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Money Matters is a bi-weekly financial advice column that Mark has been writing for the District Mail, the local newspaper in the Helderberg, since 2001. We see this column as part of our corporate responsibility work as most of the
The cold war between Russia and the USA was premised on a critical acronym known as a MAD, which stood for “Mutual Assured Destruction” in reference to the nuclear arsenal of each country and that any hot war between them
As a child I grew up thinking that I would one day run the Comrades marathon. I read somewhere older athletes were better suited to the long distance, which was the excuse a clung to until the dream faded into
Investing in the JSE All Share Index has become a swear word as the herd flee our shores in favour of investing offshore and it is hard to make a case for investing locally given all the bad news and
The tile of this week’s article sounds more like a tropical storm warning than a warning to investors, which may be appropriate given that TINA can be just as devastating on your wealth as a category five hurricane when making
I fear the average South African is facing a ticking time bomb iro underfunded retirement as we continue to kick the proverbial can down the road until we are forced to deal with the reality of the situation and then
In a world of accelerating disruption where technology as enabler allows a person to build a billion-dollar business from their parent’s basement even the most established business models are no longer secure. The disruptors quickly become the incumbents at risk
In the bestselling book Homo Sapiens Yuval Harari theorized that the success of humankind can be directly ascribed to our ability to tells stories, which we could all believe in and collectively work towards, thus achieving as a common goal.
“Sell in May and go away!” This adage would have worked well for you this year. The Cambridge English Dictionary defines the meaning of Capitulation as either of the following 1. “to accept defeat, or to give up or give
The doldrums are noted for calm periods around the equator when the winds disappear trapping sail-powered boats for days or even weeks. There are many stories told of sailors going completely crazy while desperately hoping for the wind whilst
As a child I used to love playing monopoly, which I had not done for years, but the other day, while braaing with friends, I re-discovered my monopoly board and could not resist the temptation. My friend Emil and I