March was not a good month for markets, offshore and local. Trump caused big problems worldwide with his tariff ranting and supposed […]

The markets offshore are down and the local JSE is up (see attached)February is always an iffy month as investors try and […]

I trust that all our clients are back from leave and back at work safely.I have been going through some asset manager […]

Year end is upon us. The markets offshore and local are behaving and it looks like a smooth landing for 2024.Good News!!!!Old […]

Markets are rising slowly, and the rand is starting to weaken again. The Trump / Harris circus is almost here, and our […]

The Rand is in a honeymoon period, but the clever people are saying its not going to last, so “make hay while […]

Bumpy August markets had a 10% correction local and offshore, but then climbed back up almost immediately. The Rand lost against the […]

Markets continue to go up and the Rand is starting to weaken again.I am sure that we are all keeping glued to […]

Wow !! New things happening in South Africa. GNU (which I thought was a wildebeest) in place, the EFF and MK kicked […]

Nail biting stuff these elections. ANC throwing in NHI (which is never going to fly) to garner a few more votes. I’m […]

March / April was up and down for the local markets. The local market looks like a ship lost at sea with […]

The local market remains flat, but offshore is still growing. The rand strengthened in February, but going forward all the clever people […]

SA Markets are slowly going up. Offshore markets are going well. I think that only 10% of South Africans watched the SONA […]

We are back from a glorious holiday in Mozambique. We worked hard but it was fun, and for the first time in […]

Thank goodness November has been a very good month for investors. We can go into the Christmas Season happy and cheerful. My […]

Markets are up and down again. Covid, Ukraine, now Israel, What next! This world is in a mess.I was sitting with some […]

Markets so far are down for September, but only by 2-3% overseas and in South Africa. The English pound is very weak […]

Local markets have lost about 4% and the offshore markets are down 2-3%. The Rand fell through the floor again.The new investment […]

Local markets are up from 76,000 points to 78,639. Offshore S&P 500 are up 2.96%, NASDAQ is up 3.83%. The rand however […]

Offshore markets have had a good rally and some analysts are saying that it looks like the start of a bull market.S&P […]

Offshore markets are going up nicely, but locally the JSE is going sideways.The Rand is falling through the floor and anyone with […]

I have just arrived back from my Easter holiday in Mozambique, straight into mini riots, load shedding, no water, phone call cuts, […]

After a good start to the year, January and February being good months, now March seems to have brought us back down […]

Just when we thought it’s going to be a calm year, South Africa is now on the grey status list which is […]

HappyNew Year. It has certainly started off with a bang. The Local market JSE is up over 80,000 points for the first […]

November markets are up in USD and GBP, but down in Rands, due to Rand strength. That has now changed radically as […]

At last!!! We have had a very good October. Long may it last. We have had a definite upward turn in offshore […]

Challenging times for world markets. (See attached).The whole world is increasing interest rates to curb inflation, which has been caused by the […]

The volatility in the markets is unprecedented Overseas and Local. I have attached a graph of the S&P 500 to show you. […]

At last, the offshore markets have turned and are now heading in the right direction. The Rand is falling because of Eskom […]

“And the hits just keep on coming” Clint Eastwood quote. Our President caught with $4 Million Dollars under his mattress at his […]

The markets are up and down but are starting to have more up days than down. My guess is that we should […]

The markets remain bumpy as countries all over the world are raising interest rates to combat inflation. What this means is as […]

The markets are still very grumpy because of the Mexican standoff between Russia and the west in the Ukraine. It is starting […]

I trust everybody is back from holiday safe and sound. December was a very good month for investors, but January so far […]

Markets overseas and local are chugging along nicely and it seems that the world is shaking off it’s covid cloak. I have […]

Markets are grumpy. Local markets are down 10% as well as offshore. They have since turned and are heading back up. Reasons […]

Offshore markets continue to climb locally. It’s been up and down. Rand dollar and rand pound are still at fair levels, but […]

Markets are behaving well and peace (for now) seems to have returned to South Africa. This latest debacle has triggered many of […]

Investors who ignore offshore opportunities deny themselves the significant benefit of exposure to a far wider range of stocks, says David Nathanson, […]

Tax-free savings accounts are ideal tools for long term investment strategies, but a huge amount of education is needed to ensure that […]

HOW MUCH DEBT IS TOO MUCH? While there is no definite measure, there are ways to determine if you’ve taken on more […]

A recent social experiment highlighted that many South African households have more money than they realise tied up in unwanted goods and […]

Steinhoff has lost millions after accounting irregularities came to light earlier this month. In a case that may well result in charges […]

THE National Budget Speech on February 21 this year is likely to attract more interest than it has on many occasions previously. […]

VAT should be dealt with cautiously and if the hike is rejected, then Parliament will have to find alternative options to fund […]

A question raised about the 1% value-added tax (VAT) increase to 15% as from April 1 2018, as announced in Budget 2018, […]

A money market account is essentially a short-term investment account which is held with your bank. One gets various formats of a […]

Knowing whether you have saved enough for retirement is one of the primary causes of financial anxiety for pre-retirement investors, according to […]

In tough economic times, most South Africans are looking to reign in their spending and cut back on unnecessary costs as far […]