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21 Jan 2017 Key info on living annuities
25 Aug 2014 How annuities work
30 May 2014 LISP Investment Platforms in South Africa
9 May 2022 Can you predict company revenue with web traffic statistics?
24 April 2017 Added list of platforms to ETF article
3 April 2017 Deutsche Bank ETFs sold to Sygnia
19 June 2016 Investment advice to my wife if I die
25 Feb 2014 Warren Buffet's Annual Letter
3 Dec 2013 A quick look at income tax in South Africa
30 Jul 2013 Is 1% too much or too little? A look at investment fees.
20 Mar 2013 Retirement proposal is discriminatory & regressive
8 Mar 2013 Warren Buffett on bank valuations
2 Mar 2013 Berkshire letter to shareholders - 2013 added to our 2012 writeup
1 Mar 2013 The pitfalls of purchase accounting adjustments (US perspective)
20 Dec 2012 Added Kagiso Islamic to Shariah Compliant unit trusts
6 Nov 2012 Exchange traded funds in South Africa - New Investec ETN's (Gold & Top 40).
5 Oct 2012 National Treasury paper on incentivising non-retirement saving
8 Sep 2012 Updated the SA Retail Bonds page to reflect the 7% achievable on 5 year bonds
7 Sep 2012 Retail SA Bonds versus Exchange Traded Funds
20 Aug 2012 Are you on track for a comfortable retirement? Check your retirement contribution rate.
9 Aug 2012 Ideas for a long-term investment strategy
5 Jul 2012 Thoughts on portfolio diversification
28 Jun 2012 Notes on the Standard Bank Shareplus
19 Jun 2012 Why I'm not investing in the Investec S&P500 Growth ESP
15 Jun 2012 Investment advice - information financial advisors should obtain & give
04 Jun 2012 Removing the Skill Inequality - why Nationalisation & redistribution of wealth don't work
02 Jun 2012 FSP levies for 2012 - what it costs us to provide a free service!
21 May 2012 Life insurance quotes in South Africa
19 May 2012 Started compiling a list of providers of home loans in South Africa
19 May 2012 Added Finances Portal to Personal loans in South Africa
16 May 2012 Strengthening retirement savings
10 May 2012 Looking for a home loan? BMW Finance may be cheapest!
10 May 2012 List of International Equity Unit Trusts in South Africa
09 May 2012 How tax distorts the value of shares
06 May 2012 Berkshire-Hathaway annual meeting 2012
05 May 2012 South African Unemployment Report 2012
04 May 2012 Some notes on the General Code of Conduct
29 Apr 2012 Once historic refurbishment costs are factored in, the medium term forecast for Hospitality B no longer looks rosy.
27 Apr 2012 Why I wont be buying 1time shares
26 Apr 2012 Added Gryphon to the list of Money Market funds in South Africa
19 Apr 2012 Property investment in South Africa
20 Mar 2012 Endowment policies in South Africa
18 Mar 2012 A muppet's experience of Goldman Sachs
5 Mar 2012 ANC economic transformation document
5 Mar 2012 When to exercise company share options
1 Mar 2012 Why I am investing the maximum into retirement annuities, and I don't like it
13 Feb 2012 Performance fee structures - not in your interest
5 Feb 2012 Update on the McKinsey report on Deleveraging
30 Jan 2012 Common Stocks & Uncommon Profits - a summary
27 Jan 2012 Our Conflicts of Interest policy
23 Jan 2012 Fixed Rate SA Retail Bonds vs Bank fixed deposits
21 Jan 2012 Warren buffett on owner-earnings
8 Jan 2012 Tips for a tax-sensitive investor to beat inflation
2 Jan 2012 Notes in preperation for my FAIS regulatory exam
15 Dec 2011 The decline of platinum
14 Dec 2011 Income funds in South Africa
12 Dec 2011 Forex trading in South Africa
4 Nov 2011 Forex trading
3 Nov 2011 Financial products in the UK
3 Nov 2011 Independent Financial Advisors in the UK
2 Nov 2011 Earnings yield in South Africa
16 Oct 2011 The PE ratio explained
15 Oct 2011 Long Term Asset Return study
3 Aug 2011 Regulatory paternalism farts in the face of the constitution
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