What You Can Learn From the 2023 Budget Speech
The contents of the budget speech affect the entire country, not just a select few. We've broken down some key notes for the everyday South African.
Sebastian Patel
Sebastian is an investment actuary with almost 20 years of financial services experience. Outside of Franc he likes sports, traveling and trying out new wines (as long as they're Shiraz!).
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Let's Change Our Heritage
Heritage Day celebrates the cultural wealth of our nation. But there are things we need to fix.
Money Management In The Gig Economy
Over the past few years, many people have made the transition from normal 9-5 jobs to working in the gig economy. So here's a breakdown on managing money in these roles.
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.
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.
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.
Don't Cash in on Your Retirement Savings Early
If you resign or are retrenched from your employment, you are able to access your Retirement Investments. Doing so could jeapordise your ability to retire comfortably.
Trading vs. Investing
Investing and trading are often confused, just like investing and saving sometimes are. We unpack the differences between them, and highlight the advantages and disadvantages of both.
So, Those Markets Hey...Q3 '21
The price of the Satrix 40 ETF fell just over 2% over the past quarter. This is a reasonably small change, but let's look at what caused the drop.