On Swallows and Bittersweet Numbers

THE PAST IS NOT THE FUTURE By Andró Griessel 7/2/2026 According to my data, one would have to go back to 1999 to find a period in which a combination of South African assets (equities, bonds, cash and listed property) delivered a better return than in 2025. It is, however, a bittersweet statistic, I suspect, […]

Investors Sometimes Need to Reassess Perspective

REMEMBER: YOU STILL WANT TO BE ABLE TO RUN AT 80 By Deidré Valentine 3/1/2026 “Remember, you still want to be able to run when you’re 80. When that’s your goal, your perspective changes.” This piece of wise advice was shared with a friend of mine by an experienced runner after she suffered an injury […]

Follow your ‘roadmap’ to success

By Cassie Carstens 1 March, 2025 There’s something special about an old-fashioned roadmap. Those fold-out AA Karoo maps carried a sense of trust, a reliability that has since faded into nostalgia. As a child, it was my job on long family road trips to study the map and shout directions from the backseat. I never […]

Create wealth in 2025 with these three timeless principles

By Samuel Rossouw January 4, 2025 2025 has arrived, bringing with it a sense of optimism about our financial prospects. South Africa remains stable following the 2024 elections despite the ANC’s support dipping below 50% for the first time. The stock market has grown by 6.4% over the past 12 months, and the bond market […]

Think beyond money market

By Andró Griessel The closure of the Absa fund should have investors reflecting Last week Absa released a letter, which in my opinion is on the verge of bizarre, stating that the money market fund will close and that all investors will have 90 days to exercise one of a few options. This is a […]

Downhills also have inclines

By Andró Griessel Why you should ignore a decade of returns A few years ago, a friend convinced me to join them on the Karoo to Coast mountain bike challenge. You are fit enough, they said. It is mostly downhill, they said. It will be fun, they said. A few months before the start of […]