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This house price blitz has at least two years to run

14 January 2011 | Featured Story

There are more depressing ways to begin the New Year than by paging through the December 2010 FNB House Price Index. Spare a thought, for example, for the thousands of homeowners in Queensland, Australia, and the hundreds along the banks of South Africa’s

I so badly wanted to enter 2011 on a positive note...

14 January 2011 | The Stage

Usually by the time I settle down to write Stokes’ Stage I have a clear idea of the message I’d like to share. Today things are different. I wanted to begin the New Year on a positive note, with one of those feel good stories they usually tuck away at the

The investment gurus back equities this year – just!

14 January 2011 | Straight Talk

Any time is a good time to review your investment portfolio. But in the event you’ve been neglecting your retirement planning the New Year offers a great opportunity to get back on top of things. Financial planners should certainly take advantage of the “

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a safe and prosperous New Year

06 December 2010 | The Stage

It seems only yesterday I was penning the opening lines of the first newsletter for 2010. Time has flown since - and we've endured another year during which our attention was diverted from the financial services landscape to that of faltering economies an