Meta (previously known as Facebook) is focused on building products that enable people to connect and share through mobile devices, …
Get to know your JSE companies: CORONATION FUND MANAGERS (JSE: CML)
Coronation recently released its financial results for the year ended 30 September 2021. The company reported an increase of 17.1% …
Get to know your offshore companies: MICROSOFT CORPORATION (NASDAQ: MSFT)
Microsoft recently released its financial results for the first quarter of its 2022 financial year. The company’s revenue rose by …
Get to know your JSE companies: GOLD FIELDS LIMITED (JSE: GFI)
On the 19th of August, Gold Fields released its H1 2021 results for the six months ended 30th of June …
Is the reward worth the risk?
I have discussed the concept of danger pay on a few previous occasions. Basically, this term was mostly associated with …
How close is the USA to a crash?
On several occasions in the past, I have referred to the fact that no one can determine what will happen …
Investment themes for the second half of 2021
With the first half of 2021 now on its side, I thought it might be a good idea to take …
Get to know your JSE companies: MONDI PLC (JSE: MNP)
Mondi released its financial results for 1H2021 on 5 August 2021. Group revenue increased by 5% to €3.63bn (1H2020: €3.45bn), …
Relativity in the investment world
Relativity in the investment world is as important as it is in the real word. Let’s use the Covid-19 pandemic …
Get to know your offshore companies: APPLE INC. (NASDAQ: AAPL)
Apple reported strong fiscal third-quarter earnings on 27 July 2021. The company beat market expectations and saw growth of over …
The South African market in perspective
I will be the first to admit that I didn’t really think that South Africa had a chance to emerge …
Get to know your offshore companies: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL (NASDAQ: HON)
Honeywell is a Fortune 100 technology company that delivers industry-specific solutions that include aerospace products and services, control technologies for …
Get to know your offshore companies: JP MORGAN CHASE & CO (NYSE: JPM)
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is one of the largest banks in the world, with a leading banking franchise across its …
Get to know your offshore companies: ALLIANZ (ETR: ALV)
Allianz reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2021 on 15 May 2021. The company had an excellent …
How much do you need to retire comfortably?
I know I have mentioned this a few times over the course of the last year, but these are very …
Get to know your JSE companies: HUDACO INDUSTRIES LTD (JSE: HDC)
Hudaco released its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 31 May 2021 on 25 June 2021. Despite the …
Get to know your offshore companies: VOLKSWAGEN AG (DE: VOW)
The Volkswagen Group consists of two divisions: the Automotive Division and the Financial Services Division. Its brand portfolio includes Volkswagen, …
Why Basel III may be positive for Gold
After a number of shortcomings in Basel II financial regulations were identified during the 2007 subprime crisis, members of the …
Misery: What do the numbers say?
It came as a great shock this week to find out that our local labour market is not just struggling, …
Get to know your JSE companies: REINET INVESTMENTS S.C.A. (JSE: RNI)
Reinet Investments SCA is a Luxembourg-based securitisation vehicle listed on the Luxembourg, Euronext Amsterdam and Johannesburg Stock Exchanges. Reinet Investments …