Investing in treasury bills may not be a smart money move

[@TheBetslipMovie]

Let's Appreciate Jessica ... She works x amount of hours on TV & radio for 5 days among other weekly & weekend activities ... But she still manages time to record videos for us ... God bless you Jess ... You're a real Gem

[@JessicaOS]

Not easy but I'm really passionate about this

[@KoteyOthnielNeekoteifio]

It's obvious! God bless!

[@austinboateng6971]

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Professor has not only taken her time to disseminate this vital information for building worth but has indeed shared her experience (s). It's our turn to take what we've heard, learned, do our only due diligence and decide which investment portfolio fit our financial goals and time horizon. Happy investing everyone and thank you Professor Jess

[@JessicaOS]

Hahaha. I'm no professor. Only sharing my few thoughts on the subject

[@fiimills4655]

This is why you diversify your wealth into different investment vehicles. Do T-bills, Do Mutual Funds, Keep Foreign Currencies, Trade crypto if need be.

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[@PRINCESSGEMINI1987]

I’m glad I came across your channel. This is the first video I’m watching. I just transferred money last week to invest in a T-Bill for a year. For me personally it is better than me opening an ISA in the U.K. as the interest rate isn’t great and hasn’t been for years. I have purchased a house in Ghana. My plan is to have multiple streams of income. When I’ve left money in my bank in my savings account in Ghana (Barclays or whatever their new name is) they chopped my money.

[@JessicaOS]

Lol. Chopped my money

[@kelvinoseiagyemang6257]

Motivation from experience 😎😎..... Good myself.

[@PRINCESSGEMINI1987]

The T-Bill was a good investment. I spoke to my broker last week who gave me some good advice.

[@elijahantwi8813]

This is such a great video and kudos to you for putting it up. I think your calculation based on simple interest and investing for just a short term of just 91 days or six months will definitely result in a fall in face value of your initial capital in dollar terms. However there is the magic of compound interest (rolling over interest + capital for the next 91 day tenure), thus if you keep this same amount and roll over every 91 day for a period of say 4 to 7 years your results will be greater in both cedi and dollar terms. You can try that out. All in all to get the best out of every investment you must be in it for the long term. Thank you.

[@JessicaOS]

true! thanks for this

[@gideonamankwah9729]

Yeah.. that's true Healthy investment is to be in it for a while to earn much yield

[@jerryavornyotse6420]

I'm so much engrossed in this financial advisory kinda thing. Jess please give us more stuffs on this. God bless 🥰😇

[@JessicaOS]

I'll do my best

[@debbiedav4065]

I love how open minded you are about investing, I read an article of investors that made good money within few months from shorting, so please I'd really love more tips and clues on how to outperform the market and make such profit using options

[@justinclynes481]

Hard assets are going up, the fed doesn't measure those because that would give it away. We have inflation.

[@aaroncecil2897]

you need a good level of skill set for shorting

[@justinclynes481]

Despite the COVID 19 pandemic the wise one sees it as an opportunity to make a lot of money in the market.

[@aaroncecil2897]

have you earned profit in the stock market?

[@nancylynejuras1083]

True, shorting isn't for rookies but that doesn't mean they have to stay off it, I started as a rookie and in my first 5 months, I just followed the step of my consultant

[@solomonperchii2020]

@JessicaOS Good content but you failed to acknowledge the compounding interest part, which I still think makes the T-bill not a bad choice, especially when you have some big funds to lend to the goverment for some time enough. Remember the foreign exchange rate is also NEVER static.

[@lindaosei9126]

@@solomonperchii2020 Exactly...what if I buy dollars for 16 cedis and it reduce drastically? it can increase..yeah but it's not 100 percent assured.

[@odnique6817]

Wow,I'm glad i came by this video jess, I'm grateful for your help and we the youth are learning. I had this thought weeks ago to get a bill but didn't know how to go about it. Pls tell us more. God bless

[@JessicaOS]

Glad it was helpful!

[@lyfofbetty4502]

If I had known u had a youtube channel I would have subscribed long ago . I can't get enough of u hun

[@JessicaOS]

Thanks for the sub

[@reynoldsad7]

Jessica, thanks for the insightful information. However, I think there's another perspective to look at it. While it's definitely a great idea to hedge a portion of ones portfolio in USD, GBPs, ie forex, there's something to say for tbills when compounding interest comes in. Although the analysis and outcomes hold for a simple interest comparison, it doesn't really hold against a compounding interest even with the performance of our t-bills rate say for the last 10 years. Compound interest changes the dynamics. I'd love to discuss the numbers if it stirs up your interest.

