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 | Sep 30, 2019 | Article, Market
August is traditionally about celebrating women, but we believe every month should honour the strong ladies that make our world go around. Here, courtesy of Investec, are five inspiring tidbits of advice to fire you up for slaying the rest of your work week. Like a...
by anthonyb@timslatter.com | Sep 2, 2019 | Article, Market
September celebrates National Wills Week, a reminder to us all about the importance and necessity to create a Last Will and Testament. According to recent statistics, only 30% of South Africans have a will – which means that we have to be talking about this a...
by anthonyb@timslatter.com | Aug 26, 2019 | Article, Market
There is a lot of good financial advice out there which goes something like this: ‘you know that money you don’t use every month? Well, take R50,000 and invest it in X now, and you’’ be happy later.’ Sound familiar? The problem with this advice is that it’s incredibly...
by anthonyb@timslatter.com | Aug 19, 2019 | Article, Market
It’s Women’s Month, and we’ve been thinking lately about all the ways in which women are wonderful in matters of money. Women as investors don’t get praised often enough – there’s been an unfortunate stereotype in the past that keeps finances in ‘man territory’....
by anthonyb@timslatter.com | Aug 12, 2019 | Article, Market
Source: Investopedia If there were a set of commandments for investing, the first commandment may well be this: know your seasons. Just like a surfer or fisherman know the tides of their favourite spots, prudent investors know the market cycles. “The problem is that...