South African finance tips, news and advice to help navigate you through our volatile economic climate
Calculating Consequential Implications – Why You Want To Gamble On The Unexpected And The Unlikely
The Current Situation The world has been gripped by a rhetoric of macro uncertainty with Trump’s trade wars, a long in the tooth bull market that continues to run, debates over high debt levels in…
Theory of Reflexivity George Soros – Predicting Financial Markets
Who is George Soros? Here stands but a humble attempt at demystifying the enigma that is George Soros’s Theory of Reflexivity. Doing so in a single article is a challenge. My disclaimer: to do true…
Inversion: Thinking like a Billionaire
Charlie Munger is the vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, the company controlled and operated by Warren Buffet. He once had the chutzpah to say one of my all time favourite quotes (if you have a…
6 mistakes to avoid as a first-time home buyer
Buying a home is a big decision. To help you get ahead, we’ve outlined some first-time homebuyer tips by calling out six of the biggest mistakes that you should avoid making when going into the purchase of your first home. They could end up saving you a lot of time, money, and frustration.
The Tax-Free Savings Calculator
Tax-Free Savings can be classified as “free” money and should be a no-brainer for individuals to max out their annual limits. For an introduction into tax-free savings click here. We often get asked “how much…
Is there a Second World? – First World and DM vs Third World and EM
South Africa is classified as a Third World country yet some of us seem to only have First World problems – that was so lame! Seriously though the terminology of First World and Third World…
Are You Making The Right Choices? – Maybe Not!
PART 1 – Making the Correct Decision isn’t Always the Simple One! Decisions, decisions, decisions There is no more frustrating and tiresome process than having to constantly make choices and decisions – e.g. the worst of…