[@evansosusu5319]

I don't think this applies to someone who earns in dollars because even if you travel you need to change your money into local currency to do any transactions. & comparing to inflation someone as to think twice to put cash a side in a dollar account than investing somewhere.

[@reynoldsad7]

Jessica, I love the thumbnail 😅. Hilarious and on point... crunching the numbers right there.

[@kwasiboateng8814]

You are right, I never thought about it that way. I always looked at the interest being so big. Thank you

[@JessicaOS]

Happy to help!

[@bbytamattey]

Thank you very much for this information 😊. Really loved treasury bills but my mind is changed now. Wanted to know about other more lucrative investment opportunities, like mutual funds.

[@samozoani]

Jess, I find your Channel very Insightful and impactful. Thanks for your in-depth research.

[@JessicaOS]

Thank you

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[@bigathings]

I just love you Jess. You are real and authentic and you deserve the best! Be blessed beyond measure!

[@JessicaOS]

Thank you so much

[@maxwellcobbah4349]

Thank you very much Jess for your impressive analysis. I think I've got a theory from your analysis. This is it. If you want to benefit much from a treasury bill, let the exchange rates guide you. Hence when exchange rates are looking good over time there's much gain in treasury bills. And when exchange rates are high over time there's less gain in treasury bill. But whatever you do you are better off buying a Tbill than locking your cash in a bank account.

[@maxwellcobbah4349]

And also Tbills bought for a year would be great (thus the interest involved) when exchange rates are looking good than the 91 and 182 days terms.

[@JessicaOS]

Great stuff.

[@mabeedegifted4020]

Thanks for sharing Jessie, God bless you

[@reikokpesese8733]

This is really good information. Your financial knowledge is on point

[@mariesafaite-antoine20]

You’ve made a good point. In America, we are more worrying about the economy in general when it comes to investing. When the economy is flourishing, the interest rate on return tends to be great... but when the economy is in recession, the interest rate on return is likely to be low. I would not mind buying treasury bills in a good economy at all.

[@michaelowusu4972]

I get your analysis but it is quite simplistic. The entry time and exit time with the dollar may or may not be beneficial but T'bill is risk-free and you are certain of the amount you will receive. If your appetite for risk is high then the dollar would be a good option, otherwise stick to T-Bill.

[@augustinedonkor6438]

It's never true that t-bill is risk free. The only risk t-bill enjoys is default-free risk. Apart from that, it is susceptible to inflation risk, exchange rate risk etc etc

[@michaelowusu4972]

@@augustinedonkor6438 This is known by people who have learnt Finance. To the ordinary person on the street, risk-free means default risk. It is believed inflation and exchange rate risked are catered for in the rate they are provided.

[@Heavenly_PepTalk]

Thank you Jess🥰God bless you

[@Bilegagn]

What's better is changing that money into dollars and buying global stable stock like Tesla and Apple, which mostly have one way to go: up. In the same period that Jess described, if you have bought a Tesla or Apple, both splitted into 4-1 and 5-1, the gains would have been massive. Just food for thoughts. We live in a global economy and your money do not need to work where you live but where it can grow

[@maqueenlove834]

If only is safe and works for u 👍

[@TheTMontgomery]

Again a wonderful and relevant program.well done. Government paper is directly related to stability of the country it’s dollar and the rate of inflation. The best investments are in land and new companies that expand the services in a country e.g. telecommunications and transportation. Get in early and get out .

[@addomichael7015]

smart advice from a smart mentor .. jess you the BEST

[@abdullahyakubabdulmanaf3607]

Good one there. Very educative there. I must say thank you very much.that was very thoughtful.

[@Phoenix_Renatus]

Hello from the US! That example calculation was extremely helpful. There are central banks in many countries that are purposefully devaluing their own currency against the dollar right now. All for the sake of keeping exports/imports competitive. There's a dollar shortage and central banks are low on foreign holdings aka US debt. Long story short, the dollar isn't dead by a long shot, it's just being bought on the cheap right now and that's about to change very soon.

[@sewornukrapah327]

Great insights. Thank you for this.

[@tadeniran1]

I just came across this video and it’s so helpful. I was going to change dollars to buy treasury bills a few months back but when I sat and did the math, I saw it was such a dumb move to make. I’m happy I didn’t buy Tb. I’m curious to know if there’s anyway to invest in dollars here in Ghana without changing it into cedis.

[@princesethadu-krah9374]

Thank you. Jess.

