeria with…

Stocks by Ego October 30, 2020

How Does the US Elections Affect My Stock Portfolio?

Come November 3rd, the most important political event in the world will take place - the US elections. Everyone is wondering who is going to emerge as the winner, Donald Trump or Joe Biden? At Rise, we are pondering about that too…

Rise News Stocks by Ego October 23, 2020

A Beginner’s Guide to Rise

What is Rise? Rise is a product that connects Nigerians to foreign investment opportunities by offering Fixed Income securities, Real Estate, and stocks. Several stock investment options exist in the Nigerian market, but they only offer stock options. We do two things…

Investment Stocks by Ego October 9, 2020

The Principle Of Buying Stocks When Others Are Selling

Data from matrotrends.com | Analysis by Rise The image above is the historical stock price movement of Apple in the last 5 years adjusted for all stock splits. If you draw a line from the origin to the current position (as we’ve…

Finance Investment by Ego September 18, 2020

The Goal of Investing

Everyone feels cheated when they get to the market and the price of rice has increased without an equivalent increase in the quality or quantity of the rice. We make remarks like "Nawa oo", "what's the meaning of all these now", "why…

Stocks by Ego September 3, 2020

A Short Note on Wealth

We are always thinking about wealth creation and one thing we believe is except you define what wealth is to you, you will have a hard time having it and an even harder time finding a path that leads to it. Below,…

Stocks by Ego May 28, 2020

How to Decide Which Asset Class is Best for You

An asset class is a broad group of securities or investments with similar financial characteristics. In unpredictable times as today, one of the most important decisions you’ll ever make is choosing which asset class to invest in for you to earn reasonable…

Stocks by Ego May 4, 2020

Investing As A Student: Five Ways to Get Started

While there are a lot of guides on investing out there, there isn’t a lot of them that specifically teach students how to invest. We wouldn’t blame them though. One reason might be that students don’t have much income and always need…