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Recently I’ve shared several articles on investments, and then I came across this gem from Discovery! It digs a little deeper into...

How long is a piece of string? Well, the answer is actually simple: as long as you need it to be. If you have to cut a piece of string,...

Whether you’re casting your line off the end of a pier or buckling your seatbelt, we all deal with risk and return. Somehow, when it...

One of the most difficult elements of any financial portfolio is saving for retirement. For most of us, retirement always feels so far...

Fluctuations in the markets are one of their defining characteristics.  Various factors contribute to the vicissitudes of investor...

Every day I sit with potential investors who are shopping around for the “best” rate.   The “best” rate doesn’t exist.  It is a...

Hindsight is 20:20; we can always view what we’ve done with a comprehensive view than before we did it. Whilst you can’t change the...

THE LARGER THE GAIN, THE LARGER THE RISK For those in the southern parts of South Africa, there are rainy days ahead. Easter normally...

BASIC INSTINCTS Every winter we begin to see a profusion of pallid tree-dwelling rodents, squirreling away nuts and seeds for the cold...

My last article highlighted six main factors that affect the strength of the rand. It’s been really well read and seems to be quite a...

A WISE CHOICE NOW PAYS OFF LATER In my previous article I looked at the old-school approach to risk assurance policies and highlighted...

ARE YOU PAYING TOO MUCH? You could save as much as 30% of the premiums you pay on risk life assurance – against early death, for example...