Market Insights - 4 min

The Road Ahead: Insights from Global Investing Experts

Just as it is wise to hold a diverse portfolio of assets, it is good to sample a range of viewpoints when it comes to investing.At the same time, it’s important not to be overwhelmed. It’s the signal that you are looking for and not the noise. Unfortunately, there is typically far more of the latter than the former.We’ve taken a sample from the Q4 2024 investment outlooks of the world’s leading financial institutions - 12 Wall Street banks and asset managers - and condensed what we believe are the important takeaways for individual investors from their findings.

Nov 6, 2024

Market Insights - 4 min

Permission to Land? November Fed Decision

The last meeting of the Federal Open Markets Committee (“FOMC”) saw the first cut in interest rates in over four years. The decision to lower rates by 50 basis points to their current level of 4.75%-5.0% sent a strong signal to the markets that a new era of easing has definitively begun.The Federal Reserve’s new economic projections and meeting minutes added color to the decision. In addition, further economic data has emerged since September to give the market food for thought as to the likely course of future rates.In this article, we take a look at both, and ask, as usual, what should concern us as individual investors.

Oct 23, 2024

General - 4 min

Essential Financial Planning: Basics of Investing and Private Market Investments

Marie Salem, Financial Analyst for Asharq With Bloomberg, was hosted by The Family Office and Maya Hojeij, Business News Anchor at Asharq With Bloomberg, to provide a comprehensive overview of essential financial planning and investment strategies, with a special focus on women in financial decision-making and the benefits of private market investments. Below are the highlights of the webinar:

Oct 12, 2024