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Clothing retailers go out of fashion

09 November 2016 | General

The El Niño weather phenomenon can’t end soon enough for South African clothing retailers. The reduced demand for winter clothing resulting from warmer southern hemisphere winters has been a major driver of underperformance in the sector for the past few years. We do believe clothing retail shares are starting to look interesting again from a valuation perspective, but investors should note that it’s still a beleaguered industry and there may be more upside potential in other sectors – such as banking – if there’s a recovery in consumer confidence.

Low equity funds are in back the sweet spot

09 November 2016 | Equities

For the first time in some years, the low-equity unit trust funds – once the darlings of conservative and retired investors - have moved back into a sweet spot.

How to make rational investment decisions

08 November 2016 | General

Is your behaviour standing in the way of your investment success? Allan Gray’s Shaheed Mohamed explains how to become more aware of common biases so that investors can improve their chances of achieving better returns.

US presidential election in the land of the free

07 November 2016 | Economy

The US Presidential election takes place on Tuesday, 8 November 2016. It appears as though a victory for Democrat Hillary Clinton (without full control of Congress) is likely, but then again predicting political outcomes is hazardous. Remember Brexit?

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