Investing in Uncertain Times

INVESTING IN UNCERTAIN TIMES As we enter a year of general elections (across the globe, but most importantly within South Africa) we expect to see the level of uncertainty increase.  Politicians can often be considered a different animal at these times, with their...

The Two-Pot System

RETIREMENT SAVINGS AND THE TWO-POT SYSTEM Sometimes things change very quickly. South Africa has often dragged its feet when it comes to retirement reform and the whole issue over the two-pot system also seemed to be going along that same route. We had been preparing...

Shrinkflation

SHRINKFLATION South Africa’s largest Medical Aid Scheme – Discovery Health recently announced their increases for their different medical plans for next year.  For the most part their premiums are going to increase by 9.9% however they indicated that plans in their...

Hedging against your risk

HEDGING AGAINST YOUR RISK The investment world, and specifically the stock market, is full of opportunities and it has been proven time and time again to be the one sure fire way of wealth generation. Many investors however limit their outcome by steering away from...