Nic is an investment specialist with over 40 years investment experience. His other interests include short cappuccinos and guitar.
If you're starting on the long journey of building financial freedom, you've probably come across two options: a tax-free savings account (TFSA) or a retirement annuity (RA). Here's the difference and how to choose.
We explore the pros and cons of investing in cryptocurrency before we make our recommendation on the question: Should you invest in Bitcoin?
Cryptocurrency and Bitcoin are becoming more widely accepted and accessible. But what is cryptocurrency and how does it work? We explain.
One of the cornerstones of investing is taking on risk. This blog post helps you understand investment risk and the risk-return ratio with a no-jargon approach, and decide how much risk you can take on in your investment portfolio.
If you’re struggling to get started investing, the most important lesson is that any amount is enough in the beginning, no matter how small. The critical thing is to establish an investing habit, and to start now. Here's why.
At Franc we emphasise over and over again that saving is not enough – you must invest your savings. But there are so many different ways to invest your money. Here, in our opinion, are the best types of investments in South Africa.
The stock market goes up and down. The Satrix 40 ETF – the equity fund in which Franc invests members’ money – goes up and down with it. Here’s how these stock markets work, and who decides the share prices.
The only things certain in life are death and taxes. This is something worth remembering when we are tempted to postpone our investment strategies.
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?
