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Flex your financial muscles Sticking to financial new year’s resolutions is easier By Andró Griessel 21 Dec 2019 I hope that you

Life annuities as a solution A few factors to consider before making a decision By Andró Griessel 19 Oct 2019 I recently

How not to make money Investors repeatedly shoot themselves in the foot By Andró Griessel 21 Sep 2019 In May 2014 I

History says little about future Buy & hold (in a balanced portfolio) remains your best bet By Andró Griessel 28 October 2019

Decision-making is not for the faint-hearted 03 August 2019 If I assume that basic opportunities (like education, family circumstances, access to health

Even with a crystal ball in hand… 07 July 2019 Imagine it’s Tuesday morning, 1 December 2015. While your first cup of

Where will their help come from? “Have you never heard of the cradle-to-grave approach to client service?” a cheeky millennial asked me

Dollar cash the best place in 2018 but … Let’s be honest…most investors are more than a little worked up after the

Currency weakness: Is there lessons to learn from the past? At the time of writing this article the Rand is trading at

Inheritance: Here’s a plan In the first article that I wrote on inheritance by means of a comprehensive life policy (Click here

Think twice about the inheritance you leave behind We frequently come across a situation where clients try to sort out their children’s

Is Ramaphosa = Good times ahead? Mr. GJ van der Merwe from Ceres always used to say, “a fish rots from the

Is this 2018 or 2008? If you are an aggressive investor in growth assets, you’ll be excused if you open your March

Investments: So how much interest do you offer? By Cassie Carstens Although this question is not phrased in a sensible way, it

Is it a good time to buy Steinhoff? “How does this Steinhoff debacle affect me? Should I invest in Steinhoff now?” These

How can I trust it? In marketing lectures in university there was a lot of talk around strategy, advertising and the making

Pedal through the tough times A friend of mine talked me into entering a 40km mountain bike event the other day in

Put everything on red! There is a loud cheer (or is it a groan) at one of the roulette tables in the

Should I sell my Naspers shares? The above question about Naspers or similar questions about big positions in single shares is one

Sex, Bitcoin and Kubus The year is 1984 and the smell of rotten milk hangs over our back porch. No, my mother

I want it all in cash! You would be excused if you read the heading of this article and immediately thought that

What is the recipe for success? A young colleague asked me the other day: “What makes the difference between those who achieve