We are frequently asked: what does “long term” mean? Our response is often met with: “but I don’t have long term”. We focus on the longer term because it is more predictable. In the short term, anything can happen, things are more speculative and driven by unpredictable events. This is the realm of gamblers. Simon […]
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The importance of the 5-15-75 rule for your retirement funds Business Day – 28 JANUARY 2019 – PIETER KOEKEMOER To mathematicians the numbers 5, 15 and 75 may have no fascinating correlation or geometric relationship. They are not the Golden Ratio, nor did they help solve Fermat’s Last Theorem. But to retirement specialists, they provide
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Strategies you need to know for drawing an income in retirement years 12 FEBRUARY 2018 – MORNE BEZUIDENHOUT It is probable that many of us will live longer than our parents. From an investment point of view this poses a challenge, as the number of years spent working and accumulating capital may be fewer than
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Patrick Lawlor 04-Aug-2017 The term “value investing” is frequently used, but not always understood. We delve a little into investment philosophy, as defined and practised by two of its most famous exponents, Benjamin Graham and Warren Buffett. This week, our editor Patrick Lawlor gives us a great piece on a topic that is often debated
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We live in interesting times. Change is the only constant. Shaun le Roux from PSG Asset Management says “Investors should, …, be very careful not to panic and take steps that could be detrimental to their portfolios in the long run. The political situation is very fluid and if the current political direction is reversed
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