Responsible Investing: Aligning your portfolio with your values and beliefs
Investors are becoming increasingly conscious of the social, ethical, and environmental impacts of their financial decisions. As a consequence, they are seeking ways to align their portfolios with their values and beliefs. So how can responsible investing help give some assurances that investors like you could achieve potential profit while keeping to your principles? Also […]
Investor Relations in Equity Crowdfunding: Fostering Trust and Communication
Equity crowdfunding has transformed how businesses can raise capital, allowing investors to support exciting start-ups while nurturing a unique bond between the company and its shareholders. At the heart of this process lies investor relations (IR), essential to fostering trust, improving communication, and ultimately building a successful crowdfunding campaign. Investor Trust, Essential for Equity Crowdfunding […]
Diversification: Enhancing Investment Portfolios with Equity Crowdfunding
Diversification, within the realm of investment strategy, underpins the objective of optimising portfolio performance whilst judiciously mitigating risk. Historically, the investment domain was dominated by established asset classes: equities (stocks), fixed-income securities (bonds), and tangible assets (real estate). Equities, with their inherent market-driven volatilities, offered substantial returns, albeit accompanied by commensurate risks. Conversely, fixed-income securities, […]
Equity Crowdfunding – Democratising the capital raising process
Equity crowdfunding is an evolving investment method that allows all types of investors to invest in private companies. It helps businesses to access a larger pool of investors, build brand communities, and create a sense of ownership and community. Raising capital through equity crowdfunding also provides an opportunity to invest in early-stage businesses that may […]
Understanding Private Equity Secondary Trading Platforms
When a company decides to go public, it conducts an IPO (initial public offering); a transaction which takes place directly between interested investors and the investment bank underwriting it. That deal takes place on what is known as the primary market. But, as you will no doubt be familiar, when investors want to liquify their […]
Trends in Equity Crowdfunding
Trends in Equity Crowdfunding Equity crowdfunding has boomed in popularity in recent years. In short, it allows investors to acquire a stake in a private company during its early formulative stage. The method of raising the equity is open to both retail and institutional investors and, if properly marketed, can see young companies secure the […]
The Future of Green Investing
It is perhaps little wonder in a world where climate change is such a topic of hot debate, that green investing has become increasingly popular. The term itself has existed for decades and is used to describe supporting organisations which have strategies and initiatives that places focus on technologies and processes aimed at reducing, or […]
Understanding Asset Classes
When it comes to investing, you will frequently see references to an asset class – be they stocks, commodities or mutual funds. But what do they all mean? Having a firm grasp of the basic principles of each asset class can aid investors in making more well-informed investment decisions and achieving their long-term investment goals. […]
Financial Metrics – Which are the most important for investors to be aware of
If you were to buy a new car you would have a dashboard of check points you would want reassurance on before deciding to splash your cash. How many miles are on the clock, what is its fuel consumption like, are the wheels about to fall off? There are measurements – metrics – we can […]
Economic, Social, and Governance (ESG) or Socially Responsible Investing
Where once an investor’s primary question was purely focused on which stock would deliver the best returns, today, an increasing number are taking a more nuanced approach. Driven by their own personal views on what is right and wrong, socially responsible investing is becoming increasingly popular. And it’s not hard to see why. From wanting […]