Cash machines: Star sectors to invest your money

A section of Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) trading during Charity Trading Day in Nairobi on November 10, 2017     (David Njaaga, Standard)

Investing should be like watching paint dry or watching grass grow, Paul Samuelson said. For those who want excitement, he advised them to take their money to Las Vegas.

For Kenya, a look at diverse sectors’ performance from as back as 2007 reveals that just a handful have been delivering a return for investors as profits for majority of firms rolled into decline.