[@ForeverChip03]

Thank you for the information. Life saving

[@Souloutstanding]

I think you could have suggested other options after this eye opening information... love to learn more thanks 😊

[@sewornukrapah327]

I will suggest you also watch one of her video on “3 strategies I used to build my wealth” she gave a very good insight which can help you

[@Souloutstanding]

@@sewornukrapah327 thanks a lot!

[@sewornukrapah327]

@@Souloutstanding you are welcome

[@MrTheprince81]

Interesting stuff.... thanks for insight... keep them coming... you got our ears...

[@JessicaOS]

Thanks, will do!

[@LydiaEsenam]

This was insightful indeed. Thanks for sharing

[@JessicaOS]

You're most welcome

[@AmazingWorld-jh2ys]

You're right..."May" CU's it has really worked for me

[@iamwebxyte1052]

Can you make a video on how to invest in stocks in Ghana

[@selmaadevu524]

To think that I was just considering getting one. Very timely video .

[@selmaadevu524]

And oh, first to comment 🤗🤗🤗

[@anastasiaofosu5568]

Yes you are 😭. You beat me!

[@selmaadevu524]

@@anastasiaofosu5568 😅😅😅😅😅😅. I sure did

[@bonasway]

Jessica is absolutely right however it makes sense to invest in treasury bill when you have huge sums of money sitting in an account with just 0.25%.Cedi may depreciate but with 15% per annum on 91 days rollover, trust me you will never go wrong. In less than 3 years investing in T.B. With 15% P.A. I have reached 6 figures which is enough to set up the business I wanted to start in Ghana. I’m glad I did. so please consider but just try it with 91 days rollover.

[@michaelbarnah6275]

@@bonasway Yea.....you are right too buh we starting from the scratch need her alternative.GBU Jess🥰

[@ntimemmanuel1153]

Advice on Financial investment for free...Kudos Sister Jessie.

[@Ghana2012]

I believe that keeping our funds in dollars or other foreign currencies is not in the best interest of Ghana. In fact, the suggestion to avoid investing in Ghana through treasury bills and instead focus on foreign currencies could inadvertently contribute to further weakening the cedi, exacerbating the very issue we're trying to manage.

[@JessicaOS]

Agreed... but who got us here? At the end of the day, it's all about survival no?

[@Ghana2012]

@@JessicaOS Unfortunately our leaders got us here, but fortunately we will have no choice but to get ourselves out. If we don't who will?

[@BeautifullyMILAN]

Thank you so much. This was very insightful

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[@YaaDodouwa]

Very helpful video👌🏾... thanks a lot ❤️

[@JessicaOS]

Thank you

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[@Oreta.O]

Hi Jess , thank you,I'm hooked on this..

[@JessicaOS]

😅💃🏾💃🏾

[@timewithbel]

Thank you for sharing 🌹

[@comfortahontor9412]

I appreciate you giving us this information🙏❤.

[@JessicaOS]

You're welcome

[@kwekuhanson3223]

Thanks for sharing. Anyway what’s the alternative, also which investments in Ghana have the best returns?

[@oyoosartandcrafts]

Thanks for the video... Interesting point made. Could you please elaborate on the bonds you suggest?

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[@mightmayeden9004]

I've learnt so much. thank you Jessi.😍

[@heiressliyah510]

Kindly post what you think will work for us especially people in their 20’s and also do leave your social media links in the description

[@JessicaOS]

thanks for the feedback. Will do just that

[@thedillyspost]

Hi Jessica. As always eloquent and thanks a lot for the information. I'm thinking of investing some money(not a lot) can you provide some examples of where I can invest? So far I use my bank and have a treasury bill. Thank you.

[@Sam-ke5zb]

Reply if you get any response

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[@kso7525]

Finally aunty Jessica gave us some interesting topic

[@TheMinisterEd]

The more the dollar buying goes on by the populace, we all contribute to further depreciation on the cedi. Your thoughts.

[@JessicaOS]

True. The unfortunate downside.

[@mbjbeauty]

Awesome video. Thanks for sharing!💕

[@kwamemajor6958]

Champion jess there she goes again,really insightful, most grateful. Can I come for more tutorials personally lol

[@JessicaOS]

Lol. You'll have to find me first

[@kwamemajor6958]

@@JessicaOS I know where to find you champion jess lol,powerland, etc

[@tyrezjameskyle7043]

Wow this is so right👍 Thanks to you lady Jessica 😍💚

[@kelvinoseiagyemang6257]

Motivation from experience 😎😎..... Good myself.

[@richardowereku5168]

Hi! Which other options of invest could one undertake aside the treasury bill?

[@isaachemansarday6649]

May God bless you big sis

[@ismealdarkwa7699]

Buy gold instead of changing your money in a foreign currency.

