by Webmaster | Aug 17, 2020 | Insights
Lockdown has opened many opportunities for self-reflection, and looking back on my own financial journey, I’ve certainly made some mistakes. Fortunately, however, maturity, my background and working in the financial services industry has taught me many valuable...
by Webmaster | Jul 30, 2020 | Insights
Over the past quarter, many investors have been scratching their heads at the resurgence of the S&P 500, the JSE and other market indicators since the dramatic selloff just three months ago. This rally can largely be explained by near-zero interest rates provided...
by Webmaster | Jul 27, 2020 | Insights
The coronavirus pandemic, much like Black Monday in 1987 and the Global Financial Crisis in 2008, has presented a number of opportunities to buy stocks at seemingly “bargain” prices. But even if a stock seems like a steal, the infamous case of Hertz demonstrates the...
by Webmaster | Jul 22, 2020 | Insights
A sharp fall in the rate of consumer price inflation has defanged what was initially paraded as “aggressive” monetary policy action intended to stimulate the floundering economy. Given a muted inflation outlook, and the depressed economic setting, the question is not...
by Webmaster | Jul 14, 2020 | Insights
Though exclusion and inequality are entrenched and endemic, the coronavirus outbreak and lockdowns have laid bare social and economic issues world leaders cannot simply keep papering over. However, the transformation of our unequal societies is just one aspect of the...
by Webmaster | Jul 1, 2020 | Insights
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni presented National Treasury’s Supplementary Budget to Parliament on Wednesday 24 June. The key takeaway from his speech was urgency: that the decisions taken today will determine whether we take a hard – and probably slow – road to...
