Successful businesses and business persons manage their finances based on 5 essential principles. These we have called the 5 laws of wealth creation.

Law #1: Set an objective We have to have an objective. If we don’t know where we are going, any road will get us there. The first solution to every problem is knowing what that problem is.

Law #2: Use other people’s brains Successful people, like successful companies, incorporate into their situation the concept of the board of directors, whose focus is singular. At NCB Capital Markets, our goal is to put together a board of directors for you whose directive is to focus on your affairs to make sure you grow your wealth optimally and yet tax efficiently. We call them wealth managers.

Law #3: Use other people’s money It is imperative that you use other people’s money to maximize your wealth.

Law #4: Pay yourself First You have to be disciplined in terms of creating a nest egg. This can be summarized as, “a part of what I earn is mine to keep.”

Law #5: Financially successfully people subscribe to one investment philosophy. It is ownership for the very long run of only high-quality assets. At NCB Capital Markets, we believe to become financially successful; one has to be onside with these Five Laws.

We are licensed stock brokers, security dealers and wealth managers. We specialize in products such as stocks, fixed income securities, mutual funds. Our clients can benefit from wealth management, investment advisory services and portfolio planning. Our genesis is from Edward Gayle and Company Limited which held the first seat on the Jamaica Stock Exchange in 1969.

Now we are a wholly owned subsidiary of the NCB Group. In December 2002, NCB Investments merged with Edward Gayle & Company Limited to create a major force in the local brokerage business. On October 30-, 2003, our name was changed to NCB Capital Markets to reflect our connection with the powerhouse financial strength of our parent company, the National Commercial Bank.

We offer investment advice free of cost to our clients to ensure that they achieve their wealth objectives.

Our in house research department spends each day analyzing the local and international financial markets. We keep in touch with the movers and shakers in the public and private sector so as to get an intimate feel for the direction of the overall economy so that we can make changes in your portfolio as necessary.

Our research analysts have vast experience in financial markets and at least two of them are Certified Financial Analysts (CFA). They are able to expertly scrutinize the markets to identify lucrative opportunities for our clients.

AIC is the parent company of the NCB Group of which NCB Capital Markets Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary. Headed by Jamaican-Canadian, Michael Lee Chin, they are Canada’s largest privately held fund managers. Here are some key facts about the company.