by anthonyb@timslatter.com | Nov 11, 2019 | Article
“When should I invest offshore?” is the question I often get asked. I think it is important to rather ask: “What is our reason for investing offshore?” If your reason is currency diversification, geographical diversification and Rand hedging then anytime is the right...
by anthonyb@timslatter.com | Nov 11, 2019 | Article, LIFE
You’ve learnt lessons throughout your life. Some of them are unique to you, but many will apply to others too. Being open to sharing these will benefit those nearest and dearest to you – and help you reflect on what you’ve learnt. This is profoundly true when it...
by anthonyb@timslatter.com | Nov 4, 2019 | Article, LIFE
Retirement (as well as education and the job market) is one of our greatest future-unknowns. We know it will happen… but we are finding it harder to understand and predict what it might look like. This doesn’t mean we should abandon planning for it. If...
by anthonyb@timslatter.com | Oct 29, 2019 | Article
There is nothing like the phrases “Prescribed Assets”, “National Health Insurance” and “Land Expropriation without Compensation” to get us all up in arms and wondering what is going on. These phrases have been bandied around, and without much clarity, it can get us...
by anthonyb@timslatter.com | Oct 28, 2019 | Article, Market
When it comes to coffee-shop conversations, little is said about the long game in the investment space – it’s often about which asset manager did well this year, what outperformed everything else in the last quarter… etc. But, if you’re an investor, chances are high...
by anthonyb@timslatter.com | Oct 21, 2019 | Article, LIFE
One of the less-pleasant facts to face about life in your 60s, 70s and 80s is the fact that you’re more likely to have health issues. The biggest and most expensive, if you read the claims statistics by insurers out there, is definitely cancer. However, there is good...