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Getting Back To A Story Of Growth

President Cyril Ramaphosa aims to attract over R1tr in investment into the economy over the next five years. Consumer confidence has surged since he was elected, but will strong economic growth follow?

Home-Grown Soft Drink Brand Takes On 'Big Red'

Queenstown is home to Ken Clark’s two businesses: Crickley Dairy and Twizza, which also distributes soft drinks out of its state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Cape Town, and in Middelburg in Mpumalanga.

Preserving The Past By Conjuring Nostalgia

Conserve the Sound is an online archive of sounds taken from yesteryear. Once familiar, they are no longer part of our daily lives, but this platform will take you back in time, awakening forgotten memories.

Fly On The Wall At The Meeting Of The Empyre Of Evill (sic)

Beware financial fraud, we always hear. Yet, people still get conned. This cautionary tale goes ‘behind-the-scenes’ to take a closer look at the methods fraudsters use to fool so many, and the new ways in which these villains plan to scam you.

Viewing The Hidden Dimensions

Investment scams have been on the rise in South Africa, often catching unsuspecting investors off-guard. But there are easily identifiable warning signs that will clearly expose ill-intentioned schemes.

Why You Always Need To Stick To Your Strategy

Investors are humans, too – which means emotions can influence one’s trade decisions. Maintaining discipline is key in helping you to avoid making those emotionally driven mistakes.

Saying No To A Free Lunch

As technology advances, so does the sophistication and prevalence of financial scams, with many unsuspecting investors becoming victims. Why are so many still falling prey and how do we protect ourselves?

The Search For True Value

Using Benjamin Graham’s original concept of value investing, Simon Brown searches for value stocks on the JSE. Turns out they are hard to come by on our local bourse.

Avoid Getting Caught Up In Investment

A more sceptical approach to investing needs to be adopted to avoid or reduce the loss of capital for investors.

How To Build A Diversified Offshore Portfolio

Savvy investors know that the investment world is much, much bigger than what's on offer on the JSE. finweek s practical guide will assist investors to broaden their baskets offshore.

How To Deal With Cannabis In The Workplace

South Africa has joined the ranks of many other countries in legalising cannabis for personal use. It is, however, an intoxicating substance and employers should have clear policies on the use of such substances.

How To Incentivise Creativity

Should people in creative jobs be subject to competitive markets forces? Popular belief says no. But research suggests that competition, in fact, increases creative output - up to a point.

Flat Fees Give Naked The Edge

A new approach addresses the negative reputation of the insurance industry.

SA Mining: Recovering From A Legacy Of Lost Opportunities

Over the last 10 years, South Africas mining industry has been struggling for survival. Will interventions such as the redrafted Mining Charter be enough to revive this embattled sector?

Less Money Chasing The Listed Property Sector?

Economic and sector shocks bring subdued growth and a change in investor focus.

Diversification - Is It Sufficient For Effective Portfolio Risk Management?

Diversifying your investments doesnt increase the level of your expected returns, but rather it provides a more acceptable actual outcome.

Great Investment Returns = Great Retirement Benefits, Right?

There are many challenges to face during a persons retirement savings journey, and this needs to be considered when designing retirement benefit and savings schemes.

consumers put the brakes on new car spending

car exports set a new record in 2016, but it was a rocky road for new car sales domestically and competition for sales is now fierce.

Buying In On The Disney Dream

Disney is priced for entry at the moment and the share offers potential for significant growth if added to your long-term portfolio.

No Turkish Delight For The South African Rand

The Turkish lira took a nosedive in August and while that in itself doesn’t have much to do with SA, it does cause investors to rethink their exposure to emerging currencies.

Small SUV With Larger-Than-Life Traits

Volvo broadens its appeal with the XC40, the brand’s new compact SUV.

The Public Meltdown Of Elon Musk

The enigmatic CEO of Tesla has cost his company billions of dollars by airing his views on Twitter. It’s time that the Tesla board steps in to protect shareholders.

Electric Vehicles: Good News For Some Metals, Bad News For Others

That the rise of electric vehicles will have an impact on the demand for metals is undoubted. But not all will be affected equally.

Why Would I Take My Life's Work And Gamble With It?

As the third-largest shareholder in Steinhoff, Christo Wiese suffered a devastating financial loss when former CEO Markus Jooste’s fraudulent scheming hit newsstands. But questions about Wiese’s knowledge of Jooste’s duplicity remain – how could he not have known? In this interview with finweek, he speaks candidly about the scandal, and Jooste.

Offshore Investments: Greater Responsibility Required

Although investing offshore will broaden your opportunity set, you will also be exposed to greater risks if your offshore investments are not correctly managed.

A Practical Guide To Global Investing

Many South Africans have stuck their heads in the sand when it comes to their global assets – or lack thereof. What should you consider if you’re serious about investing offshore?

Moving Beyond The Mining Charter

There has been great progress within the mining sector regarding regulation and policy. But visionary thinking required to truly take the industry into the future.

When What You See Is Not What You Expect

Market expectations (good and bad) can have an effect on a stock’s performance when these expectations are not met. While predicting the future is impossible, there are ways that investors can try and gauge potential outcomes based on numbers at their disposal.

The Compelling Story Of Investing Offshore

Investing your money beyond your home country’s borders offers portfolio diversification and – if executed correctly – potentially higher returns than a portfolio with little offshore exposure. But investing offshore should never simply be done for the sake of it, as the potential opportunities also come with risks.

E-Toll Debt Suspension Decision Isn't Clear-Cut

E-tolls have created a bitter battle in Gauteng. And Sanral’s unexpected decision to suspend all e-toll debt raises a number of questions, not least of which is whether it is a political ploy by the ANC to keep hold of a key province in the upcoming election.