Market Update: Expect the Unexpected in 2025 – And Plan for it
Investor anxiety set in late last year and has continued into early January, with both local and global uncertainties creating an environment that’s ripe for volatility.
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Market Update: The Good, Bad and Ugly of Trump’s Return
While initial enthusiasm surrounding Trump’s likely market-friendly economic policies drove the S&P 500 index above 6,000 points for the first time, investors are now carefully weighing the opportunities and risks ahead.
When Investing, Focus on What You Can Control
It’s easy as an investor to get swept up by market trends: which stocks or funds are outperforming, and where the rand is going. Yet, these are all things that are beyond your control.
Burgernomics: Decoding Currency Values with the Big Mac Index
The Big Mac Index, created by Pam Woodhall and first published in The Economist in 1986, offers an easily digestible way (pun intended) to assess currency values and the purchasing power parity (PPP) between countries. Comparing the price of a McDonald’s Big Mac in different currencies gives a basic snapshot
Market Update: Christmas in September if Rates Come Down as Expected
Stock markets ended the month on a high note as the likelihood of September rate cuts in the US and SA increased substantially. A US rate cut is more of a certainty than a South African one, and geopolitics could change the picture. However, there is still cause for cautious
Market Update: Expect the Unexpected in 2025 – And Plan for it
Investor anxiety set in late last year and has continued into early January, with both local and global uncertainties creating an environment that’s ripe for volatility.
Market Update: The Good, Bad and Ugly of Trump’s Return
While initial enthusiasm surrounding Trump’s likely market-friendly economic policies drove the S&P 500 index above 6,000 points for the first time, investors are now carefully weighing the opportunities and risks ahead.
When Investing, Focus on What You Can Control
It’s easy as an investor to get swept up by market trends: which stocks or funds are outperforming, and where the rand is going. Yet, these are all things that are beyond your control.
Burgernomics: Decoding Currency Values with the Big Mac Index
The Big Mac Index, created by Pam Woodhall and first published in The Economist in 1986, offers an easily digestible way (pun intended) to assess
Market Update: Christmas in September if Rates Come Down as Expected
Stock markets ended the month on a high note as the likelihood of September rate cuts in the US and SA increased substantially. A US
