JMMB News

JMMB financial expert, Nadine Thomas, advises investors to stay invested and take advantage of the opportunities that have been presented by the COVID-19 crisis. “There is opportunity in every crisis and this one (the COVID-19 pandemic) is no different… Now is an opportune time to invest (and) there are some good assets with strong fundamentals that are now trading at discounted prices,” said Thomas.  She was addressing online participants during one of the recent episodes of the JMMB Group weekly Goal Getter Live (webinar) series, on the company’s social media channels. This premise is underscored by investment guru, Warren Buffet, who is quoted as saying, “Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful”.

With the anticipated increase in economic activity set to take place, following the announcements made by the Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, to reopen the country’s borders and adjust restrictions, as at June 1; many businesses are looking forward to some semblance of normalcy. The small and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs) ability to survive and thrive in the conditions created by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, is largely hinged on being able to pivot, in response to the needs of: their customers; key constituents, such as supply chain and employees and the changing environment, said PJ Wright, entertainment maverick and restaurateur, and Shani Duncan-Falconer, small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) resource centre lead at JMMB Group, during a recent episode of the weekly JMMB Goal Getter Live series. 

Building wealth remains a goal for individuals, even in the midst of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), shared Michelle Sinclair-Doyley, manager, group financial partnership support and financial education, at JMMB, during a recent episode of the JMMB Goal Getter Live online webinar series. She listed three fundamentals principles that persons can use to still achieve this goal, namely: a positive money mindset, a change in your lifestyle and fortifying your finances. The effervescent Sinclair-Doyley addressed the serious issue in a practical way, balanced with humor, as she shared her own journey of moving from financial frustration to financial freedom; with the local and international participants, who joined on the various JMMB Group social media platforms. 

As a result of the over one month–long government-mandated orders that restrict movement, coupled with the far-reaching economic fallout caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), some persons have experienced feelings of anxiety and COVID-19-related stress. It is against this background that the recent JMMB Goal Getter Live webinar sought to share coping mechanisms with participants, across its social media channels, namely: Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, promoting a holistic well-being approach –taking care of mind, body and spirit.