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The Nigerian Debt Capital Market in recent years has seen a resurgence in Commercial Papers (CP) issuances and a total of approximately N1 trillion in value of commercial papers was issued in 2020 alone. FBNQuest has played a pivotal role in reinitiating the Commercial Paper market for non-bank issuers leading seven institutions to establish Commercial Paper programmes in the past few years. 

This event was premised on the understanding that with increasing wealth comes complex Estates, which require robust Estate Planning for asset protection and wealth transfer across generations. The Islamic Estate Planning Clinic was, therefore, organised to address this need. The event which was hosted in partnership with the Metropolitan Law Firm and Universal Chambers held on the 19th of March, 2022 in Abuja, Nigeria, and presented an opportunity for the Firm to educate the attendees on the relevance of distributing assets and generational wealth transfer in accordance with Islamic tenets. 

Without a plan, it is difficult to know what to invest in, you may end up making investment decisions without understanding their true long-term implications. A solid investment plan starts with creating manageable goals for your investments. This plan will help you build a portfolio to support those goals. You can review your portfolio periodically to make sure it is still aligned with your goals.

In seeking a place to invest or save your cash for the short-term, your priority should be for you to get your money back at a particular time. This is crucial because you often need to have the money in a specific time to meet obligations such as a down payment on a house, wedding expenses, your children’s tuition, or to meet your budget for a scheduled vacation.

An investment portfolio, simply defined, is a collection of all the assets an investor owns. It can be likened to a roof under which you house all your investments. A good investment portfolio will be diversified and contain a wide variety of assets such as Stocks, Bonds, Mutual Funds, Real Estate, Fine Art, Gold etc.

The virtual webinar event was hosted as part of the organisation’s Leading Conversations with FBNQuest Series and was themed ‘Your Emotional Health and Finances’. The session provided insights on how to take control of one’s emotional health whilst balancing the prevalent feelings of being overwhelmed, anxious and stressed over money.