Rare opportunity to smash inflation with yield
Investors who are looking for good interest/yield on their investments, usually have the same basic requirement: beat inflation.
Money Market
Ask no more: key investment terms explained
While many of us dream of becoming an investment whiz able to read the markets and pounce on winning ideas all the time, that is far from reality.
Income funds offer pensioners a welcome breather
Income funds aim to achieve a better than money market return while maintaining an extremely low risk profile.
Cash/money market investments and the lurking inflation monster
Even if you are a risk-averse investor, there are options available at the same level of risk as cash/money market investments, with higher yields.
Investments to avoid in 2022
It’s tradition to give investors a glimpse into what they can expect in the coming year. Ruan Breed is instead offering insights into investments to avoid in 2022.
The financial advisor mantra: diversify, diversify, diversify
One of the most important goals for any investor is to avoid losing money. Which is why you’ll often hear advisors repeating the same old mantra: diversify, diversify, diversify.
Is investing in the money market worth it?
If most of your wealth is invested in money market-type instruments, you will run the risk of capital depreciation in the current low-interest rate environment.
Kokkie Kooyman weighs in on Absa money market fund closure
South African bank Absa announced its decision to close its money market fund. Banking analyst Kokkie Kooyman and Alec Hogg unpack the details.
International property… an excellent addition to diversifying your investment
A diversified investment portfolio is the tried and tested mantra of professional investment and wealth management specialists everywhere. But one area of investment strategy that is sometimes overlooked is international property.
Lower food-price rises, sales outside SA drives Shoprite profit up 12%
Shoprite says first-half profit increased faster than a year earlier as price increases were kept below the official inflation rate, boosting volumes sold.