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Behavioural bias: Investors ignore it at their peril

31 January 2023

Even with a vast amount of up-to-the-minute data at their fingertips, portfolio managers are, like the rest of us, prone to natural human biases like overconfidence and lazy thinking, which can cloud their judgement in making rational investment decisions. In a professional asset management environment, there have to be systems in place to control these tendencies.

Just saving won’t make you wealthy

31 January 2023

Saving is good. Saving is useful. But simply putting your money in a bank account won’t make you wealthy. It helps you in emergencies, protects you from irresponsible spending, and lets you sleep peacefully at night knowing your money is safe. It also lets you slowly accumulate money to buy things you want.

Why you should stick to your investment strategy

31 January 2023

Patience is an important quality when you are trying to succeed at something, and investing is no different. It is all about being able to play the waiting game by staying calm and invested.

Investing in the dark

30 January 2023

At the start of a new year, South African investors are once again asking tough questions about what to do with their hard-earned money. In contrast to other years, perhaps, there is little of the usual January optimism. Loadshedding is taking an economic and psychological toll, never mind all the other problems the country faces.

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