In September 2006, economics professor Nouriel Roubini warned an incredulous audience of fellow economists at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that the US housing market was at risk of collapsing – an event that could ruin the global financial system. This was at a time when the global economy had recorded its fastest patch of growth in 30 years and, in the space of a...
The JSE managed to keep its head above water for the better part of 2018, with a modestly positive cumulative return going into September. However, the last part of the year proved particularly tough, with the JSE All Share Index (ALSI) falling 13.1% over the three...
“A little bit of resolve is what I need nowPin me down, show me how” - Foo Fighters These are uncertain times, and uncertainty breeds insecurity. However, as French mathematician and philosopher of science, Henri Poincaré, once said, “It is far better to foresee...
Investment Analyst Tlotliso Phakisi talks to Power FM about gifting your child with a Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) this festive season https://youtu.be/B9kVk7zPXG4
Give the gift that will keep on giving into the future: a Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) read more
CE Dr Adrian Saville comments on Eskom and the latest GDP results, “We’re reporting a better number into an environment in which load-shedding is a real risk” read more
There is a tide in the affairs of men.Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;Omitted, all the voyage of their lifeIs bound in shallows and in miseries.Julius Caesar Act 4, Scene 3, 218–224 The past year has dished up its fair share of turbulence. There have...
CE Dr Adrian Saville talks to Radio702 about SA’s 2.2% GDP growth for the third quarter. https://youtu.be/94Mz7UGJ59Y
Investment Analyst Tlotliso Phakisi weighs in on SA’s changing visa rules and the local tourism industry read more
CE Dr Adrian Saville discusses balancing local and offshore exposure and gives his preferred stocks going into 2019 https://youtu.be/odheZdjNB-g
CE Dr Adrian Saville discusses market sentiment in 2018 and his preferred financial stocks going into 2019 https://youtu.be/Kgz025HoE1Y
What is a TFSA? Tax-Free Savings Accounts, also called TFSAs, were introduced in South Africa in 2015 to promote saving and investing for all South Africans. How does a TFSA work? You can invest up to R33,000 per tax yearYou can invest up to R500,000 in your lifetime...
Stewart Brand, writer, entrepreneur and founder of The Long Now Foundation, famously declared that “information wants to be free.” If it is the case, it begs a question: are we really better off in a digital age in which we are overwhelmed by news and fake news, and...