In a world that changes daily and with all the technological advancements this brings, you can definitely learn something new …
General forecasts for 2021
During this past holiday season, I read through the financial reports released by most of the largest investment companies regarding …
Goodbye 2020… Hello 2021
2020 is now associated more with the figure 19 than with 20 itself. Without a doubt, this will be the …
A Quickie in the Full 3 Minutes #1
To watch click here For those of you who don’t yet know why investors keep referring to this coming November, …
Don’t put off sorting out the little mistakes
When it comes to managing our personal investments, we are often so focused on doing the “right” thing or following …
Lay Low Until November
On 18 September 2020, Goldman Sachs strategist, Zach Pandl, released a report in which he referred to this coming November …
Analysts still expect 27% growth in JSE for the next 12 months.
Spring has finally arrived, and we’re getting closer to that time of the year when most people’s minds are leaning …
International Trends
The saying goes that time flies when you’re having fun. I always thought that this was true, until 2020 came …
Five easy investment steps
There is no doubt that people are different, and a perfect example of this is when it comes to using …
It pays to settle your debt
They say that you shouldn’t sweat the small things in life, and although there might be a lot of truth …
Schalk Louw Via Strictly Business: The Opening
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Why an emergency fund is so important
One of the most fascinating animals I have come across in my life, is the northern short-tailed shrew. It has …
Investing offshore – what you need to know
If Covid-19 has taught us anything, it’s that many of us have a tendency to act impulsively and without getting …
Buy and hold, or actively manage as times change?
I have always been fascinated by the concept of human perception, especially when it comes to the selective decision-making process …
What to do in times of misfortune
In 1964, a 22-year old Muhammad Ali (known then as Cassius Clay) shocked the world when he became the world …
The Beta answer to questions about the market
What a year it’s been so far. After the FTSE/JSE All Share Index ended 2019 with more than 12% positive …
The opportunities that tomorrow brings
Some of the greatest success stories all have one thing in common, and that is that hardship isn’t used as …
How high volatility can offer investors good opportunities to buy
As I was writing this, we were just entering the month of March, following a February filled with so much …
Investment opportunities in local banks
In their book, The Enigma of Reason, Hugo Mercier and Dan Sperber writes: “Two major features of the production of …
Are there opportunities hiding in local listed property shares?
I have made reference to the phrase, “swimming upstream” before, and mentioned how it always reminds me of the joke …