Publication 3. 2019

“When you invest you are buying a day that you don’t have to work.”

Aya Laraya

This is the final part continuation, of a three-part series in which we are summarising the topics that we had discussed over the last two years since we have started the Investors’ Corner publications.  It gives you the chance to easily recap topics that you may have missed in the past. Please follow the link shared after each summary to dive into the full article.

After we kicked off the official launch of the Investors’ Corner publication in 2017, with our introductory piece entitled The Power of Financial Literacy, https://www.dcsx.cw/the-power-of-financial-literacy/, we explored 16 more articles during the year! They are shared below:

Saving and investing – Are they the same species?, looked at the definitions of both investing and savings and sought to compare and contrast both activities. To this very day, these two terms are still being used interchangeably, learn more about their differences at https://www.dcsx.cw/saving-and-investing-are-they-the-same-species/.

Planning, Investing and Steps towards Wealth Creation (Parts 1 and 2) defined what is meant when experts talk about wealth creation and how that may differ according to each investor’s goals. The follow-up article provided tips on how one can start their investment journey. Read more at https://www.dcsx.cw/planning-investing-and-steps-towards-wealth-creation-part-1/­ and https://www.dcsx.cw/planning-investing-and-steps-towards-wealth-creation-part-2/.

The Financial Marketplace explained the purpose of any market and more specifically the financial market. It explored the fundamentals of the smaller and more specialized markets that fall within the financial market hemisphere. Read more at https://www.dcsx.cw/the-financial-marketplace/.

The Social Exchange of Facebook & The Capital Market was an interesting article which sought to draw parallels between the uses and benefits of Facebook and how similar they are for the Capital Market. Take a peek at this article and expand your scope of the financial markets in an easily relatable fashion! Read more at https://www.dcsx.cw/the-social-exchange-of-facebook-the-capital-market/.

Safely Investing in Curaçao shed light on the Dutch Caribbean Securities Exchange – the only licensed securities Exchange in the Dutch Caribbean. The article detailed the high level of governance and independent supervisory that the Exchange adheres to in order to provide a safe and efficient environment for investing for the local investment community! Read more at https://www.dcsx.cw/safely-investing-in-curacao/.

We were and are very much aware of the number of readers who are interested in trading or investing, but who were not sure how and where to start. In the three articles of Beginners in Trading (Parts 1, 2 and 3), we discussed in details five critical tips that we believe all beginners should take into consideration prior to launching their wealth creation journey! Read more at https://www.dcsx.cw/beginners-in-trading-part-1/, https://www.dcsx.cw/beginners-in-trading-part-2/, and https://www.dcsx.cw/beginners-in-trading-part-3/

Curaçao’s Securities Listings listed all the types of securities – no, it is not just stocks! – that the local Securities Exchange is able to list and make available to you for trading and investment! Read more at https://www.dcsx.cw/curacaos-securities-listings/.

After this article, we thought it best to walk you through the fundamentals of all the types of potential listings on our local Exchange. And so we went into details of the fundamentals for stocks, bonds, mutual funds and also depositary receipts.

For the articles, What’s in a Stock? (Parts 1 and 2) we explored the basic building blocks of stocks, the types of stocks that exist and why one would choose to invest in stocks! The follow-up article provided useful tips that investors should be mindful of when trading or investing in stocks. Read more at https://www.dcsx.cw/whats-in-a-stock-part-1/ and https://www.dcsx.cw/planning-investing-and-steps-towards-wealth-creation-part-2/.

In the articles, What’s in a Bond? (Parts 1 and 2) we delved into the meaning of a bond, what is it all about, who issues them and finally the type of risks that are associated with bonds.  For the follow-up article, we also provided some useful tips for our bond investors. Read more at https://www.dcsx.cw/whats-in-a-bond-part-1/ and https://www.dcsx.cw/whats-in-a-bond-part-2/.

What’s in a Depositary Receipt?  was an engaging article that carried us into the unfamiliar world of depositary receipts. The article explained what ownership of such an investment can mean and also explored the benefits and risks associated with the security. Read more at https://www.dcsx.cw/whats-in-a-depositary-receipt/.

Our final article for the year closed on us discussing Mutual Funds. In Let us Share in the Fun… I mean Fund!, we went into the core of Mutual Funds to bring to you the basics of what you need to know as it relates to this type of investment option. Read more at https://www.dcsx.cw/let-us-share-in-the-fun-i-mean-fund-part-1/.

Why don’t you grab your cup of coffee or your glass of wine or whichever vice that gets you relaxed and skip along through the pages of the shared links to refresh your appetite of all the “must read” articles we have written to help guide you in making financially sound decisions.

This editorial is presented to you by the DCSX with the collaboration of Vertex Investments.

Author of this publication: Stephanie Shaw CFA, MBA.

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