Students Broke, But Need a Vacation? I'm not a stranger to living frugally (student life!) so I am willing to go over and above to save a few extra bucks. Here are some tips and tricks to travelling cheaply. Busisiwe Mtsweni Jul 5, 2022 • 3 min read
Investing The Low-down on Investing In Art Part 2 Welcome back to the final part of the two-part series on investing in art. The last article covered the different ways to invest in art and now you might want to exit. Karabo Morule Jun 30, 2022 • 2 min read
Investing The Low-down on Investing In Art Part 1 You've seen Swizz Beats and Alicia Keys's "The Dean Collection". You've seen Nelson Makamo's art in Oprah's foyer. So, you're thinking, "I want to get into investing in art!" Here's the low down: Karabo Morule Jun 23, 2022 • 2 min read
Lifestyle The Cost of Your Dream Car We all have a dream car, but have you ever asked yourself what impact will buying your dream car have on your future ambitions, from a financial perspective? Thomas Brennan Jun 16, 2022 • 3 min read
Investing How Are Investments Taxed? The only things certain in life are death and taxes. This is something worth remembering when we are tempted to postpone our investment strategies. Nicolas Oldert Jun 9, 2022 • 3 min read
Investing Time-In Beats Timing People who buy and sell shares often laugh at people who buy and hold. However, our analysis shows that buying and holding is better most of the time. Thomas Brennan Jun 2, 2022 • 3 min read
Lifestyle Growing Money-Smart Children A personal account of when to start saving for children, tips to introduce good financial habits and how to do so. Shera Deavall May 26, 2022 • 5 min read
Investing 5 Investment Mythbusters Growing up, many of us have perceptions about investing that we (hopefully!) figure out later are not correct. Here are 5 myths from the past that aren't true today. Sebastian Patel May 19, 2022 • 3 min read
Lifestyle Lessons From My First Friendcation My friends and I had been toying with the idea of going on a friendcation for almost a year but It was only in October 2020 that we decided to be serious about planning one. Miyabo Miyabo May 13, 2022 • 3 min read
Investing Can I Trust Financial Advice? The honest truth is that unless you’re already wealthy and have a complicated personal financial situation, you probably don’t need a financial advisor. Thomas Brennan May 5, 2022 • 4 min read
Tips Tax-Free Account or Retirement Annuity? If you’re starting on the long journey of creating a nest egg, you might look into tax-free accounts and retirement annuities. They’re not actually mutually exclusive, but in this life, it’s important to know what you’re buying and why. Nicolas Oldert Apr 28, 2022 • 3 min read
Lifestyle All You Need Is Love (Not) - Financial Implications of Moving in Together Moving in with your partner is a HUGE step, you need to be able to work as a team and be willing to compromise. Here are some financial tips on how to do just that. Anelisa Maswana Apr 22, 2022 • 4 min read
News So, Those Markets Hey…Q1 ’22 The invasion of Ukraine by Russia, persistent global inflation and an aggressive outlook towards global interest rates has provided plenty of catalysts for volatility during the first quarter. Keval Maharaj Apr 14, 2022 • 3 min read
Lifestyle What Netflix Taught Me About Money In this article, I’ll be looking at some recent and not so recent Netflix releases that have a financial takeaway, and of course, a plot twist or two that you could also find interesting (spoiler alert!). Rele Tsoai Apr 8, 2022 • 2 min read
Tips Budgeting For a Car Buying a car is a huge financial commitment, there’s so much to consider. This article has 4 important financial considerations to make when budgeting for a car. Tara Williams Apr 1, 2022 • 3 min read
News 5 Years in the FinTech Space In 2017, I was astounded to learn that South Africa was the highest country in the world for the search term “how to invest” on Google trends. Over the past 5 years the financial industry has seen a lot of change. Thomas Brennan Mar 22, 2022 • 3 min read
Investing Income vs Capital Growth Income earned and realised capital gains (when you sell something for more than you paid) have different tax consequences. This is one of the considerations to make when investing. Sebastian Patel Mar 9, 2022 • 3 min read
Tips Tips For Increasing Your Savings You mean well and try to spend less, but something always comes up. The good news is there are plenty of straightforward ways to save money and breathe some fresh air into your budget. LocumBase Mar 3, 2022 • 3 min read
Investing What Are Digital Assets? Since Bitcoin’s debut in 2009, the idea of using blockchain or similar cryptographic software to create cryptocurrencies and other types of assets has mushroomed wildly. But how do we understand the phenomenon? Jenicka Barker Feb 22, 2022 • 3 min read
Investing (Financial) Advice For My Younger Self "I’ve often thought about what I would say to my younger self if I had a chance. There are a few things, what I did with the money I earned." Thomas Brennan Feb 15, 2022 • 3 min read
Lifestyle 4 Different Valentine's Day Gifts Are you looking for an alternative to the usual flashy jewellery? Are your arts and crafts skills lacking? Is a house full of flowers too basic? Tara Williams Feb 9, 2022 • 3 min read
News Markets Are Down… Should You Worry? At the end of last week the big markets in the USA were lower than they were at the beginning of January. And the question is… should you care? Nicolas Oldert Feb 1, 2022 • 4 min read
Tips 6 Ways to Save Money as a Student Saving can seem like an impossible and daunting task when you’re a student, but that's why we've listed some tips that students can take advantage of. Anelisa Maswana Jan 25, 2022 • 2 min read
Updates About Franc's Risk Assessment What is "risk" when it comes to money and investing? This article answers that question and explains how Franc's in-app risk assessment helps our users. Nicolas Oldert Jan 18, 2022 • 3 min read
News So, Those Markets Hey...Q4 '21 Although there was some nervousness around Omicron and what it could bring, the local equity markets performed very strongly over the last quarter. Sebastian Patel Jan 13, 2022 • 3 min read