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This week I joined Helen Farmer on Afternoons with Helen Farmer on Dubai Eye 103.8 for the Money Matters segment. We talked about something I see all the time in my work with expats: the money mistake...

You open an app, check your portfolio, and it's up 2%. You check again tomorrow and it's down 3%. Nothing about the companies you own has actually changed. So what's going on?

If you've ever felt a l...

If you've been meaning to start investing "once things settle down," once you get a raise, pay off that last bit of debt, or finally feel like you understand the stock market, you are in very good com...

If you've ever heard someone talk about "diversifying into bonds" or "picking individual stocks" and quietly wondered what any of it actually means, you're not behind. Nobody is born knowing this stuf...

If you've ever nodded along in a conversation about "the market" while secretly having no idea what anyone means, you're in good company. Investing has a reputation for being complicated, risky, and r...

Last week, I came across a LinkedIn post that made me stop and think. A Dubai real estate broker confidently claimed that buying off-plan property is safer than investing in the stock market. That cer...

Opening an investing app for the first time can feel overwhelming. You might find yourself staring at the screen, unsure where to begin, and then closing it again. This hesitation is not about money, ...