Purple Group has launched their rights issue and shareholders need to respond. Either sell the rights or take them up, we go into all the details.

Two surveys this week clearly shows that the South African consumer is poorer then they were a year ago. Avoid discretionary retailers. We also look at some great results from Calgro M3, a weak Rand, mining output and a whole bunch more.

Once again everybody is talking about the end of the US$ as the worlds reserve currency. This is not a new conversation. Simon also look at the Transaction Capital results that the market hated and US economic data.

Implats update saw production at lower end of guidance while costs at the top of the range. This hurts margins. Also results from; CMH & Renergen and updates from Kumba and MTN looking cheap.

Purple Group (owners of EasyEquities) results saw a loss for the six-months ending February. Share price is under pressure, but growing a business is never a straight line and Simon continues to hold.

Reviewing Minister Gordhan’s portfolio as reported to parliament. decent Capitec results, but is it ex-growth? Is it time to sell after holding for almost fifteen years?

US March inflation came in strong at 5.0% and markets rallied. Simon reviews his current open trading positions. He is long everywhere, he details the trades and the system.

Local and global markets had a strong first quarter with the Nasdaq way out in front. And, what will get quality cheap SA Inc stocks moving higher?

Everybody loves dividends, of course we do. But there is a problem and that is tax. We pay a 20% Dividend Withholding Tax (DWT). This drags down our return and is higher than any Capital Gains Tax (CGT) we may pay in time.

is there value in Transaction Capital now that some of the dust has settled? Steinhoff is over as shareholders vote against restructure and what of the global banking crisis/