One Final Round on Me

ONE FINAL ROUND ON ME  By David Case Most South Africans have some form of funeral cover. For many families it serves a valuable purpose.  When a loved one passes away, funeral cover can provide immediate liquidity at exactly the time it is needed most.  Funeral...

A Benchmark Hiding in Plain Sight

A BENCHMARK HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT In a world focused on market returns, an important benchmark is often closer than we think. Following the South African Reserve Bank’s recent rate hike, the prime overdraft rate now sits at 10.50%.  For many households, that means...

The Bucket Strategy

THE BUCKET STRATEGY: GIVING EVERY RAND A JOB One of the biggest challenges investors face when investing, is not choosing the correct investments, it is using the right money at the right time. Many financial mistakes happen not because people invest badly, but...

War, Oil and Inflation

WAR, OIL AND INFLATION Once again, global geopolitics has pushed oil prices higher. The escalating conflict involving Iran has raised fears about supply disruptions in one of the most critical energy regions in the world. Even when actual production is not immediately...

The National Budget 2026

READING BETWEEN THE LINES: A POSITIVE BUDGET, BUT ONE THAT DEMANDS CAUTION The 2026 National Budget positions itself as a turning point, and National Treasury certainly wants South Africans to feel that way. In its official presentation, Treasury frames the Budget as...