Mr Price profits gain 23% as cash sales boost growth
Mr Price Group Ltd. said first-half profit increased 23 percent as the clothing and homeware retailer’s focus on cash sales helped offset weaker consumer spending in South Africa.
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Craig Martin: Focused beats diversified when seeking alpha from your investment portfolio
Craig Martin raises issues that may be considered blasphemy to advocates of modern portfolio theory, who believe in the benefits of a diversified portfolio.
The ultimate cheat sheet for investing all of your money
In the history of capitalism, this is the hardest time ever to invest. People are going broke, losing their jobs, and fear more than greed rules.
Anchor Capital’s Sean Ashton assesses a market darling – Christo Wiese’s four-bagger Brait
Brait has changed it’s spots over the last three to four years. Historically it was a traditional private equity asset manager and has now morphed into an FMCG play.
Craig Martin: Truworths plunge due to balance sheet fragility, not CEO swap
If there was ever any doubt that investors in retailers would be fickle when news turned bad, then you just need to look at Truworths’ price drop yesterday.
Unpacking the Transfer Secretarial Market with SA’s latest STRATE-endorsed transfer secretary
BizNews.com interviewed Helga De Vasconcelos, Director at Singular Systems to get an in-depth understanding of exactly what Transfer Secretaries do, how the system works, and how this essentially impacts shareholders and companies that are either listed, or looking to list.
Craig Martin: Mondi should head above R200 in the near term!
Paper and packaging is not particularly cutting edge, in fact, some might argue that Mondi Plc (MNP) or Mondi Ltd (MND) operates rather successfully in an industry that is considered to be in decline.
Another e.tv scalp for Team Zuma – Group COO resigns
In an email which she sent to staff at e.tv this morning, Keene-Young announced that she will be leaving the company, clearly articulating her reasons.
Craig Martin on Calgro M3, a 27-bagger with more to come!
Calgro M3 Holdings Ltd (CGR) is a small-cap company in that is listed under the “Construction & Materials” sector of the JSE, which is enough information to have many investors shy away from the investment.
Marcel Golding: I’m being railroaded for rejecting political instructions to e.tv
Two days after the shock SENS disclosure that HCI executive chairman Marcel Golding was being ousted, here’s his side of the story. Dirty laundry aplenty.