Tag: Investments

Conversations around black tax – the obligation placed on those who achieve a degree of financial success to provide for their extended families and communities – need to be centred around families rather than individuals. Frank conversations that involve clearly communicated boundaries are imperative to dealing with the emotional aspects of money management.

Few currencies matched the rand’s turbulence in 2017, with factors such as Trumpenomics, the firing of finance minister Pravin Gordhan and the appointment of Cyril Ramaphosa as ANC president, contributing to the R2.04 price swing during the year.

While many leaders fail to hit the mark for many reasons, one factor is often overlooked. Many do not get the on-boarding support they need to assimilate to the new role, such as working with a coach.

Political concerns have dominated markets in recent months. It has mostly been US President Donald Trump throwing his weight around (tariffs, Iran, North Korea), but in the past week Italy has been the source of market unease.

Somewhat ironically, each new year launches into the same old news cycle: the WEF meetings at Davos, the State of the Nation (Sona) speech, presentation of the national Budget to Parliament. Those a bit longer in the tooth may feel that it’s all over-hyped – 'sound and fury, signifying nothing' – because invariably these events don’t become watershed moments, just brief intermissions that change little, if anything.

With the range of investment options available today, the choice of products investment products is overwhelming. Perhaps this is one reason that when it comes to household savings, South Africa does not fare well compared to global standards.

Melanie De Nysschen | Principal | Bravura | mdnysschen@bravura.net | www.bravura.net | Listing on a stock exchange is not just the reserve of large corporations. ...

Philipp Wörz | Fund Manager | PSG Asset Management | philipp.worz@psg.co.za | www.psg.co.za | It’s easy to get caught up in market narratives. When news...

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