[@charliep2928]

So, what causes the cedi to depreciate? If we can know specific reasons why that happens, then we can know if it will continue to depreciate or not which will help us over here in the USA to make a smart decision. The value of the dollar could fall, most like in 2021 and beyond. the reason is that the US treasury will be pumping more money into the system to stimulate the economy. This should impact the cedi to rise in value. This is therefore a good time to invest in treasury bills, in my opinion.

[@dianakwao1]

Naaa, when the demand for dollars is higher than the demand for cedis, it will force the cedis to depreciate....so as you said... They pumping more dollars into the system will cause higher demands for it

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[@ismealdarkwa7699]

How about Gold? Does that depreciate too?

[@NphiniT]

@@udhehfhehcuw9169 Are you sure about that?

[@zolac9732]

@@udhehfhehcuw9169 Inflation can make T bills not profitable. Especially now.

[@evelynntumy5584]

You are so right dear.

[@anastasiaofosu5568]

Wow! Yes I got some sense here, thank you. What is the name of the app? Nice handwriting 👌👌🤗

[@JessicaOS]

Which app???

[@excitednaa9338]

Thank you so much for this

[@stellagakpey3699]

Pls how can I go about opening a dollar account because I am really encouraged, thank you. I am in Ghana

[@berniceazongo7688]

Me too

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[@ckb149]

Its quite easy to open a dollar account but do not forget that Banks do charge monthly fees for these accounts. Some charge $50 per month($ 600 per annum) and this goes to depreciate your funds further.

[@ocranrapheal161]

Hello Jessica, Could you possibly provide an update on this subject since the government changed the investment?

[@JessicaOS]

Lol! I was demonized by financial heads when I did this video. Some told me to stay away from finance cos I didn't understand. Now I'm waiting for all of them to bring me my stone. If they followed my advice and kept their money in USD, they would've future proofed their investments.

[@ocranrapheal161]

😂😂 I plan to initiate investments this year. While I've already invested in one venture, I intend to diversify and invest in additional opportunities to generate income from different sources.

[@maqueenlove834]

Land investment is what I prefer to any other investment 😁

[@opokunyarko3438]

Yes. But unless you're buying the land in a village, you'll need a high capital. And you will have to start a project on it immediately to avoid losing it.

[@timewithamel]

Please how do I save my money in a dollar account.. And also which investment is best to opt for..Am in need of dying help..🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@dorisquainoo6640]

I'm in the same situation as you. Pls , we need a reply.

[@anastaciambelete4048]

Thanks alot 👏👏👏

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[@user-oc5lx9ne6c]

Jess great presentation though as for me way back I had made up my mind never to invest in Tbills because of such dynamics coupled with tax regime in our country 😀😀...

[@JessicaOS]

Fair enough!

[@chairmanshow]

Hello Jess, great video but I hope you will agree that undertaking a particular investment depends on one's risk appetite and investment objective. Every investment has inherent risk including treasury bills even though it is described as risk free. And one needs to determine the objective for which they want to undertake a particular investment plan. The forex market is highly volatile and it's termed as high risk and in investment the higher the risk the higher the return which may not be the preference for everyone. So the term portfolio diversification. You should not put all your eggs in one basket is what is basically meant by portfolio diversification. So by all means treasury bills is necessary - risk free element and then one can add forex, shares, bonds, business, property etc in order to hedge against risk. My humble opinion please

[@JessicaOS]

Great submission

[@chairmanshow]

@@JessicaOS Thank you

[@abigimeissah7000]

A smart investment lecture. Thanks dear for sharing.

[@JessicaOS]

My pleasure

[@abigimeissah7000]

@@JessicaOS Pls dear, can you educate us (me) about this property rental. Thanks

[@idictak9591]

This is extremely practical!

[@atmensah2285]

Thank you Jessica

[@AdrianaANNimo]

Great illustration 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 So Jessy converting your money to dollars will be the best move than even saving your money in cedis without the actually working? Secondly, How about keeping your money in the bank without investing or converting your cedis to dollar and creating a dollar account,which is better please and why ?

[@JessicaOS]

Point one, would be valid if the cedi continues to depreciate. Point 2. you lose purchasing power if the cedi continues to depreciate and yet just sits in your account. Conclusion, it's not smart at all to just keep your money in savings

[@mirabeldaisygyasi7193]

But changing to dollars would make the cedi depreciate more

[@JessicaOS]

unfortunately!

[@saviscalghtv1758]

So Jessica per your analysis, which type of investment in Ghana now is the best you can invest your money?

