On Friday 24 February, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) announced its decision to greylist South Africa. The decision has had both a reputational as well as economic impact on the country. With this said, the true impact of the news will only be revealed with time....
We will sweat the big stuff, so you can focus on what matters… read more Raoul Gordon Risk Warnings This commentary does not constitute investment, legal, tax or other advice and is supplied for information purposes...
Welcome to 2023. We wish you a prosperous year filled with health, happiness and success. To support you, I’d like to share some financial tips for your interest, which may help you given the current state of the economy and markets. If any of the following interests you and...
The impact of saving consistently through the up, down, and boring times A sad, but harsh reality is that only 6% of South Africans can retire comfortably. “Comfortably” means that an investor retires earning 75% of their final salary in retirement, from the investments and...
Guiding our perception of risk is crucial to achieving our financial goals Like a pen and paper, soap and water and salt and pepper, so too risk (and reward) goes with all investments. Carl Richards points out in his blog – “Risk is what’s left over after you think...
Market volatility and how to train your brain The pilot’s famous answer, when asked about his job, is, “Hours of boredom punctuated by brief moments of terror”. This applies perfectly to investing, with the brief moments of terror being the rise and fall of markets. We could...
There’s an old saying in the world of fitness – “summer bodies are made in winter”, meaning that, although it is common for us to let our fitness regime slip in winter, it is actually the season we should be using to get our bodies in shape for summer. If one had to apply the...