Trade Wars

TRADE WARS As part of the latest Monetary Policy Committee Statement, the Reserve Bank Governor, Mr Lesetja Kganyago indicated that the South African Reserve Bank (“SARB”) had “spent some time during this meeting reviewing a trade war scenario. This featured a...

How to make 2025 a Financial Success

HOW TO MAKE 2025 A FINANCIAL SUCCESS As we step into 2025, it’s a great time to revisit your objectives and set new financial goals and create a plan to achieve them. In this month’s Financial View we look at some strategies to help you make this year...

Beating your own inflation

BEATING YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE OF INFLATION The latest inflation number in South Africa was at a very low, coming in at 2.8% year-on-year. This is the lowest inflation reading since June 2020 where we were in the grips of the Covid shutdown and constrained supply chains....

The wealth of a Nation – South Africa

THE WEALTH OF A NATION – SOUTH AFRICA In the delivery of this week’s Medium Term Budget Policy Statement the Finance Minister, Mr Enoch Godongwana, made some revisions to the South Africa GDP growth forecasts.  Whilst he mentioned that the National Treasury had...

The power of compounding

THE POWER OF COMPOUNDING Warren Buffett is often recognised as the world’s best investor. His net worth (despite having given large parts of it away to charity) is estimated to be in excess of $140bn. Yet more than 99% of his wealth was generated after the age of 50....