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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:39:02 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>101 INVESTMENTS</title><link>http://www.mongranfinancials.com/101-investments/</link><description></description><lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:56:06 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright></copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</generator><item><title>VALUATION - SIMPLY EXPLAINED</title><category>101</category><category>101</category><category>New to Investing</category><category>Nigerian Stock Exchange</category><category>Things to know before Investing</category><dc:creator>Ade Alao</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 02:05:48 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.mongranfinancials.com/101-investments/2012/2/19/valuation-simply-explained.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">501103:5777082:15105438</guid><description><![CDATA[An Authur, by the name of Aswath Damodaran stated in his book "The Little Book of Valuation" that "Valuation is really a mechanism behind the wondrous ability to trade cash for claims".]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.mongranfinancials.com/101-investments/rss-comments-entry-15105438.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>FUNCTION OF THE NIGERIAN STOCK EXCHANGE</title><category>101</category><category>Nigerian Stock Exchange</category><category>buy</category><category>selll</category><category>stocks</category><category>trading</category><dc:creator>Ade Alao</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:52:25 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.mongranfinancials.com/101-investments/2012/2/19/function-of-the-nigerian-stock-exchange.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">501103:5777082:15098761</guid><description><![CDATA[The Nigerian Stock Exchange, like every other stock exchange is simply a market place. It is a place you buy and sell. Unlike the traditional consumer who buys products for personal consumption, you trader products. You go to villages/farms to buy products, where the demand and cost is low and you take it into the cities to sell at a profit, where demand is high.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.mongranfinancials.com/101-investments/rss-comments-entry-15098761.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Why Invest in Emerging Markets - Part 3</title><category>101</category><category>Emerging Markets</category><category>Emerging Markets</category><category>New to Investing</category><dc:creator>Ade Alao</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:42:36 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.mongranfinancials.com/101-investments/2010/1/30/why-invest-in-emerging-markets-part-3.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">501103:5777082:6490627</guid><description><![CDATA[When investing in emerging markets, which is more important: Value or Growth?
Valuation begins and ends with profits. Just about everybody agrees with that. The faster a company’s earnings grow and the more reliable they are, the more investors will pay for its stock.
When it comes to strategy, though, Wall Street is decidedly less single-minded. Everybody wants to buy low and sell high. But how low is low and how high is high?

Generally, the Street is torn between two camps: Growth and Value. Growth investors believe in buying stocks with above-average earnings growth no matter what the price. Value investors look exclusively for “bargains,” or stocks that are trading at a discount to their usual valuation.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.mongranfinancials.com/101-investments/rss-comments-entry-6490627.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Why Invest in Emerging Markets - Part 2</title><category>101</category><category>Emerging Markets</category><category>Emerging Markets</category><category>New to Investing</category><dc:creator>Ade Alao</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:39:18 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.mongranfinancials.com/101-investments/2010/1/30/why-invest-in-emerging-markets-part-2.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">501103:5777082:6490618</guid><description><![CDATA[How does performance compare against developed markets?
Over the past five years, emerging markets have outperformed developed markets, however there is no guarantee that this will happen in future. Although you can invest for as long as you wish, you should generally consider an investment in emerging markets as a long term commitment, generally at least five years. Finally, it’s important to remember that the rates of exchange between emerging market currencies and sterling will have an impact on the value of your investment, which may either increase or decrease its value.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.mongranfinancials.com/101-investments/rss-comments-entry-6490618.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Why Invest in Emerging Markets - Part 1</title><category>101</category><category>Emerging Markets</category><category>Emerging Markets</category><category>New to Investing</category><dc:creator>Ade Alao</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:06:51 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.mongranfinancials.com/101-investments/2010/1/30/why-invest-in-emerging-markets-part-1.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">501103:5777082:6490509</guid><description><![CDATA[What is an emerging market?
An emerging market is a country listed by the World Bank as having low to middle income levels per person, or, as being a country with an underdeveloped stock market.

Emerging markets can be more dynamic and faster growing than developed markets. Therefore, they can offer exciting opportunities for investors prepared to accept a greater risk of losing some of their money (compared to investing in more established markets) and able to invest over the long term (generally at least five years).]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.mongranfinancials.com/101-investments/rss-comments-entry-6490509.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Investing In Africa - Video</title><category>101</category><category>Africa</category><category>Investing</category><category>New to Investing</category><dc:creator>Ade Alao</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:01:23 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.mongranfinancials.com/101-investments/2010/1/30/investing-in-africa-video.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">501103:5777082:6490497</guid><description><![CDATA[YOUR ABILITY TO CREATE WEALTH AND GATEWAY TO AFRICAN MARKETS...www.mongranfinancials.com]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.mongranfinancials.com/101-investments/rss-comments-entry-6490497.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Build Wealth Intelligently</title><category>101</category><category>101</category><category>New to Investing</category><category>Wealth</category><dc:creator>Ade Alao</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 03:58:02 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.mongranfinancials.com/101-investments/2010/1/30/build-wealth-intelligently.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">501103:5777082:6490480</guid><description><![CDATA[BUILDING WEALTH INTELLIGENTLY

A Radical approach is required to change our financial status-quo. It begs to learn from history what has worked. Wage earning and wealth creation operate in two paradgym levels. Wealth creation is about producing new revenue sources using the wages earned. A simple example: In 2007, foreign Investors created tremendous wealth by taking $1.4B in wages earned and investing in the Nigerian Capital Market. In 8 months, they created $4B Cash revenue from their investment. A Yourba adage states "Our fingers are not of the same length". You may have $100 today, and by leveraging the MonGran Financial Platform you can protect your principal whilst taking a measured risk of creating new wealth.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.mongranfinancials.com/101-investments/rss-comments-entry-6490480.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Basic Investing Advice</title><category>101</category><category>101</category><category>Investing</category><category>Learning</category><category>New to Investing</category><dc:creator>Ade Alao</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 03:38:26 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.mongranfinancials.com/101-investments/2010/1/30/basic-investing-advice.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">501103:5777082:6490413</guid><description><![CDATA[When you own a stock, you own a part of a company.  Companies sell these pieces of ownership, known as shares, to raise money to finance their business.  If the business does well, your stock generally does well.  If the business does poorly, you can lose some or all of the money you paid for the shares.

There are two ways to earn money when you invest in stocks:
•	Price increase – when the price of the stock rises.
•	Paying dividends – when the company shares its profits with investors, anywhere from one to four times a year.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.mongranfinancials.com/101-investments/rss-comments-entry-6490413.xml</wfw:commentRss></item></channel></rss>
