24 October 2019
In the month of September we saw the markets remain subdued. After resource-themed ETFs had solid returns around the mid-year mark, we have seen them ...
27 August 2019
Various empirical studies show that the bulk of equity returns stem from diversification among broad asset classes rather than from individual stock p...
30 July 2019
As a rule of thumb, we like ETFs that follow a watertight investment philosophy. They should also be tax smart, which means they should qualify to be ...
3 June 2019
In April the all-share index rose 3.66%, propelled by local retailers (up 10.01%) and banks (up 6.82%) on the back of an anticipated ANC election vict...
22 April 2019
The JSE all share index edged up 0.8% in March driven by the rand hedges and large caps (+1.2%). Sentiment towards SA stocks remains subdued as small ...
2 April 2019
Bonds and cash were star performers in 2018. This is because of their low-risk attributes: investors tend to gravitate to lower-risk asset classes in ...
11 February 2019
We’ve seen an upbeat start to the year for global markets which warmed to the US Federal Reserve’s sentiments of a more accommodative monetary stance....
29 January 2019
2018 was marred by relatively high volatility and risk aversion in financial markets. Most equity markets – local and foreign – ended in the red as a ...
21 November 2018
The stock market pullback that started towards the end of September continued during October. An equally weighted portfolio of non-commodity JSE-liste...