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Just start investing!

For money managers like ourselves, it is very frustrating to see people losing money because they are not heeding our advice. It must be the …

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Bitcoin

Bitcoin is an enigma. Most Baby Boomers thought it would be a shooting star, burning brightly initially but fading away quite rapidly. Most Generation Z’s …

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The results are in!

If you are interested in politics, you would have seen all the hype about the US election over the last few months. The polls predicted …

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Do the rich get richer and the poor get poorer?

If anything, 2024 hasn’t been a boring year. We have seen elections taking place all over the world and we have saved the best for …

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Markets are doing well but the US elections might have an impact

The elections in the US will take place on November 5, and there is no clear winner at this stage. The difference between the two …

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Government policy does matter

If you have ever wondered what impact government policy can have on your investments, stop wondering and look at China. The Hang Seng index gained …

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The markets have spoken

Just last week we talked about the potential impact of lower interest rates on the markets and now, seven days later, we have already seen …

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The wait is over, interest rates have been cut.

We have been waiting for this moment for a long time. The interest rate in the US was lowered by 0.5% last Wednesday and South …

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Gyrating markets and the 2-pot system

The markets have been gyrating like a Moroccan belly dancer in the casbah. It feels like we are going in circles but we have to …

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Why consumer confidence matters

On a recent trip to the Goegab Nature Reserve outside Springbok, we were sitting outside around our crackling fire. Through the Namaqualand quiver trees we …

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Markets are on fire!

If you happened to blink, you would have missed the sharp fall and subsequent spike in equity and bond prices over the past few weeks. …

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What is more important, the present or the future?

Can you still remember those times when you did something wrong and your mother said, “Go to your room and wait for your father to …

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