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Not all Money Market Funds are Equal: Here’s how to choose

It’s dangerous to only rely on yield as the basis for comparison. Money market funds offer a useful parking bay for investors’ cash allocations, allowing you to earn better returns than bank rates with good liquidity. But when it comes to picking money market funds, investors tend to focus on one metric only: yield. By implication, this oversimplistic comparison assumes that...

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The impact of lockdown

“Regulations run the risk of contorting the economy… my bigger worry is the entire machine is broken” - CE Dr Adrian Saville read more

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Volatility is a certainty

We know that market volatility is a certainty. While we don’t know what the price of shares will be a day or a month from now, we do know that the price will fluctuate. We also know that during periods of volatility – be it market highs or market lows – over-reacting...

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Why successful investors avoid gambling

One of the most famous poker games ever recorded took place at the 2008 World Series of Poker, where Motoyuki Mabuchi, completely confident in the winning prospects of his rare four aces, went all-in, betting all his remaining chips against opponent Justin Phillips....

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SA’s stimulus plans

“We’ve stepped into a massive economic hole… We really are scratching at the margin of the stimulus that is needed” CE Dr Adrian Saville read more

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SA’s tough path post-COVID

“Eskom’s financial challenges will have been amplified as revenue will have fallen and load-shedding will remain a reality” - CE Dr Adrian Saville read more

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