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Reducing investment and sequence risk: stop short-term needs from ruining your long-term goals

12 July 2024

South Africa has one of the largest retirement sectors in the world as a percentage of GDP. Despite this, our local retirement fund system ranks consistently low in the level of benefits and outcomes provided to retirees. One reason is the low preservation rate of retirement savings, as many South Africans cash out their savings when they change jobs or resign to access their retirement savings. This results in poor retirement outcomes for those individuals, as they fail to preserve their savings and are less able to sustain their quality of life in retirement.

Future wealth creators: opportunities in a new era

11 July 2024

The market is currently dominated by a small group of well-resourced tech players: the Magnificent Seven and the companies that feed their ecosystem. As in the dot.com bubble, an impressive narrative supports these stocks, centred on how tech will change the shape of the market forever.