Remember the fable of The Tortoise and the Hare? The one where the arrogant hare thought that he could so easily outrun the tortoise that he decided to have a nap? The slow and steady tortoise just kept going and…
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Best asset managers in South Africa
People often ask and debate about who the best asset managers in South Africa are. The Asset management industry hands out awards like winemakers, so it can be tricky to really know. Spoiler alert: this article won't propose to give…
What are index funds?
Index funds are a cheap, easy, and well diversified way to invest in the market. We've previously looked at how investment fees work and one of the challenges is knowing when a high fund admin cost is in fact adding…
How to “work” the market
This is the article that glues together a lot of what I've written about previously. It's about how you need to be an investor and how to "work" the market, as opposed to a speculator who "plays" the market. This…
What are ETFs?
Investing can be complicated. There are so many different types of products, tax implications, risk factors, on-shore & off-shore, and different advice from everyone you speak to! You can either be scared off by this and think that you can't…