[@sense.ananti]

Go with DataBank Mfund. Or get with fixed deposit with seedsfunds savings and loans.

[@peagama]

I disagree with fixed deposits.. (regardless of the rates they offer you).. ... For a starter, go for Government of Ghana bills, notes or bonds ( since the Ghana Fixed Income Market is kinda booming now)... Safer than any fixed deposit with any institution. Or invest in Money Market funds like Republic Unit Trust.... Databank Mutual fund.... Stalib's. don't forget to speak to a financial expert, and do your due diligence on the managed funds before investing.

[@jamesnyaho1282]

Is the US dollar readily available on the open market in Ghana to invest in?

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[@PRINCESSGEMINI1987]

@@francesperkins7719 stop spamming the comment section looking for business.

[@FranklynAgbeko]

thanks, Jessica awesome video. why put money into something that loses its value over time it doesn't make sense

[@danielo.o8794]

Thank u Jessica

[@mathiasmawuko2878]

Thanks for this great piece buh I was expecting you to suggest so some dollar account and how to get while in Ghana here buh you just keep us hanging in the air😔 I'll be glad if you suggest the dollar account and how to get it.🙏

[@pereirasteve2290]

Yes, great analysis , most expatriates and importers do this a lot to survive but its what keeps holding the Cedi back , I guess it cant be helped will eventually join in once I have the means.

[@JessicaOS]

Hmmm

[@godschild7216]

OMG this is soo helpful!!! Thanks soo much🤗🤗... could you kindly give us some more insight into the other options available...that you think are more profitable ? Thank you in advance ☺️

[@danielteyehuago1633]

Please which investment is the best, because I only know of Treasury Bill... Any suggestions

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[@nicholaadjei3613]

Tbill is the best

[@yawmomodou7340]

Jess.... excellent analysis, except that your advice doesn't hold when you change your analysis period to 1st August - 1st October 2020. You will have earned nearly 2x on TBills than on USD. You also didn't factor in the cost of purchasing the USD, which always tends to be higher.

[@JessicaOS]

True. It really does depend on how the cedi performs within a given time period. If it depreciates badly, u lose out.

[@akosua7174]

This is so insightful

[@dominicamoakobaah9516]

But that will further course the depreciation of the Cedi

[@JessicaOS]

Unfortunately

[@anon4518]

Great explanation, thanks

[@isaacaryee7626]

Good content. May i know which app you used for the depreciation calculation?

[@danieldei6554]

Insightful...

[@josephsaim6184]

from my point of view. I think its rather a smart move .Tell me which kind of investment will make your yields and still get your capital invested back without risk of loosing that capital? our leaders are disappointing us by allowing inflation to rocket up. tbill in any uk bank is less than 1 or equal to 1 pound so Ghana Tbill is still far better than the UK

[@JessicaOS]

.... still feel the same? Lol

[@Ghana2012]

@@JessicaOS But Jess, when you think of T bills as a long term investment I think it is a better alternative to other investments. By long term, I mean you reinvest the principal and the interest rate (therefore utilising the benifit of compound interest). With foreign exchange - you can't compound interest. You have also not taken into account that the government adjust interest rates to make treasury bills attractive. So when you did your calculation interest rate was 14% and it is now 26%.

[@JessicaOS]

@@Ghana2012 the volatility of the currency increases risk. But hey... to each his own

[@singlesoulempire.4043]

Fri,Dec18,2020 21:00pm I was here 🇬🇭

[@noelskizalotti9972]

Jessica Os - good attempt at explaining this topic. However, why are you using the US Dollar?

[@yawmfoafo1491]

This is insightful ❤

[@erickwakye5411]

I agree with what you are saying but to go that route you got to be a clever invester who really understands many economic and political issues that may tumble or appreciate the dollar.

[@JessicaOS]

True

[@doebruku2070]

Thank you

[@kennethmensah4480]

Hi Jess What app are you using to track the cedi depreciation against the dollar?

[@JessicaOS]

It's called 'Currency'

[@discoveragriculturewithj.3178]

I personally think in the short term it would be better Its better than the savings part though

[@larhaddoemmanuel4588]

I think if you put more in the Tbills you will end up earning more money under 91days

[@kojoaddo2568]

Brilliant Jessie

[@jeffrymceden4423]

Jess why do you think our currency depreciates that way?

[@JessicaOS]

We import too much export relatively little.

[@jeffrymceden4423]

@@JessicaOS I always thought it was the lack of oversight our finance department had. A lot of people transact business and pay tuition and some bills in dollars. What can we do about our currency?