Articles tagged as "Diversification"
Botswana and beyond: The risks and rewards of investing offshore
Batswana have historically invested in farming as their post-retirement activity to sustain their livelihoods. However, younger generations appear to be less...
Investing lessons from Fantasy Premier League
While it may seem unlikely that football could provide insights into investments, Ammaara Mowzer reveals the striking parallels between Fantasy Premier Leagu...
Making new year’s financial resolutions last
As the new year kicks into full swing, many South Africans will be setting new year’s resolutions – including financial and investment goals – to improve the...
Beyond our borders: A case for investing offshore
Investing offshore should always form part of your long-term diversification strategy. South Africa comprises about 0.3% of the world’s market capitalisation...
Are low-equity funds relevant in today’s investment universe?
Low-equity unit trusts provide cautious protection against a falling market. Martine Damonse, investment specialist in the ManCo Distribution team, discusses...
Teenagers, curfews & interest rates
As interest rates have risen, we have seen a collapse in the valuations of a range of profitless tech companies. More recently we have seen a crisis in the ...
Equities matter – even for a cautious investor
In recent years, we have witnessed investors on our platform moving their assets away from low-equity funds to funds that have little to no equity exposure...
Regime change and the rise of the stockpicker
Alec Cutler chats to Bloomberg’s Merryn Somerset Webb about the impact of central bank and government intervention, the future of inflation and why being a...
Solving the diversification dilemma
"Don’t put all your eggs in one basket" is a phrase familiar to many of us, and when it comes to investing and minimising risk, it is quite a sensible...
Should I invest 45% of my portfolio offshore?
In the February 2022 Budget speech, the National Treasury announced significant changes to the framework that governs how much of South African retirement...
Habits that set successful investors apart
When investing, sometimes the best course of action is to do nothing. Having the ability to block out the noise, and look through the cycle, are some of the...
Is your portfolio overly concentrated?
South Africa has a relatively small equities market with a handful of dominant shares, spread across a few sectors, which are available to invest in. This...
Equity opportunities down under
Last quarter, Seema Dala wrote about the importance of diversifying your portfolios by investing offshore. Australia is definitely offshore from South Africa...
The Allan Gray Investment Platform: high quality service with simple, transparent fund choice
Objectives for investing change throughout our lives, from buying a car or house, to longer-term goals, such as saving for our children's education and our...
