How Thinking Small Can Equal Big
It’s sometimes hard to accomplish our big goals but that’s no reason not to keep going after them. Meet those big goals by setting smaller sub-goals.
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In Celebration of You
In 1989 Alpha Financial Services was established by Victoria Mutual, and by 1994 it was listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, then in 2002 Alpha was renamed VM Wealth Management. Now, 21 years after our Stock Exchange listing, and four new locations later, we celebrate the brilliant team and fantastic clients who have made our …
The ‘Just Check!’ Challenge
Our favourite thing about the social web is the conversations we get to have with our online community. A recurring topic we’ve noticed lately has been dormant accounts – “I used to have an account with VMBS. Is the money still there?”, “I just found my old passbook and memories of opening my first account …
Uniting for Change: Jamaica Diaspora Conference 2015 Launch
The 6th Jamaica Diaspora Conference (JDC) was launched recently at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel under the theme ‘Jamaica and the Diaspora: Linking for Growth and Prosperity.” The JDC, convened by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, was first staged in 2003 and has been held biennially since in an effort to bring together …
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6 Steps to Raising Financially Savvy Kids
What age did you get the ‘money-talk’ from your parents? Did you have one at all? I’m that stage in life when you start to mumble your age and develop an obsession with sunblock, but I’m still waiting on one from mine. As for my colleagues, a quick office poll revealed that, 75% of us …
Needs, Wants and the ‘Happiness Scale’
We’ve all been given that speech by our parents, or taught by our teachers in primary school Integrated Studies, about the difference between need and want. A need is something you have to have, and a want is what you’d like to have. Needs occupy a generally accepted list of three: food, shelter and clothing …
VM Wealth – Supporting Jamaica’s SMEs
It was impressive to see 23 local brands representing a variety of food-industry Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) at the recent Jamaica Observer Food Awards. Proudly displaying everything from pastries and preserves to sauces and seasonings, and even a curried goat burger! It was a tasty spread of no mean proportions, but for those who …
Our AGM Highlights
Our Annual General Meeting was held on July 31, 2014 to discuss the Group’s performance in 2013 and the plans for 2014. For Members who missed it, here are a quick summary and some photos: Despite the challenges of our nation’s economy in 2013, the Victoria Mutual Group’s surplus, after taxes, came in at J$960 million; …
We’re here for a Nation of Savers
Raise your hand if you get excited at the sight of packages taped together with 2-for-1 tape or if you countdown to sales. Say ‘I’ if your toolkit is stocked with glue, nails and tape ready to repair rather than buy new. Shout ‘hear-hear’ if you have bottles turned top-side-down in your refrigerator or a toothpaste …
A Legacy of Giving – VMBS St James U-13 Football Competition
The Game Plan Nearly two and a half decades ago, in 1990, a partnership was forged between Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS) and the St James Football Association with the objective of developing the skills of the talented youngsters who play football in the Western region of the island. It was the coming together of …
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