Goldfields new Chilean mine took thirteen years, a looming commodity cliff? Tax receipts slightly better, oil and gold surging. The best and worst ETFs from Q1.
First quarter ETF winners and losers
The first quarter of 2024 is done and we’re looking at the winners and losers in the local ETF space. Tech still winning and PGMs suffering. But there are some surprises in the top ten on each side.
The basic principles of capital gains tax
How is capital gains tax calculated on an investment bought after 2001? And before 2001?
RSA Retail Savings Bonds rates (updated April 2024)
RSA Retail Savings Bonds are a great product for those wanting certainty from their investments. The new April rates sees an increase in all three fixed rates (five-year now 11.25%) while the inflation linked remains unchanged at the highest rate ever.
Telcos are horrid investments
String Old Mutual results, but a bank? ADvTech operational leverage, MTN horror results, the SALTA people’s choice and the MPC remains very hawkish on rates.
Winners, 2024 South African Listed Tracker Awards
All the winners from the 7th South African Listed Tracker Awards (SALTAs) with a new addition of a foreign peoples choice award.
Meet Dave: Take stock & take action sooner
Before the internet, we relied on the standard investment products available: Retirement annuities, endowment policies, pension/provident funds, and a very large cushion of faith in the projected future value of these products. With the internet, we have a sea of information and hungry sharks, but we can also learn from other people
Abenomics worked, Fed not so much
Abenomics has worked but the Fed gives up on inflation sending gold higher while oil is creeping higher and threatening inflation. Results from Sun International, Remgro and Telkom sells tower business.
Nominal vs effective interest rate, know the difference
Is your bank advertising a nominal interest rate or the effective interest rate on a savings account? Know the difference because this marketing trick has real implications when you’re making a decision on where to save your money.
Do your training (and that includes the drills)
Because it’s so easy to start trading, we often rush off to trade and call ourselves traders. But to be really good at it we need to go through our drills.